After a 35-year career in the finance industry, including two decades as an institutional stockbroker at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley, I developed an institutional perspective on dividend-focused investing. My…
PepsiCo has now declared its 54th consecutive annual dividend increase, raising the quarterly payout to $1.48 per share beginning with the June 2026 payment. At a recent price near $135, the annualized…
Joel South Dividends are a passive income stream, but they’re much more than that. They indicate a company’s respect for the shareholders and, when a business pays dividends for many years, it’s a sign…
If you want exposure to the food and beverage industry but aren’t interested in picking individual stocks, Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (NYSEARCA:PBJ) offers a direct route. The fund provides comprehensive coverage…
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…
Baby boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1964, will be 62 to 80 years of age in 2026. Sometimes referred to as “boomers,” this cohort will often face unique financial challenges…
The five highest-yielding Nasdaq 100 stocks offer incredible, dependable yields from quality companies investors can buy and hold forever.
Shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO | KO Price Prediction) gained 4.13% over the past month after losing 4.00% the month prior. That puts the legacy soft drink maker’s one-year gain at 17.16%. Over the…
Five of our favorite consumer staples stocks make sense now, as they offer solid upside potential and are Dividend Kings.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading higher as we get set to close out the week on a possible winning note, after a massive bounce-back rally on Thursday that saw all…
Growth stocks have clearly provided much of the total return many investors have seen within their portfolio in recent years. That’s a dynamic some investors clearly expect to continue, with capital inflows…
Coca-Cola has long been the go-to soda for millions of people, but even this most iconic drink can lose its luster after a while. As tastes change, consumers look for new flavors,…
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC | KHC Price Prediction) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) both beat Q3 2025 earnings, but the results highlight two packaged food giants on starkly different trajectories. Kraft Heinz delivered…
I’m being facetious with the title, in discussing PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP | PEP Price Prediction) as a top chip stock to buy in 2026. The snack and carbonated beverage giant has seen impressive long-term growth,…
Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments swing wildly year to year. The 2025 COLA came in at 2.5%, down from 3.2% in 2024 and 8.7% in 2023. For retirees counting on predictable income growth,…
