Debt Management & Credit

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), the retail conglomerate that owns TJ Maxx and Marshall’s, didn’t wow the market with its most recent quarterly performance. In mid-May it published first-quarter of its fiscal 2026 results that disappointed investors, who traded out of the company’s stock mainly due to weaker-than-expected guidance. Somewhat counter-intuitively, however, a clutch of analysts…

There is a lot you could do with $6,500 — put a down payment on a new car, buy a top-of-the-line gaming laptop, or even take an extended vacation somewhere warm and sunny. But if you used that cash to buy XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) in 2015, you would have a jaw-dropping $1,000,000 today. That’s enough…

Over the last few decades, the American technology sector has made boatloads of millionaires — not only for founders and CEOs, but also for the thousands of regular people who work at these companies or buy their stock. With shares up by over 23,000% over the last decade, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the quintessential example…

Warren Buffett’s incredible track record allocating capital for Berkshire Hathaway makes him a legend. For the average investor, following the conglomerate’s portfolio to find potential ideas is a smart use of time. In Berkshire’s massive $277 billion portfolio, one well-known consumer brand is currently the third-largest position. There’s no doubt that investors are familiar with…

Sometimes, stocks fall to valuations where you can’t pass them up. Most of the time, this occurs because of an overwhelming negative sentiment in the market, which tends to swing the pendulum too far in one direction. Warren Buffett once said, “Be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy only when others are fearful.”…

There are hundreds of dividend stocks on the market, but they don’t all offer the same level of security. Some haven’t increased their payouts in years. Others may provide irregular dividend hikes, which will likely stop if the economy tanks or company-specific issues hit. Still others have cut their payouts in recent years. These aren’t…

Higher-yielding dividend stocks often have a higher risk of a future payment reduction. Because many of these companies either have weak financial profiles or growth prospects, investors need to tread carefully when buying stocks with a higher yield if they’re seeking a bankable income stream. Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEPC)(NYSE: BEP), MPLX (NYSE: MPLX), and NNN…

Elon Musk recently stated he was going to “significantly” cut back his time at the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). While the DOGE initiative is officially sanctioned to run through July 4, 2026, a lot of the prospective cuts to government funding have already been reviewed. As such, it’s probably a good time…

Dividend stocks can be a great way to protect and build wealth over the long term. There’s nothing like investing in strong businesses that distribute some of their profits back to shareholders in cool cash. The following stocks are offering their highest yields in a long time. Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are…