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Dividend stocks can be solid pillars for your portfolio. They can generate a lot of recurring income for your portfolio over the years while also providing you with some stability. Three safe stocks

Although past results don't necessarily predict future returns, we can look back to figure out how things might fare moving ahead. With this perspective, Visa (NYSE: V) could continue to outperform.

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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)Q4 2023 Earnings CallJan 25, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Visa (NYSE: V)Q1 2024 Earnings CallJan 25, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET

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In a way, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) suffers from being a tech stock with a long history. It isn't necessarily seen as an innovative company, and it's safe to say few consider it to

Investors waiting eagerly to see what Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) has to say next month when they report year-end results got a potential preview from another public company. Commentary from United

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) released its fourth-quarter results after the close of trading Wednesday, delivering numbers for the period that beat analysts' estimates. Management also

Regulators are ready to allow Boeing's (NYSE: BA) troubled 737 MAX 9 aircraft to fly again, but the decision came at a steep cost to the aerospace giant's growth plans. Shares of Boeing traded down

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a stock that may get overlooked by small investors. Since its clients are primarily other businesses, it does not have the direct connection with consumers that has

With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares rising more than 40% over the past year, investor expectations for the company are much higher now than they were a year ago. The tech giant must now demonstrate a

Buying dividend-paying stocks to hold for long periods is a relatively simple method for building wealth. That said, picking stocks most likely to maintain and raise their dividend payouts isn't

Finding companies that have transformed a simple $1,000 investment into $1 million is rare. That growth requires an investment to increase by 999 times. So, if a company goes public at a $1 billion

Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) dividend currently yields more than 6%. That puts the telecom giant's payout among the highest yields in the S&P 500, where the average is 1.5%.

However, while a higher-yielding

Building a balanced portfolio requires careful planning and execution. You need to think about your long-term objectives for growth and income, as well as tax implications, when you need to adjust

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Nike (NYSE: NKE) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) across vital financial metrics to determine the better dividend stock to buy today.

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) to determine which is the best for passive income investors.

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It hasn't been easy to be an investor in Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) over the last few years. The company was responsible for over 80% of the central processing unit (CPU) market for at least a decade, and

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) reported a jump in customers in the fourth quarter of 2023, potentially a sign that the company is back in growth mode. Travis Hoium covers that growth and some warning signs for

Adding to an already impressive run in recent months, shares of telecommunications company Verizon (NYSE: VZ) jumped on Tuesday, following the company's strong fourth-quarter report. That brought

Artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated Wall Street over the last year -- and for good reason. Data from Grand View Research shows the AI market hit nearly $200 billion last year and is

In theory, the size of a company's market capitalization shouldn't matter. Growth is all relative. So are investors' gains.

In reality, however, joining the trillion-dollar market cap club has been

How you think about Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) could depend on whether you see the proverbial glass of water as half-empty or half-full. For example, some will note that the telecom stock has

I can sum up Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) stock performance over the last couple of years in one word (and only three letters): ugh. Shares of the big drugmaker have plunged more than 50% since the high set