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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates GM (NYSE: GM) stock and determines if it makes an excellent investment.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 23, 2024. The video

Warren Buffett is one of the most accomplished investors in modern history, with a net worth of over $130 billion. Buffett and his partners have made Berkshire Hathaway a symbol of investing success

Like many of its peers, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) allocates some of its excess cash each year toward buying back its own stock. The company uses that spending as a way to return cash to shareholders

If you're young and already investing for retirement, congratulations. You have just won the investing lottery.

That's because the long-term power of compounding is heavily on your side. And that

Most investors focus on a company's growth prospects when considering a purchase of its stock. And understandably so. Revenue and earnings growth isn't the only way to add to a stock's value

Just over 15 years ago, the world changed. Born out of the wake of the Great Recession, Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) journey since then has been nothing short of historic. Originally worth just fractions

Chevron's (NYSE: CVX) dividend is its top financial priority, and it aims to increase its payout consistently. The oil giant raised its dividend per share by 8% in early 2024, its 37th straight year

Since the start of the year, Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) has been on fire. The biotech's shares have gained an eye-popping 122%, far surpassing the performance of small-cap growth stocks this year. (See

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been crushing it for investors in recent times. In the past three years, shares have soared 47% as of April 25. That gain is significantly better than the Nasdaq

Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a great way to generate truly passive income. They enable you to invest in a portfolio of income-generating assets you don't have to manage. Instead,

Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) navigated stormy seas in the earliest days of the pandemic. The world's biggest cruise company was forced to halt sailings, and that resulted in profit plunging and

Investors love to look at what Berkshire Hathaway owns in its public equities portfolio. Some of the biggest holdings are well-known industry heavyweights, including Apple, Bank of America, and Coca

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is one of the world's top dividend payers. Its $14.9 billion ranked third worldwide in dividend payments last year, only trailing tech giants Microsoft and Apple. The big oil

Famed investor Warren Buffett has quipped that his favorite holding period is forever. However, not all stocks have the characteristics of a forever holding. Many companies don't have the durable

The market isn't rational always and everywhere. Sometimes, shares of excellent companies with bright futures almost inexplicably fail to keep pace with broader equities. When that happens, it's

A good way to spot trends in the stock market is to look at which companies asset management firms are investing in. While there are a lot of hedge funds out there, one of the more closely followed

Shares of beauty retailer Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) have more than tripled the total return of the S&P 500 since their initial public offering in 2007, rising more than 1,300%. With its sales up an

Artificial intelligence (AI) has many different applications. Some of the more common ways AI is being deployed is to train large language models or machine learning platforms. While AI is a

The Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway owns numerous stocks, but American Express (NYSE: AXP) is the one that has caught my attention recently. The credit card giant pleased investors with its

When it comes to making forecasts about the future direction of the crypto market, there's arguably no one with a higher profile than Cathie Wood of Ark Invest. In 2022, she famously made a $1

No stock is perfect. And it's important to keep an eye on the stocks you buy to make sure the business is doing well and your original reasons for buying still apply. Boston Omaha (NYSE: BOC) and

On Friday, April 19, Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) told investors that it was planning to conduct a reverse split of its stock, potentially reducing every 20 shares of space stock they owned (or 15

Investors have been excited about many different growth areas over the years, but few topics have sparked as much enthusiasm as artificial intelligence (AI). Companies with even modest exposure to

The U.S. stock market is currently grappling with increasing concerns that inflation may reaccelerate, which could lead the Federal Reserve to delay its plan to start cutting interest rates. Ed

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) captivated Wall Street for several quarters now, with its stock up 41% over the last 12 months. While some of its peers  suffered from macroeconomic headwinds, the Windows