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There are good values on the stock market if you know where to look.
The stock market is still hot, so buying opportunities are harder to find this month. In this video, Travis Hoium covers five stocks that still look attractive and may be overlooked by the market.
*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 1, 2024. The video was published on May 1, 2024.
Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Airbnb, Alphabet, General Motors, and MGM Resorts International. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.
That's exactly how these Motley Fool contributors discuss Microsoft (MSFT -1.17%), Pfizer (PFE -1.12%), NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy
It is the world's largest electric utility holding company by market capitalization, with a valuation of over $120 billion as of Nov 2023. Its subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light (FPL), NextEra Energy Resources (NEER), NextEra Energy Partners, Gulf Power Company, and NextEra Energy Services.
(NEE 0.05%), Home Depot (HD -0.34%), and Fiverr International (FVRR -3.70%) Here's why all five companies that have what it takes to be solid long-term investments and are worth buying in May.
Let's say that you start with the time frame in mind, hoping an investment will double in value over the next 10 years. Applying the Rule of 72, you simply divide 72 by 10. This says the investment will need to go up 7.2% annually to double in 10 years. You could also start with your expected rate of return in mind.
The 4% rule assumes your investment portfolio contains about 60% stocks and 40% bonds. It also assumes you'll keep your spending level throughout retirement.
We regularly see similar ads from the Motley Fool about “all in” buy alerts, sometimes also called “double down” or “five star” buys, and they're generally just the type of steady teaser pitch that they can send out all year, over and over with no updates, to recruit subscribers for their flagship Motley Fool Stock ...
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"Sell in May and go away" is an adage referring to the historically weaker performance of stocks from May to October compared with the other half the year. Since 1990, the S&P 500 has averaged a return of about 3% annually from May to October versus about 6.3% from November to April.
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