These dividends should continue growing.
Dividend growers have been high-performing investments over the long term. The typical dividend growth stock in the S&P 500 has delivered an average annualized total return of 10.2% over the past 50 years, according to data from Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research.
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When portfolios get unwieldy with too many holdings leading to diffused holdings that neither provide diversification nor insulate from falls, they become challenging to manage.
In the mutual funds context, focused schemes seek to achieve a compact portfolio with a limit of 30 stocks that ensure diversification and reasonable exposure to individual sectors or stocks.
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Nvidia makes the world’s most powerful AI chips.
Nvidia (NVDA +1.14%) delivered top-notch performance over the past two years, with the stock climbing more than 200% over that time period. This is thanks to the company’s position in the artificial intelligence (AI) market,
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A grim trend has emerged for hundreds of thousands of Australians nearing the typical retirement age.
While Warren Buffett is well-known for making significant investments that have paid off in multiples,
President Donald Trump on Saturday said the US would take control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves and recruit American companies to invest billions of dollars to refurbish the country’s gutted oil industry.
Venezuela is sitting on a massive 303 billion barrels worth of crude — about a fifth of the world’s global reserves,
Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Slimmon feels large-cap tech stocks are poised for a stunning comeback. Following months of underperformance, he feels the markets are underestimating the group’s next move.
That’s a shock take, to say the least, as the narrative around tech has soured of late.
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The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees — now capped at $5,108 per month — will be issued in just 11 days, marking the first checks to reflect the new 2026 cost-of-living adjustment.
Here’s what beneficiaries need to know about January payment dates,
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