Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable passive income streams and an excellent opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized over time. In…
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) are each down 6% in early trading this Thursday morning, extending a rough week for both space names.…
Barclays raised its price target on Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ | VZ Price Prediction) to $47 from $43, maintaining an Equal Weight rating while citing the macro environment as a tailwind for…
Joel South Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ | VZ Price Prediction) has been on a meaningful run, with shares up 2.78% over the past month and up nearly 25% year-to-date. The stock is pushing towards its…
Joel South Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:MPC | MPC Price Prediction) has been a standout energy sector performer, with shares up nearly 25% over the past month and nearly 48% year to date. The stock is…
Despite the Federal Reserve’s median forecast of one rate cut in 2026, a growing number of economists and analysts believe no cuts may materialize this year. The Federal Reserve has now held…
YieldMax DDDD ETF (NYSEARCA:DDDD), launched on March 11, 2026, owns SCHD and writes options on its holdings to double the yield. If you already hold Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD), which…
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) costs $6 a year on a $10,000 investment, holds 100 dividend stocks, and currently yields 3.39%. With the Fed funds rate sitting at 3.75% and most…
One of the best ways to keep your portfolio safe is with high-yielding stocks. Not only do they help generate passive income, but they also act as defensive, stable investments during times…
At 60 with $500,000 saved, you are closer to a workable retirement income than most people realize. The math is concrete, the variables are manageable, and the biggest decision you will make…
Wall Street is turning more constructive on infrastructure-linked names, and two fresh analyst calls this week make the case concrete. Scotiabank upgraded Verizon to Outperform with a raised price target, while Barclays…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower once again on Monday, following a horrible week on Wall Street. With all of Wall Street looking for a solid non-farm payrolls report of 65,000…
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…
While many Baby Boomers have enjoyed a long bull market over the past 35 years, there is a point when income becomes more critical than stock appreciation. The reason is simple: those…
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…
