Is the American Consumer in Worse Shape Now Than 4 Years Ago?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and broader-based S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) are up a staggering 137% and 151% from their March 2009 lows.
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The Best Holding Period Is a Really Long, Long Time
Recently, my Fool colleague John Maxfield highlighted data from M&T Bank showing that the top-performing S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) components over the past three decades were all...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Twitter Hope to Captivate Users With Redesign
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Forget the Fed, Look at Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)!
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), International Paper Company (IP), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD): Today’s Worst Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Safeway Inc. (SWY), DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (DVA), Repros Therapeutics Inc (RPRX): Today’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Intel Corporation (INTC), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Stocks Climb and Gold Slips Ahead of Fed Announcement
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), S&P 500 (.INX): Markets Don’t Fear the Fed Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Apple Inc. (AAPL), News Corp (NWSA), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): 3 Quotes From an Investing Legend
If you had invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 five years ago, you'd have roughly $14,091 as of the end of the second quarter.
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI), The Boeing Company (BA), PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM): Monday’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD): The One Asset That Is Vulnerable to Fed “Tapering”
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
LinkedIn Corp (LNKD), Pandora Media Inc (P): The Ducks Are Quacking
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Citigroup Inc. (C), NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NDAQ): Why the Dow Is on Fire Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), S&P 500 (.INX): Why Stocks Are Up Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Facebook Inc (FB): When Will S&P Pull The Trigger On It?
The stocks in the S&P 500 represent most of the largest and most influential companies in the U.S. economy.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): The Top Dow Stocks Last Week
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Why the Richest Americans Could Be Set Up for Disaster
Let's face it: We'd all like to own a private jet, get driven around by chauffeurs in rare automobiles, eat at the priciest restaurants, and in essence never worry about money...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Will the Fed Send Stocks Soaring Next Week?
Make no mistake about it: Next week is all about the Federal Reserve.
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): What to Watch this Week
While every week offers a unique set of economic reports and company events that affect the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), some weeks are bigger than others.
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Apple Inc. (AAPL): How to Pick a Stock
Financial news can be pretty intimidating for the uninitiated.
Facebook Inc (FB): Small Caps Are Still Crushing the S&P 500
Investors in the S&P 500 can't really complain about the solid double-digit percentage gains they've enjoyed so far this year.
GameStop Corp. (GME), Safeway Inc. (SWY), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN): Friday’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU), QEP Resources Inc (QEP): Friday’s Worst Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C): After Lehman, This Problem Has Only Gotten Worse
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Walgreen Company (WAG), Sprint Corporation (S), Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM): Today’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Facebook Inc (FB): The Countdown to the Hottest Tech IPO Starts Now
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD), American International Group Inc (AIG): Gold’s Gloom and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)’s Multibillion-Dollar New Market
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF), Newmont Mining Corp (NEM), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Thursday’s Three Worst Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
AT&T Inc. (T), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Telecoms Keep the Dow Afloat
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV): Welcome To The S&P 500 (.INX), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)
With the sale of S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) component BMC Software to Bain Capital LLC, a new spot is opening up in the index -- and Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Apple Inc. (AAPL), QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM), Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI): Wednesday’s Three Worst Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX), WPX Energy Inc (WPX): Wednesday’s Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Ignore the Market on Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Intel Corporation (INTC), Google Inc (GOOG): Stocks Rise After Obama Tones Down Syria Talk
Stocks are moving toward another day of gains today after President Obama indicated a willingness to reach a negotiated solution on the Syria conflict.
Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) Won’t Go Down
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Intel Corporation (INTC): The Break-Up of “Wintel”
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Mylan Inc. (MYL): Today’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Carl Icahn Loses Dell Inc. (DELL), Finds a Global Soapbox
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Alcoa Inc (AA): Cyclicals Lead the Dow More Than 100 Points Higher
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Molex Incorporated (MOLX), PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM), D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI): Today’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS): Five Years Post-Lehman, Where Do the I-Banks Stand?
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Intel Corporation (INTC), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): This Week’s Top Stocks
Depending on the hour you looked at headlines this week, there could have been a dozen drivers of the market.
The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A): Five Stocks Warren Buffett Loves
Unlike, say, a Peter Lynch, the former head of Fidelity's famed Magellan Fund, which he ran from 1977 to 1990, Buffett has adroitly steered Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), GameStop Corp. (GME): S&P Stocks That Have Defied Short-Sellers
Most investors buy stocks in the hope that they'll go up. But those who sell stocks short actually root for their share prices go down.
China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (CHL): Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) Will Be This Week’s Top Stock
Nearly one year ago today, shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) were flying high.
Windstream Corporation (WIN), Frontier Communications Corp (FTR), CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL): The S&P’s Top Dividend Stocks Have This in Common
Hundreds of the stocks in the S&P 500 pay a dividend, making the index a treasure trove for dividend investors searching for smart investing ideas.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A), The Coca-Cola Company (KO): Five Reasons Most Investors Fail
I've been actively investing money into the market now for the past 15 years.
Fastenal Company (FAST), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP), First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): Thursday’s Three Best Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Newmont Mining Corp (NEM), Sprint Corporation (S), Deere & Company (DE): Thursday’s 3 Worst Stocks
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Interest Rates and Stocks Rise Ahead of Jobs Report
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
