Joel South

Joel South covers large-cap stocks, dividend investing, and major market trends, with a focus on earnings analysis, valuation, and turning complex data into actionable insights for investors.

He brings more than 15 years of experience as an investor and financial journalist, including 12 years at The Motley Fool, where he served as an investment analyst, Bureau Chief, and later led the Fool.com investing news desk. He has also co-hosted an investing podcast and appeared across TV and radio discussing market trends.

Joel South | May 25, 2026 at 8:22 AM EDT

‘It’s Redneck Envy’: Dave Ramsey Defends Billionaires’ Yachts With Ratio Logic

On a recent episode of Ramsey Everyday Millionaires, a caller asked whether a boat costing more than his annual income…

Joel South | May 25, 2026 at 7:58 AM EDT

Trump’s Trading Volume Just Jumped 10x and Topped All of Congress Combined

The Slate Money hosts opened their latest episode with a number that should make every investor sit up. President Trump’s…

Joel South | May 25, 2026 at 7:39 AM EDT

The Math That Should Terrify Index Investors: AI Chips Account for Nearly All S&P 500 Gains

Here is the data point that should make every passive index investor pause. On Retire SMART Podcast Ep 416, the…

Joel South | May 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM EDT

‘He Knows the Flaws Because He Knows the Man’: Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Attack Is Really About xAI

Rashaad Bilal of Earn Your Leisure distilled the Musk-versus-Altman saga down to one sharp line: “He knows the flaws because…

Joel South | May 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM EDT

The 2022 Bitcoin Pattern Is Back — and the Second Drop Was Worse Than the First

Ran Neuner sat down with Scott Melker on The Wolf Of All Streets podcast and laid out a chart pattern…

Joel South | May 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT

“We’re Studying You to Figure Out How to Make This All More Effective” — Zuckerberg’s Leaked Comment Sparks Job Loss Fears

Mark Zuckerberg said what every mega-cap CEO is probably thinking but few will say on tape. In leaked audio from…

Joel South | May 23, 2026 at 11:53 AM EDT

Move Over Stubborn Inflation, Trump’s Bull Market Hits Record Highs Again

The Dow Jones Industrial Average punched through to a fresh record this week, its first since February, while the University…

Joel South | May 23, 2026 at 8:41 AM EDT

The Dividend Stocks That Generate $60,000 Tax-Free Inside a Roth (And What They Cost You in a Taxable Account)

Holding a high-yield dividend portfolio in a taxable account at the 24% federal bracket means writing the IRS a $14,400…

Joel South | May 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM EDT

The Tax Math That Makes These Dividend Stocks Worth $10,080 More Per Year

At the 24% federal bracket, a portfolio throwing off $42,000 in dividend income hands roughly $10,080 to the IRS every…

Joel South | May 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM EDT

The Dividend Stocks That Can Replace a $65,000 Income and What They’ll Cost You

Replacing a real paycheck with dividends is the cleanest version of financial independence. The income target here is $65,000 per…

Joel South | May 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM EDT

These 2 AI Giants Have Been Dormant. That’s Exactly Why They Might Surprise Investors

The AI trade has had favorites. NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta have carried the narrative, while two enterprise tech giants…

Joel South | May 20, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

Trump Promised to Refill America’s Emergency Oil Reserve. Instead, It Just Saw Its Largest Weekly Drain in History.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve posted back-to-back record drawdowns in mid-May, with 9.92 million barrels released in the week ending May…

Joel South | May 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM EDT

For 60 Years Buffett Avoided Big Tech. Greg Abel Just Made an AI Stock a Top-5 Berkshire Holding

Warren Buffett spent six decades insisting that big technology sat outside his circle of competence. Apple was the celebrated exception,…

Joel South | May 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM EDT

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Dumped Every Share of Alphabet. He Bought AI Memory Stocks Up 581% to 3,467% Instead

The Trade at a Glance Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office sold its entire 385,000-share position in Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL…

Joel South | May 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM EDT

Here’s Why Amazon (AMZN) Might Be the Ultimate Hard-Asset and AI Infrastructure Stock

Most mega-cap and Mag 7 names are either asset-light platforms or asset-heavy industrials. Amazon is one of the very few…

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Joel South

‘It’s Redneck Envy’: Dave Ramsey Defends Billionaires’ Yachts With Ratio Logic

Trump’s Trading Volume Just Jumped 10x and Topped All of Congress Combined

The Math That Should Terrify Index Investors: AI Chips Account for Nearly All S&P 500 Gains

‘He Knows the Flaws Because He Knows the Man’: Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Attack Is Really About xAI

The 2022 Bitcoin Pattern Is Back — and the Second Drop Was Worse Than the First

“We’re Studying You to Figure Out How to Make This All More Effective” — Zuckerberg’s Leaked Comment Sparks Job Loss Fears

Move Over Stubborn Inflation, Trump’s Bull Market Hits Record Highs Again

The Dividend Stocks That Generate $60,000 Tax-Free Inside a Roth (And What They Cost You in a Taxable Account)

The Tax Math That Makes These Dividend Stocks Worth $10,080 More Per Year

The Dividend Stocks That Can Replace a $65,000 Income and What They’ll Cost You

These 2 AI Giants Have Been Dormant. That’s Exactly Why They Might Surprise Investors

Trump Promised to Refill America’s Emergency Oil Reserve. Instead, It Just Saw Its Largest Weekly Drain in History.

For 60 Years Buffett Avoided Big Tech. Greg Abel Just Made an AI Stock a Top-5 Berkshire Holding

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Dumped Every Share of Alphabet. He Bought AI Memory Stocks Up 581% to 3,467% Instead

Here’s Why Amazon (AMZN) Might Be the Ultimate Hard-Asset and AI Infrastructure Stock

Verizon Communications at $46 And AT&T at $23: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Social Security’s $255 Death Benefit Hasn’t Changed Since the 1950s. Here’s What Survivors Actually Need.

Why Claiming Social Security at 62 Locks In a 30 Percent Benefit Cut for the Rest of Your Life

Claimed Social Security at 62? Here's Why Your Monthly Benefits Could Still Increase

Social Security's $255 Death Benefit Hasn't Changed Since the 1950s. Here's What Survivors Actually Need.

Claimed Social Security at 62? Here’s Why Your Monthly Benefits Could Still Increase

Verizon Communications at $46 And AT&T at $23: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Joel South

‘It’s Redneck Envy’: Dave Ramsey Defends Billionaires’ Yachts With Ratio Logic

Trump’s Trading Volume Just Jumped 10x and Topped All of Congress Combined

The Math That Should Terrify Index Investors: AI Chips Account for Nearly All S&P 500 Gains

‘He Knows the Flaws Because He Knows the Man’: Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Attack Is Really About xAI

The 2022 Bitcoin Pattern Is Back — and the Second Drop Was Worse Than the First

“We’re Studying You to Figure Out How to Make This All More Effective” — Zuckerberg’s Leaked Comment Sparks Job Loss Fears

Move Over Stubborn Inflation, Trump’s Bull Market Hits Record Highs Again

The Dividend Stocks That Generate $60,000 Tax-Free Inside a Roth (And What They Cost You in a Taxable Account)

The Tax Math That Makes These Dividend Stocks Worth $10,080 More Per Year

The Dividend Stocks That Can Replace a $65,000 Income and What They’ll Cost You

These 2 AI Giants Have Been Dormant. That’s Exactly Why They Might Surprise Investors

Trump Promised to Refill America’s Emergency Oil Reserve. Instead, It Just Saw Its Largest Weekly Drain in History.

For 60 Years Buffett Avoided Big Tech. Greg Abel Just Made an AI Stock a Top-5 Berkshire Holding

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Dumped Every Share of Alphabet. He Bought AI Memory Stocks Up 581% to 3,467% Instead

Here’s Why Amazon (AMZN) Might Be the Ultimate Hard-Asset and AI Infrastructure Stock

Verizon Communications at $46 And AT&T at $23: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Social Security’s $255 Death Benefit Hasn’t Changed Since the 1950s. Here’s What Survivors Actually Need.

Why Claiming Social Security at 62 Locks In a 30 Percent Benefit Cut for the Rest of Your Life

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