Here's My Investing New Year's Resolution for 2025

I consider myself a strong investor, but there's always room for improvement. With that in mind, here's one major portfolio change I and my longtime colleague Tyler Crowe are making, and one important retirement account change I'm planning.

*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Jan. 9, 2025. The video was published on Jan. 10, 2025.

Start Your Mornings Smarter! Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free »

Should you invest $1,000 in MercadoLibre right now?

Before you buy stock in MercadoLibre, consider this:

The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and MercadoLibre wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $858,668!*

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

See the 10 stocks »

*Stock Advisor returns as of January 6, 2025

Matt Frankel has positions in JD.com, MercadoLibre, Prologis, and Sea Limited and has the following options: short December 2024 $115 puts on Prologis and short January 2025 $110 puts on Prologis. Tyler Crowe has positions in Prologis. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends MercadoLibre, Prologis, and Sea Limited. The Motley Fool recommends JD.com and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $90 calls on Prologis. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Matthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.