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Key Points Alphabet recently announced its first cash dividend, making it the newest Nasdaq-100 stock to cut shareholders a quarterly check. Alphabet reported encouraging financial results in the first quarter, driven by particularly strong revenue growth in Google Cloud. Alphabet's strength in advertising and cloud computing, bolstered by investments in artificial intelligence, could help it achieve a market capitalization of $4 trillion by 2030. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet

Key Points Grand View Research expects artificial intelligence sales across hardware, software, and services to increase 820% by 2030. Alphabet is using artificial intelligence to strengthen its advertising and cloud computing businesses, and the vast majority of generative AI unicorns are Google Cloud customers. Datadog is a recognized leader in artificial intelligence for IT operations, and several Wall Street analysts see the company as ideally positioned to make money on generative AI. Motley Fool Issues Rare “All In” Buy Alert

The Senior Citizens League keeps raising its forecast for Social Security's 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

Key Points Significant share-price appreciation usually precedes stock splits, but it can also help investors find companies with solid fundamentals and compelling growth prospects. Microsoft has a strong presence in enterprise software and cloud services, and Intuit is the market leader in U.S. tax preparation and accounting software. Microsoft and Intuit outpeformed the S&P 500 over the last one, three, and five years, and both stocks trade at relatively reasonable valuations compared to forecasted earnings growth. Motley Fool Issues Rare “All In” Buy Alert

Key Points Red-hot artificial intelligence (AI) companies Palantir and Amazon saw their share prices soar 191% and 77%, respectively, over the past year. Palantir is a recognized leader in AI/ML platforms, and management noted unprecedented demand for its new AIP product in the fourth quarter. Amazon has a strong presence in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital advertising, and management is optimistic about AI products like Bedrock and Amazon Q.

The S&P 500 performed exceptionally well during Donald Trump's last presidency, but the future looks bright for investors regardless of who wins the election.

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Key Points The Invesco QQQ Trust and the iShares U.S. Technology ETF outperformed the S&P 500 over the last 10 years and 20 years. The Invesco QQQ Trust provides heavy exposure to the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors, and it returned 1,370% during the last two decades. The iShares U.S. Technology ETF provides heavy exposure to the information technology sector, and it returned 1,240% during the last two decades. Motley Fool Issues Rare “All In” Buy Alert

Key Points The Senior Citizens League now expects Social Security benefits to get a 2.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, the smallest increase for beneficiaries in several years. The bad news: The forecasted COLA of 2.6% in 2025 is unlikely to help retirees struggling with inflation simply because it represents a smaller pay increase than the two preceding COLAs. The worse news: Social Security benefits may lose purchasing power next year because the forecasted COLA of 2.6% may understate how much inflation impacts Social Security recipients. Motley Fool Issues Rare “All In” Buy Alert