A handful of companies have prospered in both good times and bad, rewarding their shareholders at every turn. Of course, I’m talking about the Dividend Aristocrats. It takes 25 straight years of dividend hikes to join this elite club. This is an exclusive society. Out of 6,000 publicly listed stocks trading on major U.S. exchanges, just 69 qualify for membership.…
The artificial intelligence (AI) market has grown like a weed over the past decade. That rapid expansion — which was fueled by more sophisticated cloud computing services, large language models, and generative AI applications — lit a blazing fire under some high-growth tech stocks. The most obvious winners are Nvidia, the world’s top producer of discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) for…
There’s no shortage of tax-sheltered investment accounts available to ordinary Americans looking to minimize their annual bill to the IRS. Some of the most popular options include workplace 401(k) plans, Roth IRAs and even health savings accounts (HSAs). Depending on the account, you might benefit from upfront deductions, tax-deferred growth or even tax-free withdrawals. But all three have one thing…
The following analysis doesn’t play favorites with donkeys or elephants, nor does it serve Kool-Aid of any ideological flavor. This is a market-minded survival guide for those trying to navigate today’s political-induced chaos, with their retirement savings intact. Here are five risk-reduction moves that keep you invested but also protect you from calamity. This post originally appeared at Investing Daily.
Even though broader equities have been highly volatile this year, it’s still a good idea to invest in stocks for a straightforward reason. Holding shares of top companies for five years and beyond will usually allow anyone to earn superior returns. That’s not a secret, but it’s easy to forget when dealing with an uncertain near term. Even turbulent times…
Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately, not all analysts and the stocks they pick are winners. Analyst opinions and ratings can vary significantly for a particular stock, making it difficult for investors to know which analysts to trust. Fortunately, WallStreetZen has implemented a system to track analyst stock picks based on average return, win…
The stock market’s heightened volatility this year is a painful reminder of how quickly Wall Street can go from bullish to bearish. When that happens, taking withdrawals from your retirement account after its value has declined can put you at risk of running out of money. During times like these, having a reliable income source that is not dependent on…
Bitcoin‘s (BTC) price is a bit less than $110,000 per coin as of this writing, right near its all-time high, and right in the midst of what might be a generational bull run for the asset. There’s a solid chance it could keep powering on higher and higher over the coming quarters. But this favorable setup isn’t the result of chance, nor…
Everyone tends to pay attention when big-name stocks make their initial public offerings (IPO). That’s in part because in hindsight, the debut of certain companies provides a life-changing investment opportunity. Consider Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA), which hit public markets in 2010 with a valuation of just $2 billion or so – and now, the company is worth more than $1 trillion.…
Solar stocks took a nasty hit after Trump’s “big beautiful bill” passed the House. Because if this legislative package becomes law, it would remove the 30% federal tax credit for rooftop solar installations and end the investment and electricity production tax credits for solar power facilities. Although the bill still has to get through the Senate, we really don’t know…