Franklin FTSE International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (NYSEARCA:LVHI) closed Friday at $41 after a quarterly distribution cycle that continues to deliver the income international dividend investors buy this fund for.…
The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:IEFA) has quietly become one of the year’s standout core holdings, trading near $97 after a 8% year-to-date run and a 22% one-year gain. With $169.6…
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is reshaping global oil flows in ways that would have seemed unusual just months ago. One of the clearest examples is that the US is now shipping…
Income investors in the Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (NYSEARCA:LVHI) get paid well to sit through a quieter ride than most equity funds. LVHI screens developed-market ex-US stocks for…
BP (NYSE:BP | BP Price Prediction) just received a rare same-day double upgrade from Wall Street. Argus moved BP stock to Buy from Hold, and RBC Capital lifted the stock to Outperform…
Reports surfaced at the beginning of this month that BP (NYSE: BP | BP Price Prediction) is weighing a sale of all or part of its U.K. North Sea operations, potentially worth…
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped about 1.2% Thursday morning to hover just above the 17 level, extending a steady drift lower from the 31.05 peak set on March 27. The fear…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) punched to a fresh record Wednesday, with the broader market index now perched above 7,300. With a 7.6% YTD gain in the S&P 500 (^GSPC), bulls are back…
The hosts of The Best One Yet (TBOY) podcast have been arguing that the macro baton is changing hands. After interest rates dominated the economy for the past four years following the…
Oil crossed $114 a barrel in early April 2026, a level not seen since 2022, and iShares Global Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IXC) was up nearly 29% year-to-date by mid-April, collecting dividends from Riyadh…
These four top large-cap energy leaders are rated Buy by leading Wall Street firms and appear to be a solid investment for growth and income investors.
Although OPEC+ has announced plans to increase production by 411,000 barrels per day starting this month, actual increases may be smaller due to overproduction by some members, such as Kazakhstan and Iraq.…
Major media outlets announced this week that new intelligence suggests that Israel is preparing to strike nuclear facilities in Iran. This new information comes as President Trump has been working to secure…
These four mega-cap integrated energy stocks pay substantial and dependable dividends, and they all look to have significant upside potential.
Investors looking for hefty dividend payouts and a relative sense of safety have a wide menu of choices nowadays. Among the standouts in the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the…
