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Over the past three years, the S&P 500 has produced a total return (capital gains and dividends) of 32.4%, beating the Nasdaq Composite's 26.8% total return. Still, both indices have done well

Investors seeking dividends won't find much to like with most artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Sure, a few AI giants such as Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia pay dividends. But all

The S&P 500 includes some of the best companies in the world. Among the worst performers in the index this year are industry-leading businesses that could be undervalued.

While the index is up 11%

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stock for passive income investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 28, 2024. The video was published on May

It's impossible to definitively label any stock as an easy wealth builder. All investments carry risk -- that's kind of the whole point of investing -- and past performance can't guarantee future

Many high-yield dividend stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost their luster over the past two years as rising interest rates boosted the yields of bonds, Treasury bills, and CDs. That trend

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses what the news could mean for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 27, 2024. The video was

Year to date, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) had advanced 10.4% as of Thursday, May 23, 2024. That seemingly arbitrary date was actually the 100th trading day of the year. The S&P 500 returned at

The world's most valuable company, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has a market capitalization of $3.2 trillion, and it's the only member of the "$3 trillion club" right now. Apple was a club member last

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) stock is on a roll. Two weeks ago, this tiny telecommunications start-up signed a deal with AT&T (NYSE: T) to provide AT&T customers cellphone-to-cellphone broadband

As two of the world's largest and most prolific drugmakers, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) both have grand visions for how to grow even larger over the coming years. And with

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) are often compared to one another, and for good reason: They are two of the largest integrated energy companies in the world, and they are both based

In today's video, I discuss recent updates impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Check out the short video to learn more,

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been steadily setting new highs this year, most recently closing at 5,321.41 on May 21. Movement of the index will be volatile day to day, but the march higher

It's fun to score a big gain in a short period of time. But let's be honest. That's not the way investing is supposed to work. Wise investors understand this is a long game, won by people able to

Companies with a trillion-dollar market value have several key things in common. They have a track record of earnings growth, sell products or services people depend on, and their prospects for

Not that it's a contest, but a company's relative size -- as measured by revenue, earnings, or market cap -- can be a clear indication of its past and present success. More to the point, relative

For the past 18 months, the bulls have been out in full force on Wall Street. Following the 2022 bear market, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite lose anywhere

Under CEO Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has displayed prudent cash management and a fortress balance sheet, which propelled it into becoming the largest bank in the U.S. by asset and

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann and host Ricky Mulvey discuss JPMorgan's investor day and CEO Jamie Dimon's thoughts on stock buybacks and inflation. They also talk about the shift

Does the stock market feel overbought to you? After watching the benchmark S&P 500 index climb about 28% over the past year, nobody can blame value-conscious investors for thinking twice before

Though Wall Street is firmly entrenched in a bull market right now, it's been nothing short of a wild ride for investors since this decade began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) made waves last week when it reported better-than-expected earnings results, and the stock is up around 10%.

There is a lot to like with Walmart right now. It is favorably

Cybersecurity will be a vital part of the digital economy moving forward. Companies are financially incentivized to use the best security tools to protect their data and systems. Did you know the

In the movie Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin McCallister, was left behind to fend for himself. Some might see Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a similar role in the race to develop artificial