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Nearly every investor has heard the adage, "Sell in May and go away." The premise is that stock market returns are often lower between May and October than from November to April.

The S&P 500 index (^GSPC 1.47%) has a tiny dividend of 1.3% or so. It would be very difficult to live off the income collected from an S&P 500 index fund.

Celestica's quietly shifting from basic EMS into mission-critical AI/cloud manufacturing, boosting margins and EPS. Investors should see this as a rare, asymmetric growth opportunity amid volatility. Q1 crushed expectations (EPS +45%, margins hit 7.1%) thanks to hyperscaler demand and tight capital discipline, validating its strategic pivot. Buy before valuation resets higher. Risks like cyclical slowdowns and hyperscaler spending lumpiness are real, but secular tailwinds, reshoring, and a lean balance sheet comfortably outweigh short-term concerns; it's a clear Strong Buy.

Got an extra $1,000 you're ready to put to work but don't know what to invest it in? It doesn't have to be difficult.

Investing a large lump sum today into a diversified exchange-traded fund (ETF) and simply holding on to it can be a great way to grow your portfolio over the long term. Historically, stocks have risen in value, and the S&P 500 has averaged an annual return of around 10% per year.

There is no single way to invest for income, and as such, there is no single exchange-traded fund (ETF) for income investors to buy. If you are trying to build a diverse income stream, in fact, you'll probably want to buy several ETFs.

Given the uncertainty created by the ongoing tariff conflict, investors have braced themselves for a slew of downgrades to full-year guidance from industrial companies. That makes the recent first-quarter results and guidance from Honeywell International (HON 1.57%) a bit more impressive, and the stock looks like a good value for patient investors.

Returns for Starbucks (SBUX 3.19%) stock are completely flat over the last five years, as of this writing, but some investors believe better days are ahead. In one example, asset manager Polen Capital bought a stake in Starbucks during the first quarter of 2025, with management saying that it believed in the turnaround plan from new CEO Brian Niccol.

When volatility is dominating the stock market, there's nothing like holding a portfolio of stocks that deposit cash into your account every quarter. Many top consumer brands pay regular dividends from their earnings, and some of the best ones have increased their dividends every year for decades.

Warren Buffett is widely regarded as one of the greatest stock pickers in American history. His patient, value-oriented investment philosophy has turned Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 1.99%) (BRK.B 1.76%) into a trillion-dollar company with a $264 billion stock portfolio.