Investors love dividend stocks but there are different ways to look at them, including various “quality” approaches. Today we are focusing on high yields. A high dividend yield can be Read more
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These are the top 10 mistakes people make when planning for retirement
We all make mistakes in planning for our golden years. But which are the worst, which are the most common, and which ones do we all need to watch out Read more
One reason the rich get richer
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald disagreed about the rich. Fitzgerald, who had stars in his eyes, supposedly said, “The rich are different from the rest Read more
Opinion: Wall Street CEOs confirm their allegiance to Beijing
China has been in the news plenty this year. First there was the controversy surrounding Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics. And then the United Nations issued a report confirming China’s “crimes against humanity.” Read more
Why I don’t want I-bonds
There’s been such a rush to buy “I-bonds,” inflation-protected bonds from the U.S. government, that the TreasuryDirect website crashed. I-bonds have been one of the hottest investments of the year. Read more
Halloween: It’s the best time of the year to buy stocks
I once got some excellent investing advice around Halloween from a fortuneteller in Salem, Massachusetts. “Are you prepared in your life to take on more risk?” he asked over a Read more
Republican and Democratic parents ‘deeply polarized’ over K-12 school subjects ahead of midterm elections and mortgage applications drop after rates top 7%, the highest since 2001
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. An increase in Social Security can only do so much — new thinking is needed for older adults in the modern workforce For Read more
How does inflation affect stocks? Here’s an explainer, and a basic guide to finding the stocks that fare better with inflation.
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Opinion: The downfall of Liz Truss — can it help your portfolio?
The British pound rose on the news that Liz Truss was standing down. (It’s now the best performing currency of the last month, if you can believe). The interest rate Read more
Opinion: Stressing about the market only makes things worse
Watching the gyrations in the market this past month makes anyone dizzy. And nervous. After years of long-term rising stock-market values SPX, +0.71% GDOW, +0.64%, we are faced with rising Read more