History shows that midterm election years aren’t always great years for the S&P 500. Are you properly protected against the full blow of a 2026 market crash? Probably not, but there are…
Verizon (NYSE: VZ | VZ Price Prediction) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) both rewarded shareholders with dividend increases this quarter, but their paths to sustaining those payouts look very different. Verizon…
New Jersey leads all 50 states in millionaire density, with 9.76% of its households holding a net worth of at least $1 million. Its location between New York City and Philadelphia, a…
Blue-chip dividend stocks delivered mixed returns last week as investors weighed earnings reports, dividend announcements, and shifting interest rate expectations. With 10-year Treasury yields declining to 4.09%, the relative appeal of dividend-paying…
Abbott Laboratories just paid its quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share on February 13, 2026, marking a 6.8% increase from the prior quarterly rate. For income investors evaluating this healthcare giant’s dividend…
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VYM) generates income by holding a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying U.S. stocks and passing those dividends directly to shareholders. With $88.5 billion in assets…
The promise sounds almost too good: invest your nest egg in JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI), collect around 8.2% in monthly distributions, and live comfortably off the income. For retirees tired…
Regional banks continued their steady dividend payouts this week, with Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ: DCOM) paying 25 cents per share on Jan. 23, maintaining the quarterly rate it’s held since early 2023.…
Retirement shouldn’t be a time to worry. It should be a time to enjoy the wealth you’ve accumulated over decades. And that is possible if your investments have a solid safety profile.…
The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) generates income the straightforward way: it holds the stocks of the 500 largest U.S. companies and passes through the dividends they pay. With $763.6 billion…
AT&T (NYSE: T) | T Price Prediction just paid its quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share on Feb. 2, 2026, marking another chapter in the telecom giant’s post-2022 dividend reset. With…
SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) | SSB Price Prediction just handed shareholders a quarterly dividend of 60 cents with a record date of Feb. 6, and payment scheduled for Feb. 13, 2026. The…
Large-cap dividend stocks have dominated portfolios for years and for understandable reasons. Names like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ | JNJ Price Prediction), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) have all offered…
John Bogle, the legendary Vanguard Group founder and index fund pioneer, left an enduring legacy of knowledge and inspiration. He was wealthy, of course, but you can apply Bogle's dividend investment principles…
Merck & Co. reports Q4 2025 earnings on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, before market open. Wall Street expects earnings of $2.01 per share on revenue of $16.12 billion, representing 3.1% year-over-year growth.…
