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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian details why Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) customer loyalty brings higher profit margins in the long term.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 24

Most investors would agree that Visa (NYSE: V) is one of the best companies in the world. Its steady growth, outsized profitability, and economic moat have made it a worthy portfolio addition, as

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a fantastic stock to own recently, up 227% in the past five years and 36% just in 2023 (as of Aug. 25). These gains easily beat the Nasdaq Composite Index. But shares

Legendary investor Peter Lynch is famous for saying, "Buy what you know." This means buying stocks whose products you have personal experience with and hopefully think of highly. Anecdotal evidence

Many retail investors like to follow and imitate the actions of those whom they consider genius investors. Well-known stock pickers like Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood have developed considerable

Are you looking for growth prospects that you can simply set and forget for a few years? You're in luck. Although the usual portfolio-building rules (like not owning too much of one single stock)

During the pandemic-induced lockdowns, many consumers avoided public places and relied on delivery companies to bridge the gap. One of the primary beneficiaries was grocery delivery start-up

As one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been at the forefront of innovation since its inception. In recent years, the

Ken Griffin's Citadel is the most profitable hedge fund in history. As of December 2022, it had earned nearly $66 billion for clients since its inception in 1990, while Ray Dalio's Bridgewater

Thanks to all the kerfuffle surrounding generative AI (like ChatGPT) this year, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is already the world's most valuable semiconductor company with a market capitalization of

The last few years have been a rollercoaster ride for long-term investors. The S&P 500 index reached all-time highs as the world emerged from the pandemic, then spent much of 2022 in a bear market

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up a huge part of Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. It's possible for the sheer size of this position to completely overshadow all of the other

As the past couple of years have shown, volatility is a fixture on Wall Street. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-driven

With the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up about 30% year to date, it's increasingly difficult to find great companies with shares trading at good prices. But they're still out there. Investors

In recent years, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) fell out of favor as tech investors turned away from the company in favor of faster-growing names.

Nonetheless, even in those times, the

Six years, four months, and six days. That's how long we have until 2030 arrives. The way time flies, it will be here before we know it.

A lot can change between now and then. In particular, I

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews an investor update from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that points to excellent long-term prospects.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 23

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Visa (NYSE: V) to determine the better stock to buy now.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 23, 2023. The

Investors had waited nervously to see what words would come out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week, and Fed chair Jerome Powell's comments about inflation didn't create any unpleasant surprises for

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO) has seen its stock price drop 10.8% this week as of Friday at 9:45 a.m. ET, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock had been down as much as

Week to date, shares of Under Armour (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) are down 8.6% as of 8:49 a.m. ET on Friday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. 

The culprit is bad news from

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is navigating the slowdown in the wireless industry better than rivals AT&T and Verizon. While AT&T reported slowing postpaid phone subscriber growth in the second quarter

There is a myriad of investing strategies that can pay off on Wall Street. Buying dividend stocks tends to be one of the more successful ways to build wealth.

Companies that regularly dole out a

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian elaborates on the positive impact the services business has on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) profitability.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 22