From earning $6.50 an hour unloading Walmart trucks in 1984, McMillon has spent the past decade in the top job of the largest company in the world. He now earns over $25 million per year ...

Doug McMillon started working at Walmart's warehouses at 17 and climbed the ranks to become the youngest CEO since Sam Walton ...

Yet in any case investors should be happy to have Walmart stock as part of a retirement portfolio that can eventually surpass $1 million. Its leadership position reduces the risk of a flameout in ...

See below for links to the other stocks in this series. From its humble beginnings as a small discount store in Rogers, Arkansas, Walmart (WMT) has grown into a global retail powerhouse ...

Included among them are Google, Walmart, Comcast, and Disney. "I've never seen so much volatility," Peter Crist, chairman of executive search firm CristKolder Associates, told The Journal.

Beyond any stock price volatility or the noise from quarterly financials, the allure of Walmart as a possible investment lies in its leadership as a top global retailer. Operating more than 10,750 ...