Daniel Foelber

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Daniel Foelber |Scott Levine |Lee Samaha

We aren't even halfway through 2025, and already, it has been a roller-coaster year in the stock market. The major indexes incurred steep sell-offs, only to snap back like nothing happened. Some investors may be looking for ways to take their feet off the gas by investing in stocks that distribute a portion of their profits to shareholders through dividends. Dividends are a great way to generate passive income, no matter what the stock market is doing.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Daniel Foelber

Microsoft (MSFT 1.22%) hit a new all-time high early on Wednesday -- making it the only company at the moment valued at a market cap over $3.5 trillion. Investors wondering which "Magnificent Seven" stock could be next to have come to the right place. Here's the case for why Meta Platforms (META -0.15%) and Nvidia (NVDA 1.45%) could follow in Microsoft's footsteps and soon hit all-time highs, and why both stocks are worth buying now.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Daniel Foelber

After reaching multi-year lows in 2024, Dollar General (DG 0.18%) and Dollar Tree (DLTR 1.15%) are staging epic recoveries in 2025. Year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing, Dollar General has surged a staggering 49.5% and Dollar Tree is up 25.2%, compared to a mere 2.1% gain in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). Even with those gains, both stocks have drastically underperformed the S&P 500 and larger retailers like Walmart (WMT -1.56%) and Costco Wholesale (COST -1.12%) over the last few years.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Daniel Foelber

Investment management firm Vanguard Group has over 90 exchange-traded funds (ETFs), many of which offer low-cost fees. The worst-performing in 2025 is the Vanguard Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV 1.25%) -- which is down just over 12% year to date at the time of this writing. Here are three reasons why the beaten-down ETF may be worth buying now and one factor that may make it worth passing on. 1.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Daniel Foelber

Illinois Tool Works (ITW 0.64%) -- often referred to simply as ITW -- is an industrial conglomerate and Dividend King that has boosted its payout for 61 consecutive years. However, ITW's stock price and earnings have stagnated as the company faces a challenging operating environment. Despite these conditions, ITW continues to chart a path toward long-term growth and set clear shareholder expectations. Here's why ITW stands out as a top Dividend King to buy in June.