The highest-yielding stocks aren't necessarily your best choice. Quality counts. A company should not only be able to continue funding its payouts, but should also be capable of growing its dividend payments in the future.

And there's perhaps no safer long-term strategy than to seek out the best dividend stocks. The stock market always trends up in the long run, so in a sense there's no need to sweat any short-term struggles.

More customers and more spending both lead to more revenues. Sure, Black Hills is a tortoise of a company, but if you like boring dividend stocks, you'll probably be happy loading up on this one. Boring and reliable Black Hills will likely appeal to ...

The power of owning dividend-paying stocks is often underappreciated. Consider, for example, that a study by Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research found that between 1973 and 2023

The post-election rally that came to a halt earlier last week has resumed, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new all-time highs. However, Wall Street has witnessed volatile trading lately as several domestic and geopolitical factors have unsettled investors.

In the current global market landscape, uncertainty surrounding incoming U.S. administration policies and inflationary pressures have led to a mixed performance across major indices, with sectors like financials and energy seeing gains while healthcare faces challenges.