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1 week ago | 
fool.com | John Ballard |Jeremy Bowman |Jennifer Saibil
Companies that succeed in tapping into massive market opportunities can lead to handsome gains for their shareholders. As an investor, ignoring the short-term noise and staying focused on the company's opportunity will help you succeed in building wealth in the stock market. This is the key to buy-and-hold investing. Three Fool.com contributors recently selected stocks they think could make rewarding buy-and-hold investments.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Walmart (WMT -0.50%) is the largest company in the world by sales, and it's held on to that status tightly, even as tech stocks have surged and the world has gone digital. Although Amazon, the second-largest company, keeps getting closer, Walmart's simple retail model beats out everyone else. This kind of strength is something every investor should have in their portfolios, and Walmart is an excellent candidate. Here are three reasons to buy it today. 1.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
It looks like artificial intelligence (AI) is more than the latest fad. The technology is becoming an integral part of how people do things, from work to play, offering solutions to simplify complex activities. Many companies are investing billions of dollars into it in their efforts to become leaders in aspects of the industry or to maintain their positions in their established arenas.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Keith Noonan |Jennifer Saibil
At the end of this year, Warren Buffett will be stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. Buffett has built an incredible track record of success since taking over the business in 1965 and using it as the foundation for an investment conglomerate that would go on to become one of the world's largest and most successful companies.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com.au | Jennifer Saibil
This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated. After soaring more than 800% between 2023 and 2024, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock came to a screeching halt this year. Investors are worried about its long-term future, and they're also concerned about how tariffs might hurt it in the short term. So far, company performance has been easing their fears.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Market-crushing stocks come in a few different forms. They're not always the young tech stocks that often dominate the conversation. You can find great value stocks and dividend stocks that beat the market, and they're also lower-risk and might come with passive income. Costco Wholesale (COST 0.42%) is a monster stock that continues to crush the market, and it has done so over almost any time period you would look at. Let's see why, and whether or not that can continue.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | John Ballard |Jeremy Bowman |Jennifer Saibil
Investors can set themselves up for life with a portfolio of well-chosen growth stocks. Investing in companies that are likely to be earning substantially higher revenue and profits in 10 years than they are today will help you multiply your savings. To give you some ideas, three Fool.com contributors recently selected three stocks that they believe are positioned to deliver excellent returns in the coming years.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | John Ballard |Jeremy Bowman |Jennifer Saibil
Key PointsShopify is benefiting from organic growth in e-commerce, and it's aiding that by expanding its addressable market in multiple ways. Cava stock's recent dip offers a great opportunity to invest in this fast-growing restaurant business. After years of setbacks, the pieces are in place for a recovery at Nike. Investors can set themselves up for life with a portfolio of well-chosen growth stocks.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
AMC (AMC 0.29%) is the largest movie theater operator in the world, but being the leader in a troubled industry hasn't done much for the company over the past few years. With the advent of streaming and residual fears from the pandemic, moviegoing just isn't what it once was and AMC continues to struggle. However, Memorial Day weekend was a boon for the company and AMC stock has been climbing. Let's see why and what it means for the future. 1.
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3 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Amazon's (AMZN 2.77%) reach stretches wide and deep. If you're like tens of millions of Americans, you rely on it to buy essentials and other items. But even if you aren't, you might be using the websites it powers through Amazon Web Services (AWS) or watching content from its film studios (it owns MGM and operates Amazon Prime Video). Amazon stock has created incredible shareholder value over the past few years as the company has built itself into the giant it is today.
