Investors are starting to pay attention to yield signs these days, but not the ones you see on the road. Income-generating stocks may not have the same appeal as they used to, with safer money market funds often yielding better than 5% right now, but it wouldn’t surprise anyone if folks begin bidding up dividend-paying […]
Wondering if investing in dividend stocks is a smart move? I’d point you to Warren Buffett. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is loaded with dividend stocks. And he’s one of the most intelligent investors of all time. You don’t have to be a billionaire to buy great dividend stocks. A relatively small amount of upfront money […]
Whether you have $400 to invest or $400,000, you’d be smart to consider plunking those dollars in some healthy and growing dividend-paying stocks. Why dividend payers? Well, they can appreciate in value just like other good stocks, but while doing so, they’ll kick out cash to you regularly — cash that can be used to […]
The past several years have been a roller coaster ride for SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) investors. The stock debuted to much fanfare via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in early 2022, soaring more than 100% in the first week after going public. The other shoe soon dropped, however, as the stock lost more than […]
This week’s inflation data came in a little bit hot, but it doesn’t mean that rates on traditional fixed income investments will stay high for much longer. When the climate starts to get kinder — and money market funds and freshly issued bonds start offering lower rates — yield-seeking investors will turn to dividend-paying stocks […]
The difference between a good company and a great one can be as small as admitting when you’re wrong. It’s all too common for companies to refuse to admit mistakes, or even double down on being wrong. That isn’t the case with General Motors (NYSE: GM) after it originally planned to discontinue the Chevrolet Bolt […]
Dividend investing is a blast. Every share of a dividend stock you buy adds to your passive income. It’s like paving a road to financial freedom brick by brick, your destination being the point where your dividends can pay all your living expenses. The brick-by-brick point is important, though. Dividend investing doesn’t need a huge […]
Dividend stocks make a great addition to your portfolio in any market environment. During difficult times, they’ll limit your losses, and during bull markets they’ll add to your returns. And this recurrent income falls into your lap without you doing a thing — what could be better than that? Now, today, let’s imagine you have […]
Does a stock’s absolute price level actually matter? There’s an ongoing debate over the premise. Some investors argue that bigger stock prices reflect higher-quality companies. Others say a stock’s price is purely arbitrary, in the same sense that four quarters is the equivalent of holding a single dollar bill. The thing is, regardless of the […]
Over the past year, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the talk of the town and one of the stock market’s best-performing large companies. The company designs the kind of advanced graphics processing unit (GPU) technology needed for artificial intelligence (AI). As a result, the GPU leader’s revenue and earnings have been skyrocketing. Sales surged 206% […]
There’s something about winter that always makes me want to dust off my candle collection. Maybe it’s because my homebody self loves an excuse to stay inside, and filling my home with inviting aromas seems like the coziest thing ever. Well, it would be — if it weren’t for my massive phobia about fire. For […]
The stock market has been unpredictable in recent years, with many companies enjoying immense growth in 2021 amid COVID-19 lockdowns only to lose all they had gained the following year after a macroeconomic-fueled sell-off in 2022. However, easing inflation and excitement over budding markets like artificial intelligence (AI) seem to suggest the worst declines are […]