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Dividends may be boring but are essential to building a well-balanced portfolio. After all, dividend payments have accounted for approximately 85% of the S&P 500's total returns since 1960, per a

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian answers if Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) stock is a buy at current valuations.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 6, 2024. The video was

If you're choosing individual stocks or sectors over a broad market index, it's probably for a certain reason. Maybe it's because you think you can outperform the major benchmarks. Or it could be

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been a big winner over the past year and a half, but the stock has slipped following its recent earnings report in April.

Although the social media titan beat

Financial services businesses aren't exactly the most exciting. However, banks and brokerage stocks have proven to be solid investment choices over a long-term horizon.

In fact, billionaire investor

While it isn't necessarily a great idea to buy a stock just because a billionaire owns it, looking at the top holdings of some of the most successful investors in the world can be a great starting

The high-yield dividends offered by AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) are a compelling reason to consider shares in these telecom giants today. Both offer impressive yields

If you listen to Plug Power's (NASDAQ: PLUG) management team, there's a ton of long-term upside to the company's business. Trillions of dollars are being invested into renewable technologies right

An old adage says, "Sell in May, and go away." This strategy involves selling stocks at the end of April and then buying at the start of October or November. While this strategy has some merit, it

Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) reported first-quarter 2024 results recently and the company's growth trajectory continued, but the stock took a breather for the first time in a while. Not only are

In this video, I will go over Airbnb's (NASDAQ: ABNB) first-quarter earnings report and explain why this was a solid quarter despite the stock's reaction.

*Stock prices used were from the trading

Between October 2023 and March 2024, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index surged by 25% in (almost) a straight line. It culminated in a new record high of 5,254 on March 28, but the index

The Nasdaq-100 is a market-cap-weighted index that includes 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Chock-full of growth stocks and industry-leading businesses

Investing in the stock market can be daunting, especially when it involves picking individual stocks. It's a process that demands extensive research and continuous monitoring but also carries

Agree Realty (NYSE: ADC) has become a magnificent dividend stock over the past decade. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has grown its dividend at a 5.6% compound annual rate during that

Customers are no longer paying a big premium for electric vehicles, and that doesn't bode well for Rivian's (NASDAQ: RIVN) R2, which is expected to cost $45,000 when it launches in 2026. Travis

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) may be competing soon with Uber (NYSE: UBER). That's the plan, at least, with autonomous (self-driving) robotaxis at the center of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's long-term strategy. Musk

Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) was a sensation on Wall Street when it went public just a year ago as one of the only exciting initial public offerings in a dry year. It has been compared to the restaurant

Millennials tend to get a bad rap when it comes to financial matters. Search the internet for avocado toast memes, and you'll know exactly what that means.

But the reality is that millennials have

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been on a tear on the stock market over the past year and a half, which is not surprising -- the company has been delivering phenomenal earnings and revenue growth

Retiring wealthy isn't necessarily about hitting the home run investment. Instead, it can be about consistently hitting singles and doubles over time.

U.S. telecom company AT&T (NYSE: T) probably

Workplace software specialist ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) is riding a strong tailwind of companies looking to digitize employee workflow. The stock is up 65% over the past year, but at recent prices it's

Occidental Petroleum's (NYSE: OXY) fortunes largely depend on oil and gas prices. Higher prices boost its profits, while sinking prices weigh on its earnings. The latter was the case in the first

Parks are slowing and the streaming business still isn't profitable, but Disney's (NYSE: DIS) long-term vision is still intact. In this video, Travis Hoium breaks down the results and shows why

Investors have not been too pleased with Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) in recent years. After shares of the online marketplace for unique and handcrafted goods soared 380% in the five years leading up to