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The Best Stocks for a Bear Market
The Best Stocks for a Bear Market
The ideal bear-market stock pick should have a defensive business, a long history of dividend growth and relatively low volatility. Here are 10 stocks…
May 18, 2022
The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio: All 47 Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked
The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio: All 47 Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked
The Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is a diverse set of blue chips, and increasingly, lesser-known growth bets. Here's a look at every stock picked by Wa…
May 17, 2022
All 30 Dow Jones Stocks Ranked: The Pros Weigh In
All 30 Dow Jones Stocks Ranked: The Pros Weigh In
The Dow Jones Industrial Average comprises 30 blue-chip stocks that are tops in their industries. But some Dow Jones stocks are better buys than other…
April 19, 2022
Surprising Stocks to Buy for Dividends, Defense and Inflation Protection
Surprising Stocks to Buy for Dividends, Defense and Inflation Protection
Soft drink equities could be a great place to hide out amid heightened market volatility and rapidly rising prices.
March 21, 2022
12 Best Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for 2022
12 Best Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for 2022
There are plenty of challenges facing retailers and manufacturers right now, but these top-rated consumer staples stocks could serve as a steady hand …
March 11, 2022
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5 Best Dow Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
5 Best Dow Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
This mini-portfolio of inflation-fighting dividend payers is clobbering the market in 2022 and positioned well against this year’s headline headwinds.
February 14, 2022
Stock Market Today (2/7/22): Energy Rises, Comms Fall on Mixed Monday
Stock Market Today (2/7/22): Energy Rises, Comms Fall on Mixed Monday
Stocks broadly slip amid a slow-news Monday, but earnings and a pivotal CPI report are on deck later this week.
February 7, 2022
Walt Disney (DIS) Remains a "Show-Me Story" Ahead of Earnings
Walt Disney (DIS) Remains a "Show-Me Story" Ahead of Earnings
Our preview of the upcoming week's earnings reports includes Walt Disney (DIS), Coca-Cola (KO) and Peloton Interactive (PTON).
February 7, 2022
30 Best Stocks of the Past 30 Years
30 Best Stocks of the Past 30 Years
This elite group of global equities created the most wealth for shareholders over the past three decades.
February 5, 2022
Dogs of the Dow 2022: 10 Dividend Stocks to Watch
Dogs of the Dow 2022: 10 Dividend Stocks to Watch
The decades-old income-and-value strategy, the Dogs of the Dow, will try to bounce back in 2022. Here are this year's 10 members.
January 5, 2022
The Best and Worst Dow Stocks of 2021
The Best and Worst Dow Stocks of 2021
The Dow Jones Industrial Average produced well-above-average returns in 2021. But some of its venerable blue chips did far better ... while others lef…
December 31, 2021
21 Best Retirement Stocks for an Income-Rich 2021
21 Best Retirement Stocks for an Income-Rich 2021
The ideal retirement stocks will help investors generate a sizable and reliable income stream. These 21 dividend payers make the grade.
December 20, 2021
Stock Market Today (11/30/21): Dow Drops 652 Points After Powell Signals Faster Taper
Stock Market Today (11/30/21): Dow Drops 652 Points After Powell Signals Faster Taper
Despite a looming threat from the COVID omicron variant, the Fed is likely to discuss speeding up the tapering of its asset-buying program.
November 30, 2021
10 Dow Dividend Stocks Analysts Love the Most
10 Dow Dividend Stocks Analysts Love the Most
With uncertainty running high amid a return of volatility, the case for the best Dow dividend stocks is as strong as ever.
October 4, 2021
11 Recovery Stocks That Could Get a Vaccine Spark
11 Recovery Stocks That Could Get a Vaccine Spark
The FDA's full approval of a COVID-19 vaccine was just the catalyst downtrodden recovery stocks needed, analysts say.
August 24, 2021
America's Worst CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios
America's Worst CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios
These 10 S&P 500 firms boast sky-high CEO-to-worker pay ratios that see their executives making thousands of times more than their median employee.
July 23, 2021
Stock Market Today (7/21/21): Coke, Chipotle Keep the Snap-Back Rally Rolling
Stock Market Today (7/21/21): Coke, Chipotle Keep the Snap-Back Rally Rolling
Investors kept up the bullish momentum Wednesday, encouraged by a pause in bond buying and strong corporate earnings.
July 21, 2021
The Best ESG Stocks in the Dow
The Best ESG Stocks in the Dow
Only a third of the stocks in the Dow rank as industry leaders according to MSCI's ESG rankings. Fortunately, most of those who do also are favored by…
April 21, 2021
Stocks Slip in Sloppy Start to the Week
Stocks Slip in Sloppy Start to the Week
The Dow and S&P 500 came off their all-time highs Monday despite still-optimistic data coming out of the Q1 earnings slate.
April 19, 2021
Stock Market Today 3/19/21: Stocks Close Mixed as Banks Sink, Tech Rebounds
Stock Market Today 3/19/21: Stocks Close Mixed as Banks Sink, Tech Rebounds
The Dow and S&P 500 lost ground amid a slide in financial shares, while Facebook helped the Nasdaq come back from a steep loss in the previous session…
March 16, 2021
11 Recovery Stocks That Could Get a Stimulus Spark
11 Recovery Stocks That Could Get a Stimulus Spark
Some Americans have telegraphed plans to plug at least some stimulus money into the stock market. If you plan to do the same, consider starting with t…
March 11, 2021
15 Dividend Kings for Decades of Dividend Growth
15 Dividend Kings for Decades of Dividend Growth
Dividend Kings are the crème de la crème of dividend growers, and should be top of mind for any investor who puts income stability above all else.
March 1, 2021
11 Defensive Stocks to Buy Now for Harder Times Later
11 Defensive Stocks to Buy Now for Harder Times Later
The best time to buy defensive stocks is before you need them. Here are 11 picks to buy now to prepare yourself for an eventual patch of turbulence.
February 5, 2021
Dogs of the Dow 2021: 10 Dividend Stocks to Watch
Dogs of the Dow 2021: 10 Dividend Stocks to Watch
The Dogs of the Dow were flea-bitten last year, but this simple dividend-investing strategy will try to return to greatness in 2021.
January 6, 2021
Stock Market Today 1/4/21: Stocks Stumble Out of the Blocks to Start 2021
Stock Market Today 1/4/21: Stocks Stumble Out of the Blocks to Start 2021
The major indices spilled plenty of red ink Monday as investors mulled the consequences of Georgia's upcoming senatorial runoffs, as well as continued…
January 4, 2021
25 Dividend Stocks the Analysts Love Most for 2021
25 Dividend Stocks the Analysts Love Most for 2021
Income investors looking for more than just a little yield: These are the top dividend stocks for 2021, according to the pros.
December 18, 2020