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Prediction markets are having a moment - from Fed odds to football. In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Emily Flippen, with analysts Jason Hall and Sanmeet Deo, break down what prediction markets are, why they exploded, how regulators view them, and the smartest ways investors might (or might not) get exposure.

Companies discussed: HOOD, ICE

Host: Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, Sanmeet DeoProducer: Anand ChokkaveluEngineer: Bart Shannon

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AWS goes down again. Is it time to re-assess risk in the cloud and AI-era, where so much of the digital assistance we get is housed someplace we can’t see and controlled by someone we don’t know?

David Meier, Tom King, and Tim Beyers:

- Discuss the failures that led to the AWS outage this morning and which companies are services were impacted as a result.

- Debate whether companies have become too dependent on AWS and its peers, especially when virtually all the in-demand AI services we’re banking on are hosted in these clouds.

- Play another game of Faker or Breaker with three companies impacted by the AWS outage.

Don’t wait! Be sure to get to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of David’s Gardner’s new book — Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth. It’s on shelves now; get it before it’s gone!

Companies discussed: AMZN, LYFT, UBER, HOOD, COIN, RBLX

Host: Tim Beyers

Guests: David Meier, Tom King

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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In our second Quarterly Call, Motley Fool CEO and co-founder Tom Gardner talked about the current market and what to do about it. Tom also shared five investment ideas. For today's Motley Fool Money episode, we're sharing the audio version of that Quarterly Call.

00:50  Where We Are Now12:20  What To Do About It15:00  Five Investment IdeasGuest: Tom Gardner

Producers: Mac Greer, Bart Shannon

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Retirement will be an opportunity to do many things you always wanted to do. But it may also be a time when you have to do something you’ve never had to do – namely, get your own health insurance. Most retirees will get their health insurance through Medicare, which in many ways is far more complicated than the health insurance they were receiving from their employers. Robert Brokamp speaks with CoverRight CEO Richard Chan about Medicare essentials where to go to get help during the current open enrollment period.

Also in this episode:

-The S&P 500 is up 90% since the current bull market began in October of 2022, but some investments have done even better – while others, not quite as good-The average price of a new automobile crossed $50,000 for the first time ever, yet down payments on purchases are as low as they’ve been since 2021-Those annoying texts telling you that you owe toll-booth money? They’re a scam, and have raked in more than $1 billion over the past three years-Two rules of thumb for determining how much life insurance coverage you should have

Host: Robert BrokampGuest: Richard ChanEngineer: Bart Shannon

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Stocks with a high short interest have outperformed the market over the past five years, but is this meme trading or a new trend in long-term investing? Plus, the crew talks about Taiwan Semiconductor’s earnings, Google’s medical AI, and the “cockroaches” that could be hiding in the market.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Dan Caplinger discuss:

- How highly shorted stocks and memes have outperformed the market

- TSMC and ASML’s earnings

- Hidden leverage in the market

- Google’s new medical AI

Companies discussed: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), ASML (ASML), AMC (AMC), Gamestop (GME), Bitcoin (BTC), Alphabet (GOOG), Palantir (PLTR), Coinbase (COIN), NVIDIA (NVDA), AMD (AMD), Joby (JOBY), Delta (DAL).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Dan Caplinger

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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One way or another, companies will find a way to let individuals own private assets in their retirement accounts. At this point, a new news story appears with a big bank or asset manager looking to sell private assets to individuals. This week, we discuss how investors should view private asset opportunities in their investing accounts, big bank earnings, and stocks on our radar.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Earnings, outlooks, and conference call commentary from the big banks third quarter.

-Private asset’s role in an investors portfolio

-Stocks on our radar

Companies discussed: WFC, BAC, MS, GS, JPM, BLK, BK, TRIP, ABNB, ESRG, SLG, SLM

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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ASML reported earnings on Wednesday and we discuss if the company continues to be a leader in the AI boom. Then, we discuss the Fed pushing markets higher this week and hot we read earnings reports not that earnings season is upon us.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- ASML earnings

- The Fed moving markets

- How the Fed is stuck between a slowing economy and inflation

- How we read earnings reports

Companies discussed: ASML (ASML).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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In this episode of Motley Fool Money, long-time analysts Emily Flippen, Jeff Santoro, and Jason Hall dive into bank earnings, Robinhood’s meteoric rise, and take a look at how alcohol consumption has changed the landscape for vice investments.

Companies discussed: JPM, GS, WFC, HOOD, STZ, SAM

Host: Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, Jeff Santoro

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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