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'We recommend higher-quality companies whose shares trade on major exchanges," Morningstar said.

A Lazard fund co-managed by Barnaby Wilson had a one-year return of 17.12% through Oct. 9.

S&P 500 utility stocks aren't just paying sky-high dividends. Their yields are now reaching irresistible heights, analysts say.

Financial-market volatility like that of late can make life difficult for asset managers, but some still shine.

The investment research firm calculates that the market as a whole was 8% undervalued as of Sept. 25.

A dividend aristocrat is a company that has raised its dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.

There's a bright side to the S&P 500's recent slide. Some stocks are set up for likely gains, at least according to a Morningstar strategist.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

The forward price-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 registered 17.9 as of Friday, close to its 5- and 10-year averages.