Medtronic just extended a nearly half-century dividend streak, but its raise barely outpaces inflation while rivals like Abbott and J&J grow payouts far faster. Whether explosive growth in cardiac ablation can close…
A pension check that freezes the moment you retire quietly loses ground every year as prices climb around it. Three funds approach this problem from different angles, and how you combine them…
If you are at or near retirement, the dividend that matters most is the one that keeps arriving and keeps growing through recessions, lawsuits and bear markets. Chasing the biggest yield often…
Fifty-plus years of unbroken dividend raises sounds impressive until you ask whether the cash flow actually backs it up. Four Dividend Kings with half-century track records face that test right now, and…
Treasury bills are paying rates that beat several household-name dividend stocks right now, but the retiree who chases that yield without reading the fine print may find their income cut in half…
Defensive consumer and healthcare stocks are drawing fresh money. As large-caps generally fall, Procter & Gamble‘s (NYSE:PG | PG Price Prediction) quarterly beat is catching the interest of today’s buyers. Procter &…
Johnson and Johnson just posted a quarter where one business charged ahead while another quietly stalled, and which side wins out will determine whether the stock earns its premium valuation over rivals…
She never worked on Wall Street, never hired a financial advisor, and never chased hot stocks, yet her simple portfolio quietly crushed professionals who spent their careers trying to beat the market.…
Joel South A 3.3% Social Security bump leaves most retirees short, but five blue-chip dividend payers across four sectors have quietly built the kind of growing income stream that picks up where the government…
Johnson and Johnson has raised its dividend every single year for 64 years straight, yet a plain S&P 500 index fund still beat it handily over the past decade. Understanding why reveals…
Short-term Treasurys now pay more than some beloved dividend stocks, which forces a question retirees rarely had to ask: do decades of consecutive raises still beat a government-backed yield you can lock…
Johnson and Johnson just posted a 96% profit collapse, yet on the same day raised its full-year guidance and extended a dividend streak most companies only dream about. The reason the headline…
Joel South Four companies have raised their dividends every single year for decades, but one of them is now paying out nearly every dollar it earns, leaving almost no room for error if business…
A CD and a dividend stock can both pay you income in retirement, but they make very different promises, and breaking one of them could cost you far more than a lower…
Chris Lange A risk-free bond now pays enough to make most dividend stocks look pointless, but three companies have raised their payouts for over 50 straight years and carry betas low enough to sleep…
