Believe it or not, but we’re not far away from being halfway through the year. Time flies when you’re having fun — and when you’re not having fun, too. The stock market could remain highly volatile for months to come. That doesn’t mean you can’t find great stocks to buy, though. Here are three top…
Do you view the proverbial glass of water as half-full or half-empty? The answer could determine how you think about the stock market’s performance this year. If you’re an optimist, you’ll probably focus on the resurgence of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in recent weeks. On the other hand, pessimists will likely point out that…
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) both survived the retail apocalypse that wiped out many brick-and-mortar retailers over the past 15 years. Both of these superstore chains kept growing by staying away from dying malls, renovating their stores, expanding their e-commerce marketplaces, and using their brick-and-mortar stores to fulfill online orders. They also matched…
A lot of people look forward to a time when they’re eligible for Social Security. And that’s understandable, because who wouldn’t want the government to send them a check every month for life? But before you get ready to retire and live on Social Security, there’s an important thing you should know about those monthly…
Even the most iconic brands encounter rough patches, and right now, a few with long-standing dividend legacies are doing just that. These companies have been pillars of the American business landscape for generations, and their management teams have long been committed to returning capital to shareholders. Although recent challenges have weighed on their stock prices,…
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) is offering an attractive dividend yield today of around 4% or so. It is also very well-designed, mixing income, company quality, and growth into one exchange-traded fund (ETF) option. But it misses out on some key dividend-focused sectors, which is why you might want to add this…
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is considered the single best gauge for the overall U.S. stock market. The index is down about 1% year to date, and Wall Street analysts expect little change in the remaining months of 2025. However, Tom Lee at Fundstrat Global Advisors predicts the S&P 500 will reach 15,000 by 2030….
May has been a month of monster news events. It began with Berkshire Hathaway‘s Warren Buffett announcing plans to step down as CEO by the end of the year. This was followed just days later by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting on interest rates. All the while, earnings season rolled on and President…
One of the most important decisions you’ll make in retirement planning is when to start collecting Social Security. Most people become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits at age 62, and many waste no time when it comes to start collecting their monthly checks from the government. But that comes with a significant downside: Claiming…
