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Spring has officially sprung -- and so has election season.

In seven months, Americans will head to the polls to determine who'll lead the United States over the next four years. While there are

The arguments for simply buying and holding a basket of blue chip stocks like those in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) are solid to be sure. This group of stocks is inherently

It's been a wild ride for the investing community over the past four years and change. Beginning in 2020, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and widely followed Nasdaq

The broader stock market continues to roar higher. But 11 of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average are down this year.

The worst performers, in order, are Boeing (NYSE: BA), Intel

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is one of three major U.S. financial indexes, the other two being the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)

It's that time again -- and I'm not talking about earnings season.

In a little over seven months, Americans across the country will head to the polls or mail in their ballots to determine who'll

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite are enjoying bull markets, but investors shouldn't get caught sleeping. The recent gains have come in a somewhat unusual way and could have major ramifications

Who needs theme parks packed with roller coasters when you can simply put your money to work on Wall Street? Over the previous four years, all three major stock indexes have traded off bear and bull

So far this year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is underperforming the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite. But that doesn't mean that all Dow stocks are doing poorly.

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT)

Between Feb. 19, 2008, and Aug. 31, 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average contained both leading U.S. oil majors -- ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX). But after a 92-year tenure in the

One of the few guarantees Wall Street offers investors is short-term volatility. Since this decade began, the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and growth

In case you haven't noticed, the bulls are running wild on Wall Street. Following a challenging year in 2022, which saw all three major stock indexes plunge into respective bear markets, the ageless

It's been another banner start to the year for Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have all firmly placed the 2022 bear market in the rearview mirror and

With just 30 components, the Dow Jones Industrial Average doesn't have the breadth of the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq Composite. But investors still turn to the time-tested index to get a pulse on the

In February, Amazon became the third big-tech stock in nine years to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Salesforce was added in 2020 and Apple joined in 2015). With the pace of change

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) tracks 30 blue-chip companies, meaning its constituents are stocks of the highest quality. The index is not governed by strict rules, but the

When examined over long periods, no asset class has more consistently delivered for investors than the stock market. When compared to gold, oil, housing, and even Treasury bonds, the average annual

When investors think of stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, some might think the index has more than its share of stodgy industrial companies unlikely to produce more than nominal returns

AI stocks may be propelling the new bull market to record levels, but these high-flying tech stocks aren't right for everyone.

If you're a retiree who counts on dividend income, for example, you're

For more than a year, Wall Street has been putting smiles on most investors' faces. Following bear market declines in 2022 for the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and

Here's an opinion: It's time to forget about the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI).

Now, I don't mean it's time to eliminate the Dow. That would be going too far. I just mean it's time

The U.S. stock market performed well over the past year. The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 28%, the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite soared

Wall Street volatility has been on display since this decade began. In each of the past four years, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite

Would you like a relatively safe way to boost the amount of passive income you have to work with after you retire? Try beginning your search with the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial

Since this year began, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and growth stock-fueled Nasdaq Composite have powered to record-closing highs. While there have been patches of