Jan 31, 2025
Retirees who purchase stocks for investment income often have to settle for low yielding stocks. The S&P 500 Index yields just 1.3% right now, on average. However, there are plenty of high dividend stocks that have strong current yields above 4%.
Jan 27, 2025
Intergenerational wealth is created when one's investments provide not only for themselves, but for their children, grandchildren, and beyond.
Jan 21, 2025
The S&P 500 Index is coming off another strong year, rising 23% in 2024. As a result of a long-running bull market, the average dividend yield of the index has come down to just 1.3%. This is not a high enough yield for many retirement investors who desire higher investment...
Jan 20, 2025
Income investors typically focus on stocks with high dividend yields. However, investors with a longer time horizon should also consider dividend growth stocks, as these may provide more income over the long run.
Jan 6, 2025
Most investors are familiar with large-cap stocks like Coca-Cola and IBM. Microcap stocks, on the other hand, are the smallest companies that trade publicly on the stock market.Micro-cap stocks are publicly-traded companies with market capitalizations between $50 million...
Jan 3, 2025
The S&P 500 is coming off a strong year with a 25% year-to-date return. If the market takes a downturn in 2025, investors can attempt to lower their portfolio volatility by reviewing a stock's standard deviation, a common proxy for risk.
Dec 23, 2024
The average dividend yield in the S&P 500 Index remains low at around 1.3%. As a result, many stocks have lower dividend yields than they did several years ago, due to rising share prices.
Dec 16, 2024
Monthly dividend stocks are attractive for income investors who are looking for more frequent payouts. Most stocks that pay dividends do so on a quarterly or semi-annual schedule.