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When Wall Street gets a story in its head, the facts on the ground at individual companies often stop mattering. Basically, the baby goes out with the bathwater. That appears to be the case today

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Pepsi's (NASDAQ: PEP) latest earnings and answers whether it's an excellent dividend stock to buy.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July

If you were to peruse a list of stocks trading near 52-week lows, you'd likely find a bunch of bad businesses. Indeed, I struggled to find any that would be worthy of a $5,000 investment. In short

Since the start of the new millennium, many major events have derailed markets and the economy. Investors can point to the dot-com bubble, the housing meltdown and Great Recession, the coronavirus

When a company has absolutely dominated a market for decades, you can be sure that it has some significant competitive advantages. That's certainly the case for networking hardware provider Cisco

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) shares have been smashed this year. But before buying the dip, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe think investors should look at AutoZone (NYSE: AZO)

Any list of the greatest investors of all time would undoubtedly find renowned Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett near the top of that list. The so-called Oracle of

Millions of retired seniors collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. And for many of them, that benefit is their only source of retirement income.

That's why it's so important to keep up to

Currently trading at a price of around $1,900, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is looking for its next big catalyst. While Ethereum is up by more than 60% year to date, it's still down significantly from the

Wayne Gretzky probably had no idea how much one thing he said would be repeated through the years. But one of his most famous statements certainly was memorable and worthy of repetition: "I skate to

Although the Supreme Court officially rejected President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, there are other relief measures in the works, designed to make student loan repayment easier for

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) is arguably one of the most polarizing stocks around. Some believe it has significant upside potential: The average analyst's 12-month price target is more than

Since investing is a forward-looking endeavor, it is important to pick businesses that provide goods or services that have a good chance of being in demand for decades. That's because such companies

Benjamin Franklin once wrote that the only things certain in life are "death and taxes." If he was alive today, he might want to add soaring prescription drug costs to the list.

Medicare Part D

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights one tremendous stock that could surpass the coveted milestone in the near term. 

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 13, 2023. The

It's been all systems go for the S&P 500 index this year. Indeed, with a year-to-date return of 17%, a rebound from last year's dreadful 18% decline is almost complete.

However, there is one

The bulls are ready to run. So far this year, the Nasdaq Composite Index has soared more than 30%. The S&P 500 isn't far away from a 20% gain.

But investors shouldn't celebrate too much just yet

You don't have to settle for puny dividend income. Thousands of stocks offer dividends. Many of them, though, have dividend yields that don't amount to a hill of beans.

What if you could invest in

The insurance business is hard, and very competitive. Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) is trying to disrupt the incumbents and is growing at a very fast rate. But there's one thing it's struggled with that

Last year, the S&P 500, which is a stock index that tracks the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., declined 19%. This was the index's worst performance since 2008, a period that was

It's a proven fact that the world is filled with uncertainty. At a moment's notice, a recession could occur, or a war could break out. This is what makes it so important for investors to build their

There are some things you should do well before you retire, and an important one is this: Figure out your sources of retirement income. After all, Social Security isn't likely to be enough to

Space tourism has the potential to grow into a massive market, and Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) is one company leading the charge. Two years ago, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson broke the

Whether you started investing today or decades ago, you've probably heard a lot about the importance of diversification. That's the idea of spreading your investments across a variety of stocks and

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) to determine which is the better growth stock to buy now.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of