The Dogs of the Dow and telecom stocks might pay high dividends, but they might face performance anxiety in 2017. Dividend investors and retirement income stock investors better pay attention.
ThinkstockJanuary 3, 2017: Markets opened higher Tuesday following the beginning of promised cuts to crude oil production by OPEC members and other nations as well as a strong report on manufacturing activity…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Abercrombie, Nokia, Disney, Xerox, Verizon, Vodafone and Sarepta.
One strategy that has been quite common as investors rebalance and make changes each year is the Dogs of the Dow. Meet the 2017 Dogs of the Dow!
December 30, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Friday but in a repeat of Thursday’s action, traded mostly in the red all day. The day before a three-day holiday weekend often ends up…
Sprint may be about to add 5,000 jobs, , a decision President-elect Donald Trump took credit for, but the company's employment picture looks bleak over the long term.
These stocks make good sense for total return growth and income accounts. While they may appear to be slow-grow telecom carriers, all have big new deals in the works to expand their…
December 19, 2016: Markets opened higher again Monday as investors intent on driving indexes to new highs and the DJIA above 20,000. A look at the S&P sectors shows telecoms and real-estate…
Here are, the 11 top stock picks from the analysts at Merrill Lynch for 2017. Most look well-suited for growth portfolios that have a degree of risk tolerance.
December 14, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Wednesday but the FOMC announcement set shares below the break-even line in mid-afternoon and they never recovered. Only the tech sector traded (just barely) in…
At the end of each year, investors look for opportunities and safe harbors to park their money for the year ahead. Investors who love dividends often consider the so-called Dogs of the…
December 6, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Tuesday and the three major indexes moved within a fairly narrow range. Crude prices dropped back a little and now traders are trying to position…
Equinix shares saw a handy gain on Tuesday after the company announced that it is purchasing a portfolio of 24 data center sites and their operations from Verizon for $3.6 billion.
All four of these companies are expected to benefit from the changes in Title 2 of the Communication Act and net neutrality.
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) will offer price reductions, or “promotions” as it calls them, on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products as a means to drive sales as the holidays start. The launch of…
