Southern Company (NYSE: SO | SO Price Prediction) has paid a dividend for 78 consecutive years and raised it for 24 consecutive years, putting it near Dividend Aristocrat status. With the stock…
Trey Thoelcke 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…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we wrap up the holiday-shortened week that gave us a little taste of just about everything. While Walmart posted results that beat expectations, its…
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…
Watch the Video Lee and I discussed one of the most overlooked realities of artificial intelligence. None of it works without electricity. For a while, there was a belief that data centers…
These four highest-yielding S&P 500 utility stocks are strong buys for 2026 after a big pullback.
You’d often hear that there’s no “one-size-fits-all” when it comes to dividend stocks. However, that’s not really the case when it comes to Realty Income (NYSE:O | O Price Prediction), Aflac (NYSE:AFL),…
Pre-Market Futures: The futures are trading modestly higher as we reach the midpoint of the trading week, following a risk-off day on Tuesday that saw all major indices decline. The NASDAQ led…
Here's why high-yielding utilities may be the best option now for investors concerned about a potential market correction.
Video Summary With an ever-growing need for more energy as it relates to companies in the AI space, 24/7 Wall St. contributors Douglas A. McIntyre and Lee Jackson share a few stock…
One of the best ways to build wealth is by investing in down, but not out stocks, which also carry hefty dividends. Not only can you make money as you wait for…
Is it possible to turn your portfolio into a reliable passive income machine? Absolutely, it is possible and you can achieve this goal with five carefully chosen exchange traded funds (ETFs). To…
As a smart investor, can you really cover all of your bases with just four exchange traded funds (ETFs)? The answer is yes, but only if you pick the right funds. There…
Many of our readers are looking for avenues to take advantage of the AI revolution, but are somewhat restricted by the high prices of many of the stocks that are the most…
Dividend Aristocrats are the crème de la crème for income investors. There are currently 69 companies that have increased their dividend payouts for more than 25 consecutive years. These companies are highly…
