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You can earn monthly dividend income in a few ways:

Today, I look at three blue chip stocks that are trading at reasonable valuations and will have you receiving a dividend paycheck every month. One

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) AWS and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are bringing new solutions to the U.S. government, and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is investing in generative artificial intelligence. Check out the

The conversation surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded with the launch of Chat GPT, but companies have been using AI technology for years to disrupt almost every industry. Investors

There are still some negative headlines these days, mostly about the possibility of a recession. But with inflation showing some signs of cooling down, and the stock market in bull market territory,

If your only goal is filling a void in your portfolio with a financial stock, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) arguably works just as well as Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW).

But there are important

Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. As a development partner, it could be a winner in the long term. In

Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to build wealth, and one blue-chip stock that has delivered for investors for decades is Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT). Caterpillar has established

When looking for bargains at a store, you might go to the sale rack. With the stock market, you might look to some of the stocks that have tumbled over the past several months. Even though the three

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been flirting with the $1 trillion valuation milestone, putting it in the rarefied company of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. 

All of these companies, Nvidia

Investing on Wall Street is a tale of two timelines. If you're a long-term-minded investor, you're likely well aware that the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P

The Federal Reserve halted its streak of interest rate increases on Wednesday, choosing instead to leave its federal funds rate unchanged. Although stock markets initially got thrown for a loop

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian looks at Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Visa's (NYSE: V) near- and longer-term prospects to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is an internationally diversified integrated energy giant with a scale and reach matched by only a handful of competitors. It has the ability to acquire entire companies at a

In this video, I will talk about Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), recent developments around graphics processing units (GPUs), the potential Arm initial public offering (IPO), and Intel's new increased

Shares of healthcare insurer UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) were down more than 7% Wednesday afternoon after falling as much as 9.3% earlier in the day. The drop in the stock came after comments by

Shares of several health insurers were sinking on Wednesday. Centene (NYSE: CNC) stock was down 7.9% as of 12:13 p.m. ET, while CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Humana (NYSE: HUM) shares were falling 6.1%

Wall Street has been in bull market mode for the past few weeks, and for the broader market, Wednesday morning was no exception. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were flat at the open on

Investors would be hard pressed to find higher-quality businesses than the 30 that belong to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. That is because these companies are known by most consumers and

For years, investors have viewed Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) as a leader in the cannabis industry. The Canadian-based marijuana producer has been aggressive in acquisitions and its attempts in

The first half of the year is almost over -- and so far, 2023 has been pretty kind to investors. Broader equity markets bounced back from last year's nightmare while economic pressures, notably

Investors buy stocks for all types of reasons, so whether Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is a buy will depend on an investor's aims. The world's largest maker of construction equipment isn't a "buy" for

Investing in good companies, and paying reasonable prices to do so, is a winning strategy in the long run. Some companies have enormous competitive advantages and fantastic long-term growth

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has been quite the express to wealth in recent times. Over the past three years alone, the stock's price has risen by 76%, a rate that tops the S&P 500 index's 45% gain