It feels like 2026 is the year that boring stocks became somewhat exciting again. Of course, that ultimately depends on what you find exciting. Arguably, the bear market in software stocks, as…
Joey Frenette Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as many across Wall Street breathed a semi-sigh of relief yesterday after oil futures, which shot up to $120 overnight, retreated below $100 on Monday.…
When it comes to dividend stocks, the best policy is often the simplest one: buy them and leave them alone. A set-it-and-forget-it strategy can be remarkably effective, especially when your broker automatically…
Verizon suffered a major network outage this week, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without service. A jarring reminder that in telecom, reliability is the whole product. It raises a fair question…
Still one of the biggest names in telecom, AT&T (NYSE:T | T Price Prediction) trades at $27.98 as of Monday early afternoon, up 12% year-to-date but down 1.8% over the past week.…
David Beren Seasoned investors know it, but some traders might have to learn this lesson the hard way. When you churn through your portfolio with frequent trades and a high turnover rate, you’re likely…
It’s been a fantastic 2026 for most dividend stocks so far this year, but most dividend-payers took a break last week. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF was flat while the Consumer…
Comcast recently sent $0.33 per share to investors in January 2026, marking the company’s eighteenth consecutive year of dividend growth. The cable and media giant’s dividend program stands out in a sector…
Graco just paid investors $0.295 per share on February 4, 2026, marking the company’s 27th consecutive year of quarterly dividend payments. This industrial equipment manufacturer has quietly built one of the more…
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…
Financial objectives and risk tolerance will, as you’re probably well aware, change as individuals progress through the various stages of life. Investing at 60+ simply isn’t the same as investing at 30,…
Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) reports FY2025 full-year and Q4 earnings today after market close at 4:01 p.m. EST. Wall Street expects a loss of 21 cents to 27 cents per share on…
Social Security was originally designed to be a supplemental form of retirement income. Under the three-legged stool model, retirees ideally live on a combination of employer pensions (or more likely 401(k)s and…
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…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are little changed after a blockbuster day to open the first full trading week of 2026. The combination of no Santa Claus rally, the market shrugging off…
