Dividend investing has a reputation for being unglamorous. However, the strategy is a steady way to build long-term wealth. Investors can either identify individual dividend stocks or own exchange-traded funds which offer diversification. Two popular dividend ETFs in the U.S. are the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Some of the biggest names in the market are making headlines this month, but I’m more interested in what they could mean for the stocks going forward. Here’s why I’m buying Bloom Energy, Apple and Alphabet. Bloom Energy’s S&P 500 addition could fuel more gains Shares of Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) have soared more than 33% since
The inflation report that dropped on September 11 just moved the needle on Social Security for more than 75 million Americans. The new numbers point toward the largest annual benefit increase in three years, and the final figure gets locked in next month. The 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is now projected at 3.5%, based
Every industry has a version of “I like you, but I’m not ready to commit.” Landlords use it on promising tenants with thin credit files. Venture capitalists use it on founders with a great pitch and no revenue yet. This week, Wall Street used it on Coinbase. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Coinbase Global (COIN)
Kroger is facing mounting pressure from shifting customer habits, causing it to lose $12 billion as competition intensifies. In recent months, the grocery chain, which operates regional supermarkets such as Ralphs, Fred Meyer, and Smith’s, has grown laser–focused on attracting and retaining price-conscious customers by offering more value and lower prices in its stores. For
U.S. stock funds just posted their largest outflows since January. Treasury yields are at a 19-year high. Oil is above $100. And yet markets are barely moving. Bank of America says that calm is the problem. Strategists Jared Woodard and Michael Hartnett published a note warning that investors and policymakers are both being too relaxed
Every published price forecast is really two forecasts stacked on top of each other. There is the number the bank puts in the headline, and there is the quiet assumption underneath it about how the world actually travels from here to there. The number gets quoted on television and pasted into client decks. The assumption
Jim Cramer is no stranger to big predictions, and stock market investors navigating this choppy market need reasons to look beyond the next trading session. In his September 11 episode, the Mad Money host pointed to eerie similarities with 2018, when elevated interest rates helped turn a robust market into a painful sell-off. Despite that
Ryanair’s boss just said something travelers and investors should pay attention to. At the airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin, chief executive Michael O’Leary warned that airfares could rise sharply next year if oil prices stay high. For a company whose main selling point is cheaper seats, that change is worth monitoring. The timing matters
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang makes a big claim about where artificial intelligence (AI) is headed, he rarely walks it back, especially when the numbers keep lining up in his favor. On September 10, Jensen Huang stood on stage at one of Wall Street’s biggest technology gatherings and repeated a forecast he first made exactly