The United States government pivoted to an America-first strategy. Whether you agree or disagree with this strategy, it is the reality we are dealing with as investors today. You cannot invest in the world you wish existed, but you can invest in the world as it actually is. The U.S. grew its lead when it…
Most of the stocks in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) pay dividends. The average dividend yield of this popular market index is 1.3%, as shown by the 1.3% yields of index-tracking exchange-traded funds such as the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: IVV) and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). Some S&P 500 components rise…
Investing always requires patience. Even if you’re looking for the hottest growth stocks, there aren’t any magic shortcuts to instant riches. Real wealth is built over many years, thanks to the mathematical magic of compound returns. That’s even more true in the field of income investments. Growth investors often use dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) to…
Social Security is the largest social program in the country, providing income to tens of millions of Americans each month that helps them cover the cost of living in retirement. Needless to say, it’s also one of the most complex public programs, given its magnitude and the fact it funds other recipients beyond retired workers….
Dividends can easily boost your portfolio’s balance over the years. You get a steady stream of cash that enables you to be less reliant on the stock’s performance. You can reinvest that dividend income or simply use it to help pay bills or contribute to your savings. And investing in a diversified exchange-traded fund (ETF)…
Although the market has rebounded recently, multiple AI stocks still look like great long-term buys. Investors need to look past the price they could have bought them for just a month ago, as those prices are long gone. Furthermore, investors shouldn’t sit on the sidelines waiting for another drop, as it may not come for…
Among the many tech companies that rely on Chinese manufacturing, none is better placed to benefit from the recent thaw in that country’s tariff war with America than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). That, at least, is the view of closely followed tech industry analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities. In mid-May, the White House announced that…
For years, semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been exiting lines of business that don’t fit with its overall strategy. Under former CEO Pat Gelsinger, Intel sold off its NAND and SSD operations, wound down its Optane memory unit, spun off Mobileye via an initial public offering (IPO), exited the prebuilt server business, gave up…
During the 2024 election, now-President Donald Trump promised a new pro-business approach for the crypto industry. That, combined with a complete rethinking of how global trade should work in 2025, is leading investors to focus on best-in-class crypto companies that are Made in America. Here are three crypto stocks on my radar right now. All…
There are two basic ways to generate a return from holding stocks: capital gains and dividends. Capital gains are when investors get rewarded for a company’s stock compounding in value, whereas dividends are when a company distributes a portion of its corporate profits directly to shareholders. Companies with growing dividends that also have a stock…