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As executive editor for Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, I have authored Kiplinger's investing outlooks, which include the best stocks to buy now, since 2012, surveying the stock market and ...

Brendan Byrnes is the former Managing Director of Motley Fool Money, a role he held from 2018 to 2026, where he led business strategy and editorial operations. Brendan joined The Motley Fool in 2011 ...

The S&P 500 gained nearly 8% in the first half of 2026. S&P 500 companies have consistently surpassed consensus estimates. In the stock outlooks for major financial institutions, they have noted the ...

Every month, we start with about 500 to 600 dividend-paying stocks and use our proprietary and unique filtering criteria to bring down the number of selections to a small subset of about 20 stocks.

Every month, we start with about 400 to 500 dividend-paying stocks and use our proprietary and unique filtering criteria to bring down the number of selections to a small subset of about 20 stocks.