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The S&P 500 just hit an all-time high, but only one "Magnificent Seven" stock is there with it.

That's Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), which has gone from a disaster just two years ago with a

Buying dividend stocks is an excellent way to make passive income. However, with so many companies paying dividends, it can be hard to know where to start.

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

I own dozens of stocks, but the 10 largest positions in my brokerage account make up nearly half of its total value. In this video, I not only break down what my top 10 stocks are but discuss

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is recognized for its high-quality fundamentals as the only energy sector constituent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Part of the attraction of this integrated oil and gas

Few cosmetic companies are taking market share at the pace that e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) is. But the stock has, counterintuitively, dropped about 50% in recent months. And Wall Street seems to

When it comes to stock picking, perhaps no investor has consistently done better than Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway over such a long period. Between 1965 and 2023, the conglomerate's portfolio

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC)(NYSE: BIP) recently held its annual investor day. The global infrastructure company highlighted at the event that its top priority is to create value for

Winter is coming to the automotive industry. Except winter in this instance isn't the approaching weather, or zombies, it's the coming onslaught of highly subsidized, innovative, affordable, and

On Sept. 18, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by a half-percentage point, marking the first rate cut in more than four years.

Lower interest rates can spur

Because millions of older Americans rely on Social Security to make ends meet, the program's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are an important thing. COLAs are what enable benefits to keep

The Federal Reserve recently lowered the target range of its federal funds rate by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5%, much to the delight of the market, which is now trading at or near

The group of $1 trillion market cap stocks is tiny, and pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) isn't a member yet, though it is within striking distance at about $820 billion.

However, the

Realty Income (NYSE: O) is one of the more popular real estate investment trusts (REITs), and it's easy to see why. The company has been a dividend-paying machine over the years. It has paid 651

The hype behind AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) has been incredible in 2024. The stock is up 300% this year, even though its nascent internet satellite network has yet to begin offering commercial

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently jumped into the fast-growing market for smartphones capable of running generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Even though the latest iPhone models won't

A recent Bankrate Financial Regret Survey found that fully 77% of U.S. adults had at least one financial regret. (I suspect that the other 23% just didn't think hard enough, because it's hard to

Companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon have become synonymous with artificial intelligence (AI). These trillion-dollar giants are among the highest-quality companies investors can buy, but

In the stock market, ups and downs are inevitable. But long-term investors shouldn't get wrapped up in them. Instead of focusing on those short-term oscillations, these investors should put their

There's arguably not an investor on the planet who garners as much attention on Wall Street as Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). The reason investors cling to the

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has pulled back since the summer as it struggled to meet ever-increasing investor expectations. However, its fall did not compare to that of one of its key partners

Investing in dividend stocks is one of the best and easiest ways to generate excellent returns over the long run, particularly if you pick those with reliable histories of payout hikes.

Companies

If you like shopping for high-yield dividend stocks, the past couple of years have been more than a little frustrating. A buoyant stock market has pushed the average yield of stocks in the S&P 500

Millions of Americans will head to the polls on Nov. 5 or vote via mail or in person before then. The presidential candidates from the two major parties -- Vice President Kamala Harris for the

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), popularly known as TSMC, is the world's largest semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips for fabless semiconductor companies. Its customers

The cloud infrastructure market got a nice boost over the past two years thanks to the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Companies across the globe have been using cloud services to