Dividend Stocks Have New Competition: Cash
Just 34 stocks in the S&P 500 have a dividend yield above that on the six-month Treasury bill AT&T (T cut its dividend last year when it divested the WarnerMedia…
Dividend Investing and Value News
Just 34 stocks in the S&P 500 have a dividend yield above that on the six-month Treasury bill AT&T (T cut its dividend last year when it divested the WarnerMedia…
Summary Some claim that stocks whose dividend yields are higher than inflation are a hedge against inflation. That’s like comparing the top speed of one car with the acceleration of…
Summary Investors in dividend-focused ETFs like SCHD point to past performance to justify their faith that their investments can weather any upcoming market conditions. This ignores three factors that can’t…
Now that the Federal Reserve appears to have abandoned its forward guidance tool in favor of being “data dependent” to help inform its future path for rates, investors should keep an eye…
The economy has entered a technical recession — but it could be just a growth scare, Fundstrat said. Inflation expectations have flattened, and markets now see the policy rate peaking…
The stock market rallied on Monday to kick off a big week of earnings as the latest quarterly results from big banks provided further clues about the health of the…
For a week that started out rather directionless in terms of stock market indicators, we’re sure making up for it late in the week. Not only is the unofficial start…
Stock indices tumbled at the start of the session on Wednesday after retail inflation came in hot, suggesting little rollover in price pressures. Early on the the Dow (DJI) is -1.2%,…
Inflation can be good or bad for the stock market, but in general high inflation is very bad news The relationship between inflation and equity prices is complex. When inflation…
The pain of higher prices continues for US consumers. Record gas prices drove inflation to 8.6% for the 12 months ending in May, higher than the pace in April, according to…