Dividend Stocks
Help Insure Your Portfolio With This Overlooked Insurance Stock
This unheralded insurance stock is one of less than 20 companies that have raised their dividends for more than 50 years in a row. Read more
Top Warren Buffett Stock Now on Sale
A prominent activist investor has bailed on a favorite Warren Buffett stock which has fallen prey to market disfavor. Read more
Another Year, Another 20%-Plus Return for This Dividend Aristocrat
During a year in which the S&P 500 index finished down 2%, one S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat swam against the current. Read more
Why Investors Are Too Negative on Ford and GM
Not only are Ford and GM shares cheap at just 10 times earnings, but their falling stock prices have propped up their dividend yields to attractive levels. Read more
GE Earnings Mixed, Stock Falls
U.S. industrial giant General Electric is widely viewed as an economic bellwether. When GE earnings stumble, the entire world feels it. Read more
Should Kohl’s Go Private?
One of the ways publicly traded companies can create value for shareholders when their stock prices decline is to go private. But could Kohl’s find a buyer? Read more
Icahn Ups Pressure for Top Insurance Stock
Shares of insurer AIG are now down more than 10% since activist investor Carl Icahn first pitched his thesis for splitting up the company back in October. Read more
Don’t Give Up on Oil Income Quite Yet
If you listen to the IEA, we’re close to drowning in oil oversupply. But not so fast. Investors seeking oil income are just as likely to swim as to… Read more
The Hidden Winner in Railroad Consolidation
Railroad consolidation will be a tough sell for regulators, but there’s a broader way to play the rails – without having to gamble on M&A. Read more