The average Social Security retirement check runs about $1,907 a month, or roughly $22,884 a year. For a retiree with $300,000 in investable assets, the question is concrete: can a portfolio that…
Some Wall Street analysts are starting to warn that oil prices could reach levels far above current levels. A perfect storm of supply shocks and rising demand could push oil to $180…
As volatility intensifies and capital gains turn into losses for some, it might be time to consider the cheap, unloved dividend stocks that will pay you to hold through what could be…
When geopolitical shocks send oil prices lurching higher, most energy investors reach for crude producers. That reflex comes with a painful hangover: the same forces that lift commodity prices can reverse just…
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…
Oil futures touched $100 per barrel this week as Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, the waterway through which a fifth of the world’s…
AI-driven tech stocks have dominated financial headlines for months, capturing the imagination of retail and institutional investors alike. But here’s what you should actually be watching. The geopolitical calculus just shifted. The…
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…
If you have $10,000 that you won’t need to spend anytime soon, there are ways to derive passive income from that money. Among the easiest strategies is to buy and hold a…
Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMLP) offers income investors exposure to midstream energy infrastructure through a portfolio of Master Limited Partnerships. With a current price of $51.79 and trailing annual distributions of roughly $3.93…
Midstream dividend ETFs are an underrated way to derive income from the stock market, mainly because Wall Street is still overlooking them. ETFs like the Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMLP), USCF Midstream Energy…
Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET | ET Price Prediction) delivered a mixed fourth quarter 2025 performance, posting $25.32 billion in revenue while net income declined to $928 million, down from $1.08 billion year-over-year.…
Trey Thoelcke The red-hot January non-farm payrolls report blew away Wall Street, and almost at once, the prediction for 2.5 rate cuts this year was slashed to 2. In addition, if the January consumer…
For most people, bonds are viewed as the safe income play, but right now, with inflation hovering around 2.7% in December 2025 and the average bond rate hovering somewhere in the mid…
These five stocks look like solid ideas for cost-conscious growth and income Boomer investors as we head deeper into 2026.
