Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a solid risk-on Wednesday, when all major indices finished higher. Reports that filtered out of the media that Iran had backchannelled the CIA, looking for ways…
Most dividend investors seek solid passive income streams from quality dividend stocks. Passive income is a steady stream of unearned income that doesn’t require active traditional work. Shared ideas for earning passive income include…
Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is the world’s second-largest investment bank by revenue and is ranked 55th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. The Wall Street…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading higher as traders and investors came in yet again to buy the dip on Tuesday after the market opened, then plunged over 1,100 points before rallying back.…
The “Buy the Dip” financial news teleprompter readers and the 30-year-old portfolio managers who have never seen a market crash are always insisting that stocks are going to the moon. Market veterans and “Hey…
While many Baby Boomers have enjoyed a long bull market over the past 35 years, there is a point when income becomes more critical than stock appreciation. The reason is simple: those who leave…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are down big as oil shoots higher on Tuesday. After a big early morning sell-off on Monday, the buy-the-dip buyers returned with a vengeance, and by the end of the…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading lower after a dreadful Friday and week, one that could be laying the foundation for a larger and more intense sell-off. The combination of the sell-off in…
Goldman Sachs is the acknowledged leader in the investment landscape on Wall Street and worldwide. The firm’s top-notch research department continues to provide institutional and high-net-worth clients with the best ideas across the investment…
Energy stocks have been strong over the last six months because the sector is benefiting from a powerful mix of tightening global supply, disciplined capital spending, and surprisingly resilient demand. Crude prices have remained…
Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a $1 trillion empire. The “Oracle of…
Investors love dividend stocks 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 over time. In other words,…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading lower as we get set to conclude one of the zaniest trading weeks the stock market has seen in a long time. Despite crushing analysts’ earnings estimates…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading flat after a big follow-through rally on Wednesday, which fed off the big gains generated on Tuesday. The big news after the closing bell was the Nvidia…
Investors love dividend stocks 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 over time. In other words,…
While many Baby Boomers have enjoyed a long bull market over the past 35 years, there is a point when income becomes more critical than stock appreciation. The reason is simple: those who leave…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning, but what a difference a day makes after a “Meltdown Monday.” Stocks rallied on Tuesday, and all major indices closed higher. While not recouping all…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning after a dreadful day to start the trading week. Various reasons were cited for the risk-off bias on Monday, but the tariff situation, which the…
After a 35-year career in the finance industry, including two decades as an institutional stockbroker at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley, I developed an institutional perspective on dividend-focused investing. My tenure at…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we start the trading week, with the fourth-quarter earnings season all but over and a slew of issues still clouding the horizon for stocks. In a…
