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Dividend stocks for retirement income
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPEarning decent returns in todays low-rate environment is a challenge.
July 29, 2014
U.S., European stocks rise on earnings as bonds gainThe S&P 500 Index gained 0.3 percent at 10:26 a.m. in New York, and the Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.6 percent.
July 28, 2014
The Benefits of Total ReturnThe case for including dividend stocks in client portfolios remains strong. Many of the advantages were shared in a Fidelity Investments research report, Equity Total Return: Lower Volatility in the Longer Term.
July 28, 2014
Powerful Performance From DividendsWhile it's easy to overlook the value of dividends during bull markets like this one, they remain a key component of equity returns from a longer-term perspective.
July 28, 2014
Should Stock Investors ‘Fight the Fed’?One of the oldest rules on Wall Street is dont fight the Fed. But that knee-jerk response might be wrong, Barry Ritholtz says.
July 22, 2014
U.S. stocks rise on inflation, corporate earnings releasesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 55.06 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,106.79.
July 18, 2014
U.S. stocks advance as Google rally eclipses Ukraine concernsThe S&P 500 gained 0.4 percent to 1,964.95 at 9:51 a.m. in New York, paring its loss for the week to 0.1 percent.
July 15, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuate with bonds on Yellen remarksYellen said in her semi-annual testimony to Congress that significant slack remains in labor markets.