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Better Dividend Stock: Target vs. Walmart

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Dividend stocks have delivered the lion's share of returns for equity investors over the past century. The core reason is the compounding effect of dividend reinvestment, along with the generally above-average financial health of dividend-paying companies. Target has done so since it became a public company in 1967.

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Chipotle Is Splitting Its Stock 50-for-1 This Month: Should You Buy Now?

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Investors love a good stock split. Those events don't do anything more than split the same-sized pie into smaller pieces, but they only occur after a company's share price has soared, which generally indicates that the business is doing quite well. The change is set to go through on June 25 for shareholders of record as of June 18.

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Just Started Investing? Here's One Solid Stock to Buy With $2,000

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So to get started, it's best for beginners to stick to a well-proven method: Buy good companies with bright prospects and hold them over the long term. One company that can be a good start for new investors is Chinese technology giant Tencent (OTC: TCEHY). Image source: Getty Images. and Tencent wasn't one of them!

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This 7.7%-Yielding Dividend Stock is a Top Option for Safe Income

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The master limited partnership (MLP) recently finished its 25th year as a public company operating in the sector. It has increased its distribution every single year since coming public, which is no small task in the volatile sector. It ended the year with a 3x leverage ratio , putting it in the middle of its target range.

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Uber Beats Analyst Estimates, Tips the Scale From Growth Mode to Its First Annual Profit as a Public Company

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On the bottom line, the company continued to deliver impressive margin expansion as it built operating leverage. Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month.

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Cava Stock Just Reported Record Profits: What Investors Need to Know

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Investors are accustomed to companies having initial public offerings (IPO) while burning massive amounts of cash. But if that's the norm, then recent restaurant IPO stock Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) just served investors a tasty surprise. Here's what investors need to know now. For example, it lost $8.2

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3 Facts About Costco You Must Know Before Buying the Stock

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That type of magnificent performance can draw in new investors to this retail stock , which continues to climb higher and now trades in record territory. The result is that Costco is buying large quantities of a limited number of goods, resulting in incredible negotiating leverage with its base of suppliers.