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AT&T (NYSE: T) is becoming popular among passive income investors because of its healthy dividend yield. That said, there is more to know about this dividend investor favorite.

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2022 was a good year for Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) stock investors. Yes, shares declined through mid-December. But P&G outperformed the S&P 500 in a down year, just as you might expect from a

I'm going to let you in on a little-known investing fact: Companies that grow their dividends have delivered the highest total returns over the last several decades. According to data by Hartford

Between late 2021 and mid-2022, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) suffered its most significant decline in the stock's history. Despite its 10-for-1 stock split, a brutal bear market and a slowdown in e-commerce

Block (NYSE: SQ) is one of the worst-performing stocks of 2022. Down 62% this year, the financial technology (fintech) company has disappointed investors after putting up impressive returns in the

Most dividend-paying companies send a fixed amount to their investors each quarter. That gives them good visibility into the passive income they can earn from their investments.

However, some

EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) offers dividend stock investors a juicy dividend yield. That said, passive income investors must check under the hood to determine whether the dividend yield is safe.

Recently, SoFi Technologies' (NASDAQ: SOFI) CEO Anthony Noto purchased $5 million of the company's common shares. When the CEO of a company makes a big purchase like this, it's a good signal to the

The stock market may be down and investors may be selling growth stocks, but there are still some companies with explosive results that are worth your attention. And they're trading at lower levels

History has shown that, given enough time, the stock market always broadly trends toward new highs. That's an important lesson to remember in a year like this where all the major U.S. indexes, from

Social Security checks are set to get a substantial boost next month as the 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2023 kicks in. This will add $147 to the average senior's monthly check, and

For nearly every company in the software space 2022 has been a tough year, and that includes Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE). Shares of the creative software leader are down roughly 40% on the year, clobbered

The 2022 bear market pivoted this fall resulting in a nice rally. The S&P 500 index has rebounded from this year's lows that saw it down more than 20% with a double-digit rise since the end of

Semiconductor stocks got clobbered this year, getting hit by the fallout from the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, China's weakening economy, a drop in consumer electronics purchases, and

The past year has been downright awful for companies in the mortgage space. The majority of the blame lies with rising interest rates. Mortgage originators saw volumes collapse as rising rates

The metaverse became a hot topic last year as speculative investors cheered on the potential creation of a sprawling VR world supported by cryptocurrencies and decentralized apps. But over the past

This year has been a perfect storm for the mortgage space. Mortgage originators struggled as rising rates crushed origination volumes, while mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) dealt with

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) makes billions of dollars each year producing oil and gas. However, because those fossil fuels emit carbon dioxide when consumed, they're significant contributors to climate

Investing in the stock market shouldn't revolve around guessing the best moment to buy in or putting all your capital into a single investment in the hopes of generating sky-high returns. For those

In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and its recent Dec. 6 presentation at the Arete Tech Conference. Management shared great information

Despite their superior yields, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are often overlooked and undervalued by investors when compared to other dividend-paying stocks. Since REITs must pay 90% or more

If you're screening for high dividend-yielding stocks, it's likely Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) have come to your attention. Verizon is currently yielding an eye-popping 7%, and AT&T yields

This year has been tough for most stocks -- even the biggest and strongest of names. All three major indexes slipped into bear territory. And economic problems like rising inflation weighed on

Financial scams are hardly a new thing. But in the wake of the pandemic, they seem to have exploded. And unfortunately, it's seniors who tend to get targeted by scammers the most.

Why is that the

One of the biggest debates going on right now in the crypto world centers around Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. In the wake of the meltdown of Binance rival FTX