No single stock is guaranteed to perform well ... including keeping risk to a minimum. Few other options would be able to do all of this as well as Walmart could. But first things first.

This expiration includes $2.8 trillion in S&P 500 options and $645 billion in single stock options, making it the largest options expiration since December 20, 2024, when the total was $6.6 trillion.

The stock-market carnage unleashed by President Trump’s tariff plans has sent trading volume in the options market soaring to record highs.

Hence, these stocks tend to have more volatility. Personally, my favorite stock, the single one that I would hold if I couldn't own any others, is Costco (NASDAQ: COST). This retailer's simple ...

When it comes to investing, putting all your money into one stock is risky, as it exposes your entire portfolio to the performance of a single company. To reduce the impact of volatility ...