Philip Fisher is often regarded as the pioneer of growth investing. He is one of the most influential investment minds of all time, and his insights remain valuable to many investors even today. His ...
My conversations with people about Social Security often start with someone confidently saying, “I’m taking Social Security at 62.” Their reasons are usually the same: ‘Social Security will run out of ...
A recession, a significant decline in economic activity, is characterized by decreased industrial production, rising unemployment, falling consumer spending, higher credit defaults, and a declining ...
These 3 stocks have dividend yields above 3% and total expected returns above 10%, making them among our top picks for the ...
Dividend stocks struggled most of the year compared to the Magnificent Seven and other tech stocks. However, after accounting for dividend reinvestment, the Dividend Aristocrats finished 2024 with a ...
The Dividend Kings performed decently in 2024. They should finish with a positive return in 2024, albeit only in the mid-single digits, barring a year-end meltdown. They are currently up about 6.7%, ...
Many real estate investment trusts (REITs) face economic and market challenges causing the trusts to cut or suspend their dividends this year. The COVID-19 pandemic created a new operating paradigm by ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) will finish 2024 with a positive return. The index has climbed about 24% this year. This will be the fourth positive return in the last five years, with 2022 ...
Charles Dow and his business partner Edward Jones created the index with 12 constituents on May 26, 1896. The number of companies was expanded to 20 in 1916. In 1928, Peter Hamilton, the editor of the ...
My husband and I may not have figured out where we will retire yet, but we figured out his right retirement age. Our financial planning is based around a retirement age of 65 for my husband. At that ...