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In this video, I will be talking about three dividend-paying companies that you might want to add to your portfolio in the month of October. Dividend stocks can provide stability during rough times

The S&P 500 is down 24% this year, and the stock market hasn't been a great place to be holding your money of late. Investors have been dumping stocks left and right, with many quality companies

The S&P 500 index is down more than 24% so far this year. While medical stocks are seen as more recession-proof than many other sectors, they haven't been immune to the market's decline. The

With the stock market's recent wild volatility, if you're looking for the best way to invest $1,000 right now, you're not alone. Now, let's be clear: You shouldn't be investing money that you're

For many investors, $5,000 is a good amount to invest in the stock market. It's large enough that you can make hundreds of dollars on a 10% return -- and if the stock pays a dividend of 4% or more

Cruise line Carnival (NYSE: CCL) has become a popular comeback story on Wall Street. COVID-19 did a lot of damage to tourism-focused companies like Carnival, which are just now getting their sea

There's a lot of uncertainty about the next year or so. And that can make it difficult to predict which stocks will do well during that time frame because there's no telling when this bear market

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is facing some challenging headwinds right now. Stores are unionizing, costs are rising, and its high-priced coffee is starting to look more unaffordable in the midst of

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) seemed to be stabilizing last year. Under the turnaround efforts of CEO Mark Tritton, former merchandising chief at Target (NYSE: TGT), the struggling retailer

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is one of the food industry's biggest and most iconic names. Its size and its brand popularity helped this consumer goods maker generate enough free cash flow to afford a

Biotech giant Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) was underperforming the market this year -- that is, until the company's shares soared by as much as 37% last week. The drugmaker's major win in the stock market

Vaccine maker Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) has had a tumultuous past 18 months on the stock market. The company's shares soared as it sought to make good on its intentions to enter the COVID-19 vaccine

Social Security is the largest federal program in the United States. About 66 million Americans receive benefits each month, and those payments will total more than $1 trillion this year. On top of

The stock market continued to try to build a base on Thursday after a punishing first nine months of 2022. Two days of big gains on Monday and Tuesday set the stage for a nice recovery, and

Warren Buffett has been making a bold bet on oil prices over the past year. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), has been buying shares of oil giants Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and 

The "revenge travel" phase of the recovery has come and gone. Most of us have taken the vacations we had to postpone in 2020 as a result of safety concerns and travel restrictions. With the global

It's been a tough go for stocks in 2022. Inflation is stubbornly high, and the Federal Reserve has been aggressively raising interest rates in its efforts to bring it down. Since March, the Fed has

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) investors don't fear a recession as much as owners of other companies might. The consumer staples giant owns dozens of brands in essential categories, like hair care and

Latin America is one of the world's emerging markets, where technology isn't quite as established as in places like the U.S. However, e-commerce company MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) has been steadily

If you're considering getting into the stock market, now may be an opportune time. Although a bear market may be concerning, it won't last forever. The markets have recovered from crashes

With over three dozen stocks in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio, there's one company that Warren Buffett clearly has an ongoing love affair with because he's owned it for

Shares of coffee chain Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) gained slightly in September according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That was against the backdrop of the S&P 500 losing almost