An $83,400 annual paycheck sits comfortably above the U.S. median household income of roughly $83,730. Replacing that income with a portfolio, no employer required, is the question this article answers. The basic…
Investors are concerned about where the stock market is headed this year. While the S&P 500 has maintained upward momentum, the narrative has shifted toward significant sector dispersion. If you are worried…
One of the topics from CNBC’s Halftime Report show on May 1, 2026 was that integrated oil majors, like Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX), have spent a…
The “Dogs of the Dow” is a well-known strategy first published in 1991 by Michael O’Higgins. The plan aims to maximize investment returns by purchasing the 10 highest-yielding dividend stocks in the…
The hosts of The Best One Yet (TBOY) podcast have been arguing that the macro baton is changing hands. After interest rates dominated the economy for the past four years following the…
WTI crude went from $57.97 a barrel in December 2025 to over $100 today. That kind of move hands a windfall to oil producers and gives their shareholders motion sickness in roughly…
The Marketplace Morning Report segment titled “Chipping away at Nvidia’s chip dominance” carried a market call that pulled focus from semiconductors to crude. The hosts noted Brent crude oil prices spiked to…
Warren Buffett stepped down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a $1…
Shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are sliding again midday Friday, extending a month-long cooldown for the two energy heavyweights. XOM stock is trading at $147,…
Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill…
Oil crossed $114 a barrel in early April 2026, a level not seen since 2022, and iShares Global Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IXC) was up nearly 29% year-to-date by mid-April, collecting dividends from Riyadh…
Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) trades at a roughly 10% discount to its net asset value and has delivered a 27% one-year total return. The fund’s 8% trailing yield based on its…
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (NYSE:GGN) pays a monthly distribution and currently yields around 6.5% annualized at its recent share price of $5.51. That yield attracts income investors drawn…
The global energy map has been redrawn in weeks. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed since late February and U.S.-Iran peace talks collapsing in Islamabad, American oil producers are the unexpected…
Three supertankers slipped through the Strait of Hormuz last Saturday, each carrying up to two million barrels of oil. That trickle is all that passed during the ceasefire window. Before the war…
