Investors love dividend stocks, especially the monthly pay variety, because they provide dependable passive income streams and an excellent opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized…
Picture a woman who turns 67 in October 2026. That is her full retirement age (FRA), the point at which Social Security pays her unreduced benefit. She started collecting last year at 66, still…
The retiree who built a $2 million traditional 401(k) by age 67 did everything right. Maxed contributions for decades. Captured the match. Stayed invested through every selloff. Now, at 67 with $25,000 in Social…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed on Wednesday, after a rough day for technology stocks and the Nasdaq. The combination of the prospect of a longer struggle with Iran, and higher inflation, which…
Social Security’s trust fund is at risk of running dry. There’s no question about whether this will occur on the current trajectory. The only question is when it will occur. The most recent Social Security…
Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (NASDAQ:KBWY) delivers an outsized monthly dividend from small- and mid-cap U.S. equity REITs. KBWY currently pays around $0.125 per share each month, which translates to a trailing…
Jim Cramer just put a buy stamp on Caterpillar, and the most interesting reason is electrons, not bulldozers. On the May 11 episode of Mad Money, a caller named Michael asked Cramer about Caterpillar’s…
The old market saying tells investors to “Sell in May and go away,” parking proceeds until the historically stronger fall months. The seasonal calendar is rarely a good investment thesis on its own. Applied…
Ripple’s XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) spot ETFs just posted their biggest single-day inflow since January. The five U.S.-listed funds pulled in $25.8 million on Monday, May 11, and added another $5.31 million on Tuesday, bringing…
A 52-year-old hospital vice president earning $310,000 at a university medical center maxed her 403(b) during open enrollment and assumed she was done. She was leaving roughly $32,500 on the table. The benefits portal…
Although the U.S. economy has not undergone a genuine depression since the early 20th century under Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, recessions have arrived four distinct times since 2000: the dot-com crash…
Five very safe ideas make sense for baby boomers who need to protect their hard-earned money that will help pay for a comfortable future.
A retired plumber, 65, claimed Social Security two years ago at age 63 and locked in a reduced benefit of $1,800 a month. Then a former boss called with steady work, and he took…
Picture a 64-year-old who claimed Social Security at age 62 because the bills were closer than the cushion. Two years in, a former colleague offers a part-time gig that pays roughly $50,000 a year.…
Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (NYSEARCA:PEY) owns the 50 highest-yielding U.S. stocks that have raised their dividend for at least 10 straight years. PEY trades around $22 and has returned roughly 12%…
