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20 Years on Wall Street Taught Me: Boomers Feel Safe With 5 High-Yield Dividend Giants
After a 35-year career in the finance industry, including two decades as an institutional stockbroker at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley, I developed an institutional perspective on dividend-focused investing. My tenure at these premier Wall Street firms exposed me to fundamental analysis, credit evaluation, and risk management practices, which directly translate into selecting quality dividend-paying companies.
Oracle upgraded, Workday downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today’s research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly.
Top 5 Upgrades:
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Oppenheimer upgraded Oracle (ORCL) to Outperform from Perform with an $185 price target.
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The “Magnificent Seven” Are Sending Shockwaves Through Wall Street With This $8.4 Billion Warning
The people who know Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla best are telling a worrisome story.
For the better part of this decade, the bulls have been in firm control on Wall Street. While game-changing technology trends, such as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), have undoubtedly played an important role in sending the broader market higher,
S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as Nvidia and Salesforce earnings fail to lift market: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2026.
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Stocks pulled back on Thursday as the latest results from tech titan Nvidia and software giant Salesforce weren’t enough to boost the broader market.
401(k) Real Talk Episode 181: February 25, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of 401(k) Real Talk, where Fred Barstein, contributing editor for WealthManagement.com’s RPA channel, reviews all of last week’s industry news and selects the five most important/interesting stories.
Worth reading/listening/noting:
Read the full raw transcript below:
Greetings &
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Got $10,000? Put It in These Dividend Stocks Now
If you have $10,000 that you won’t need to spend anytime soon, there are ways to derive passive income from that money. Among the easiest strategies is to buy and hold a handful of dividend-paying stocks.
Stocks with good yields can be the crown jewels of your portfolio, but you need to have a plan in place.
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Why did NVDA stock drop after Nvidia earnings beat estimates? Here's why investors are worrying about long-term AI dominance outlook
Nvidia NVDA stock today: Even after forecasting first-quarter revenue well above the average analyst estimate and reporting a 73% jump in fourth-quarter sales, Nvidia’s stock dropped on Thursday. The muted response suggests that, despite blockbuster growth, investors are still uneasy about how long the artificial intelligence boom can last.
SEBI allows equity MF schemes to invest in gold, silver
Capital markets regulator SEBI has allowed equity-oriented mutual fund schemes to invest a residual portion of their funds in gold and silver in addition to REITs and InVITs.
In the equity category schemes, mutual funds may invest residual portion in equity, money market instruments and other liquid instruments, gold and silver instruments as permitted by SEBI and in InvITs,
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What Are The Risks Threatening AVGO Stock’s Run?
CHINA – 2025/12/27: In this photo illustration, the Broadcom logo is seen displayed on the screen of a tablet. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Broadcom stock (NASDAQ: AVGO) has had a rocky start to the year,
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