Historically speaking, the best investment you can make is buying dividend stocks. A 2013 analysis by J.P. Morgan Asset Management found that companies initiating and growing their payouts over the 40-year period between 1972…
“It takes money to make money.” While that used to be true on Wall Street, it is no longer the case. Over the past few decades, the democratization of investing has put the stock…
The tech stock selloff in July surprised the market but not those investors who were paying attention. As far back as April, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS | GS Price Prediction) warned of the coming decline.…
A recession is looming. Despite the S&P 500 nearing its all-time high, the yield curve inverted and the Sahm Rule was activated. The Federal Reserve is also poised to initiate the first interest rate…
Investors have been on a roller coaster ride for the past four years and the stock market may be heading into another big loop higher. Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell gave his strongest indication…
The old investing adage that you can’t beat the market so just buy index funds misses the point. Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and a host of other money managers prove you can beat the…
The tech stock selloff that began last month took the wind out of the sails of many previous high fliers. Driven higher by the promise of artificial intelligence, chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price…
Dividend stocks have proved the best way to accumulate generational wealth. Better than gold, bonds, real estate, or oil, income-producing stocks have handily outperformed all of them over time. The wealth management division of…
After the big stock selloff in July, the S&P 500 index has clawed back most of its losses. The prospects for interest rate cuts beginning in September have re-energized the market. While last year…
To paraphrase the late Senator Everett Dirksen, a trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money. Trillion-dollar stocks was once unheard of. Then it became a rarity. Now it’s almost…
Where former president Donald Trump looked to have a commanding lead against in the November election, President Joe Biden dropping made the race competitive. Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee now has the polls…
The New York City mayoral race of 2010 will be forever remembered because of candidate Jimmy McMillan’s campaign slogan “the rent is too damn high!” It’s a phrase that resonates even more today because…
After the attempt on Donald Trump’s life in July, it appeared the former president had a lock on the race for the White House. But two weeks later, President Joe Biden abruptly dropped out…
One of the noteworthy developments that came out of the tech stock selloff in July was where investors turned. It wasn’t to other high-flying ventures but rather small-cap stocks. Since the beginning of July,…
The tech stock selloff last month spooked many investors. Sector rotation into small-cap stocks and away from former high-fliers seemed ready to gain traction. Tech stocks fell again a few weeks ago on fears…
The market selloff is almost a thing of the past. After the S&P 500 tumbled hard in July and then fell sharply again two weeks ago, it looked as though the bull market was…
Since November 2022, the S&P 500 is up 47% over those 20 months. Its gains in the first half of this year matched those achieved last year. However, the second half of 2024 is…
