In good times and bad, dividend aristocrats deliver. Dividend investing is almost always a long-term strategy. After all, many companies only pay their shareholders once per quarter and yields are calculated on an annualized basis. That means if you don’t stick around for at least a year, you’re not realizing the full advertised income potential …

Here are seven quality stocks to buy that probably aren’t in your portfolio. Most long-term investors have large-cap, blue-chip stocks like Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL), Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) as part of their core holdings. Even people who own popular market cap-weighted index funds are highly exposed to the same handful …

Bank stocks making big cryptocurrency investments. Bitcoin prices are back above $45,000, and cryptocurrencies have been one of the hottest investments in the market since the beginning of 2020. Crypto bulls believe the decentralized nature of blockchain technology will allow cryptocurrencies to completely disrupt traditional financial institutions and banks over time. A new report from …

Analysts love these dividend stocks. When interest rates are low, dividend stocks can be an excellent source of income for investors. Unfortunately, a stock’s dividend is only as safe as the company paying it. When a company runs into financial trouble, the dividend is often the first thing on the chopping block. One quick way …

Analysts recommend these upgraded stocks in September. The S&P 500’s steady march higher continued in August. The index is now up 20% year to date and more than 100% from its March 2020 lows, but investors who have missed out on the rally may still have opportunities in today’s market. Many economists believe the U.S. …

A better way to build a portfolio. It used to be that your broker or financial advisor might put you in a handful of individual stocks, a mix of their suggestions and your suggestions. That, in essence, would be your portfolio, and if one of you wasn’t a great stock picker, you were out of …

These stocks are primed for a short squeeze. Short selling has gotten a lot of attention in 2021. Throughout the year, groups of retail traders on social media have successfully orchestrated targeted buying campaigns for some of the most heavily shorted stocks in the market in an attempt to drive out short sellers and trigger …

Cash in on these consumer stocks paying 2% or better. As millions of children return to the classroom, American parents are dealing with plenty of stresses – both new ones related to the lingering coronavirus challenges and old ones including the grind of getting their kids to the bus stop on time. But back-to-school season …