The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) has had a volatile two months. XLE climbed to $61.29 on May 19 as Brent crude touched $124.61 in early April on the de facto…
While the hopes for a permanent cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities are the ultimate end-game plan for Iran and the Middle East, the reality is that while spot prices have plummeted…
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:DIA) has climbed about 7% year to date and is up almost 22% over the past year, but those returns hide a dramatic shift…
At $180.40, Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) sits in a wait-and-see zone for many analysts. The integrated major has rallied hard off last summer’s lows, but a single quarter of cash…
Alex Sirois Most Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) owners assume they are buying broad market diversification. The latest Schwab fact sheet tells a different story. SCHD's top 10 holdings now account for roughly…
Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) is an integrated energy major whose July 2025 Hess acquisition added Guyana, Bakken, and Gulf of America assets. With WTI near $95 and the Fed funds…
Alex Sirois Buffett famously refuses to pay a dividend on Berkshire Hathaway because he can compound your cash better than you can. The VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF (NYSEARCA:OMAH) disagrees, politely. OMAH…
The three biggest U.S. oil majors are sending mixed signals at current prices: Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) at $185.82 looks constructive, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) at $146.60 looks constructive, and Occidental…
If you put $10,000 into the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) on the last trading day of 2025 and forgot about it, you would be sitting on roughly $13,131 as of…
If you bought iShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IYE) on the last trading day of 2025 at about $47 and you are still holding it this morning at about $61, you are sitting…
Mid-year is when income-focused investors tend to take a hard look at their portfolios. With the second half of 2026 ahead, retirees and near-retirees are leaning into reliable dividend payers that can…
A Decade of Whiplash, Then a Mega-Deal Ten years ago, Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) was clawing out of the 2014 to 2016 oil crash, when Brent collapsed from $111.80 in…
Alex Sirois 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 into…
A 63-year-old retiree with $400,000 parked in the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) likely picked it for the 100-stock screen and the reliable income stream. The top 10 positions now make…
Chevron is a stock worth owning for decades because it generates oceans of cash through every commodity cycle and shares that cash with owners on a schedule you can set your retirement…
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