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1 week ago | 
fool.com | John Ballard |Jeremy Bowman |Jennifer Saibil
This is a great time to consider adding quality dividend stocks to your investment portfolio. Recent headwinds in the economy have weighed on sales of leading retail and consumer goods brands, and this has driven their stocks down and their yields higher. While the near term could be rocky, investors who buy the following dividend stocks today could build up a rewarding stream of passive income for years to come.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
The market still doesn't know what to make of the new tariff impact, which makes a lot of sense because there's still so much uncertainty. Although the U.S. and China have agreed to a 90-day pause on the newest tariffs, which would slap significant tariffs on goods between U.S. and China, there's still an increase in tariffs on Chinese products that stands today at 30%. Tariffs have also been raised in various countries around the world.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Investors often chase the newest and hottest stocks. But any stock decision you make should be backed up by careful research, not the whims of the market. Slow and steady wins the race, even if it's less exciting. Investing in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a market index offers incredible long-term opportunities for patient investors without the nail-biting of speculating, and with a long and hearty track record.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Market volatility over the past few months could lead investors to sell and take their winnings home before things get worse. But investing success means riding out the short-term waves and holding on to long-term winners. The S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.19%) has already made up whatever it lost in value earlier this year, and it would have been a shame to have sold at a low and missed out on the quick rebound.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Many of today's top growth stocks are trailing the market this year as investors worry about tariffs. Even though the U.S. and China earlier this month announced a deal that postponed the larger part of President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs on Chinese imports (and China's reciprocal 125% tariffs on U.S. goods) for 90 days, the tariff overhang remains.
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1 week ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Jennifer Saibil
The S&P 500 is making its way back up from a tariff-included plummet, but not all of its stocks are doing as well. Amazon (AMZN -0.87%) stock is down 8% year-to-date on May 22, as investors continue to worry about how the company will be affected by tariffs. CEO Andy Jassy addressed how the company could be affected and how it’s responding during the first-quarter earnings call on May 1, which was prior to the easing of tariffs on May 12. He noted several points in Amazon’s favor.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
The market has been celebrating the tariff deal between the U.S. and China, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.67%) continues to rise, up 5% since the announcement. But is it too fast, too soon? Tariffs are still elevated, even if they will no longer be 145% on Chinese goods, and the company results are starting to come in. Walmart said that it would need to raise some prices due to new tariffs, and Target lowered its full-year guidance.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | John Ballard |Jeremy Bowman |Jennifer Saibil
Finding stocks with enormous growth potential that are trading at reasonable valuations is one way to access potentially monster gains in the stock market. Promising consumer brands like RH (RH -1.13%), Cava Group (CAVA -1.11%), and e-commerce specialist Coupang (CPNG 0.71%) are trading at prices that Wall Street analysts see as attractive buying opportunities for investors. Are these stocks truly good buys now? Here's what three Fool.com contributors think about these companies' prospects.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
Editor's note: This article has been clarified. Pershing Square Capital converted its Nike common equity position to call options. Investors love to see what billionaire hedge fund managers buy and sell. Hedge funds provide quarterly updates about their performance, and they also file a quarterly 13F that details their trades. Since it's public information, it's easy to track, and some fund managers give transparent analyses about their trades.
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2 weeks ago | 
fool.com | Jennifer Saibil
The S&P 500 is making its way back up from a tariff-included plummet, but not all of its stocks are doing as well. Amazon (AMZN -1.27%) stock is down 8% year-to-date on May 22, as investors continue to worry about how the company will be affected by tariffs. CEO Andy Jassy addressed how the company could be affected and how it's responding during the first-quarter earnings call on May 1, which was prior to the easing of tariffs on May 12. He noted several points in Amazon's favor.
