The energy sector had a rather pedestrian year in 2024. The average energy stock in the S&P 500 gained only 2% on the year, as measured by the return of the Energy Select SPDR ETF, well below the S&P 500's gain of more than 23%.
Generating passive income can help get you on the road to financial freedom. It can help offset some of your expenses, reducing the time you need to actively work to fund your lifestyle.
Dividend stocks can be enriching investments. They supply income and have historically produced higher total returns than non-payers.
Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%.
I own a lot of dividend stocks. They're a big part of my investment strategy.
In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe share two of their favorite ultra-high-yield dividend stocks, Easterly Government Properties (DEA 1.22%) and Brookfield Renewable (BEPC -1.00%) (BEP -1.10%).
Energy demand is accelerating, especially for lower-carbon energy. The world needs more power to support an increasingly digital economy.
The S&P 500 up over 55% in the last two years. Naturally, investors are likely wondering how much longer the bull market rally can go.
Dividend stocks can be powerful investments. They've outperformed non-payers by more than two to one over the last 50 years, according to data from Ne d Davis Research and Hartford Funds.
Dividend stocks just suffered a dip. We view this as a Christmas gift. I explain why and highlight 2 of our Top Picks to buy today.
"What gets measured gets managed" is a saying that we can apply to income investing. The only thing that could catch income investors off-guard from meeting their objectives is an unexpected dividend cut. In this article, I share two picks, which not only offer truly durable income streams, but also a high chance for realizing a sizeable upside from capital gains.
It takes money to make money. However, it doesn't require a lot of cash to get started generating passive income.