The market’s fear gauge tells the story clearly. The VIX hit 21.15 as of March 4, 2026, up 29.4% in a single month. Consumer sentiment sits at 56.4 on the University of…
If your plan is to earn passive income from stocks, you’d might as well pick out the ones that offer dividend growth. When a company has raised its dividend distributions for a…
The Clorox Company just paid investors $1.24 per share on February 13, 2026, marking the latest payment in a 48-year streak of consecutive dividend increases. But the Dividend King’s crown sits uneasily…
Pentair plc (PNR) delivered its latest quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share on February 6, 2026, marking another milestone in a streak that now spans 50 consecutive years of annual dividend increases.…
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG | PG Price Prediction) stock has climbed 11.65% year-to-date as of February 11, 2026, reaching $160 per share from a year-end close of $142.31. That gain looks…
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…
Wall Street’s obsession with Amazon’s massive AI infrastructure spending plans obscures a more immediate concern from recent earnings reports. The Wall Street Journal identified consumer weakness as a defining theme this earnings…
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…
These five top blue-chip stocks underperformed last year and look poised to rebound in 2026. Two are Warren Buffett holdings in Berkshire Hathaway.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed after a solid start to the week, with all the major indices, except the Russell 2000, finishing the day higher. Anticipation of earnings reports from…
2025 tested investors on multiple fronts, from tariff uncertainty to persistent inflation. As 2026 progresses, building a portfolio around reliable income makes more sense than chasing short-term gains. Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Procter…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we prepare to wrap up a rollercoaster week marked by huge market swings. Still, ultimately, President Trump’s TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) move on…
Five of our favorite consumer staples stocks make sense now, as they offer solid upside potential and are Dividend Kings.
Retiring at 67 with $6,500 in monthly income places you solidly in middle-class territory, but the financial reality behind that figure is more nuanced than it appears. The average Social Security retirement…
