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Why the outlook is positive for dividend-centric strategies

With volatility making a return, many investors are taking a step back and reassessing their positions

What Will Win the Next 5 Years in Financial Services?

To keep up with potentially disruptive competitors, financial firms must embrace connected data and planning.

Finding Stable Dividends in a Rough Market

In a world of slowing dividend growth and potentially rising interest rates, your dividend investing strategy may need some tweaks.

Here's the best financial advice the country's top advisors ever got

Financial advisors need money tips, too. In fact, sometimes a salient piece of advice led them into the industry. We asked advisors from firms that made the FA 100 list for 2019 for the best money and investing advice tips they ever received.

How to pick the best dividend stocks

Investing in companies with increasing dividends like Disney and Starbucks can really pay off.

Investors Are Losing Interest in Active Mutual Funds. So Why Do Fund Companies Keep Launching More?

There are nearly 7,400 active mutual funds on the market right now, about 12% more than a decade ago.

Stock Brokers vs. Underwriters: What's the Difference?

Learning about underwriting and agency roles at a brokerage can give insight into how securities are issued and traded.

Do Dividend-Paying Stocks Make Better Investments?

Investors mistakenly believe that dividend-paying stocks make better investments. Dividend stocks are usually on the value end of the spectrum, which does make

Are Dividend ETFs A Good Investment For Couch Potato Investors?

Q: I am a 63-year-old retired Couch Potato investor. I haven't seen any unbiased (meaning unsponsored) information about dividend ETFs. Have you got any thought

Have I Got a Fund For You! Why Brokers Push Some Investments

Digging in to the fine print reveals the incentives that may lead investors to get conflicted advice.

Dividend hero investment trusts show inflation-beating qualities

Unlike open-ended funds, investment trusts are able to stash 15% of annual income for revenue reserves, which gives them some dry powder to reinforce...

Investment adviser vs. broker: What’s the difference?

Partnering with a financial professional can help take the mystery and confusion out of investments and financial planning. Both investment advisers and brokers can help clients manage money, but their methods, expertise and fee schedule may vary. Investors need to do the research to find the right fit for them.

Will I be protected if my investment broker goes bankrupt?

I see no reason to move a portion of your assets to a different broker if you are concerned about your current broker going bankrupt

Investment Adviser vs. Broker: What's the Difference?

What is the difference between an investment adviser and a broker? These are two different jobs, each with their own financial specialty.

Neman: Easy culinary investments pay huge dividends of flavor

If you make things like preserved lemons, demi-glace and ghee and keep them in the pantry or the fridge, you can use them to make extraordinary meals for months to

4 Tips to Make Your Nonprofit Investment Yield Dividends

Finding the right partner for your business's charitable initiatives can be tricky, but a little research can help you make the perfect match.

Upfront investment in new-build energy efficiency yields dividends

Assembling a communicative team of experts is essential to constructing an energy-efficient supermarket.

What Is a Dividend Trap?

Using A Dividend Trading Strategy? You Need To Know How Dividends Get Paid

Aside from being an incentive for long-term investors, dividends represent a great trading opportunity for those looking to capitalize on quick inefficiencies. But in order to use a dividend capture strategy, you first need to understand the timeline of how dividends get paid to investors. How Dividend Payments Work Most dividend payments are quarterly, but.. Read more

When A Loan Is Really A Dividend

Related parties, be they family members or commonly-controlled business entities, must be careful when transacting business with one another. They, and th