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 S&P 500 (^GSPC) is off to the races this morning, up 0.50% thanks to tailwinds from mega-cap earnings beats and a sharp pullback in oil prices, even as the Fed’s preferred…
The data shows SCHD has become a notable anchor holding for long-term dividend-focused portfolios, and after looking at the numbers, the case for continued accumulation is worth examining. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity…
Two stocks retirement investors typically reach for in uncertain markets have risen notably in recent months. Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST | COST Price Prediction) is up 18.1% year to date, while Merck…
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (NYSEARCA:PPH) exists to give investors broad exposure to the global pharmaceutical industry without the binary risk of betting on a single drug pipeline. Right now, that diversification is being…
Healthcare spending doesn’t stop during recessions. That structural reality is the core argument for owning Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT), a pure-play sector fund that has quietly compounded wealth for long-term investors…
The S&P 500 you own through a standard index fund is not as diversified as it looks. The cap-weighted version of the index hands roughly a third of your money to a…
After a career spanning two decades at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley, I gained an institutional perspective on dividend stock investing. My tenure at these premier Wall Street firms exposed…
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) costs $6 a year on a $10,000 investment, holds 100 dividend stocks, and currently yields 3.39%. With the Fed funds rate sitting at 3.75% and most…
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK | MRK Price Prediction) has been on a strong recovery run, gaining 23% over the past year and 8% year-to-date, though the stock has pulled back some,…
Joel South Four ETFs, each yielding above 6%, each paying monthly. On a $100,000 investment spread across these funds, the income math works out to more than $6,000 a year before taxes. That kind…
For retirees piecing together income from multiple sources, WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) has become a quiet staple. With over 400 individual holdings and 19 years of uninterrupted monthly distributions, it…
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…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average includes 30 giant publicly listed companies with U.S. operations. Retirees might not always look to Dow Jones stocks for passive income, but a closer look reveals some…
A giant in the healthcare space, Merck (NYSE:MRK) shares are up 13.5% year-to-date and trading near $119.47, yet retail sentiment on Reddit has slipped from a bullish 63 over the past quarter…
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