A 1% difference in fund fees sounds tiny. Over 30 years it can cost you six figures
A 1% difference in fund fees seems minor, but compounded over 30 years it can cost an investor six figures. Here is the real math.
Julia Santos
The dividend yield you see on your favorite stock site is probably already outdated. Here’s why
The dividend yield you see online may use outdated or trailing figures. Here is the difference between trailing and forward yield.
Stock buybacks are quietly competing with your dividend for the same dollar. Here’s how to tell who’s winning
Stock buybacks and dividends compete for the same corporate cash. Here is how to tell which approach a company favors and what it means for you.
Getting kicked off the Dividend Aristocrats list is more common than you think, and it’s not always a red flag
Being removed from the Dividend Aristocrats list happens more often than investors think. Here is what triggers a demotion and what it signals.
A 10% stock market drop is not rare. Here’s what actually happens to your portfolio when it hits
Stock market corrections of 10% or more happen regularly. Here is what a correction actually is and what to do when one hits.
The 3 dividend dates that decide whether you actually get paid, and the one people always get wrong
Ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date explained, including the single mistake that costs new dividend investors their payout.
The dividend stocks with the biggest yields are usually the ones you should check twice
Chasing the highest dividend yield is one of the most common mistakes in income investing. Here is how to spot a real yield trap.
Here is what actually happens if you put $10,000 into 3 dividend stocks, split evenly
What happens if you split $10,000 evenly across 3 dividend stocks? We run the math with real payout ratios and yields.
You don’t need a stock picker to build dividend income. These low-cost ETFs do the work
Building dividend income does not require picking individual stocks. Here is how low-cost dividend ETFs work and where they fit a portfolio.
Americans paid Trump’s tariffs at the register. Now businesses are getting $100 billion of it back
Reports point to roughly $100 billion in tariff refunds flowing to businesses after court rulings against Trump’s trade actions.