The recent flash crash in U.S. tech and AI stocks was triggered by DeepSeek's cost-efficient AI model, challenging the dominance of companies like NVIDIA. Despite market volatility, maintaining a balanced portfolio with AI exposure is essential, as AI remains a powerful long-term growth driver. I share some of the best opportunities for dividend investors to generate big dividends from AI stocks.
Trump, by taking the Office, has created an elevated uncertainty in the system, which is supportive for a heightened volatility. The DeepSeek in combination with rich multiples across the AI firm board has propelled the notion of high uncertainty even further. All of this is positive for covered call ETFs in terms of enhancing the option premiums and providing attractive current income streams.
As crude oil enters 2025 in an elevated range due to increasing global energy demands and many new investments in offshore production, energy stocks could be due to rise. Energy firms had a lackluster year in 2024, but a renewed focus by the new administration on incentivizing an increase in energy production by loosening regulations over drilling on federal lands could help boost the sector.
Many income-production asset classes provide subpar offerings. It is either high yield or high growth and rarely something in the middle. I share why infrastructure could be a solution to fill this gap.
U.S. inflation increased in December, marking the largest monthly increase in overall prices since February 2024. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in December from November, up 2.9% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
Building a lasting dividend growth portfolio requires focusing on high-quality blue-chip stocks that consistently grow dividends. Many turn to SCHD for this, but it is not enough. I share three of the very best 6%+ yielding dividend growth stocks available today that can lay a foundation for a successful dividend growth portfolio.
Many investors in 2025 need dependable passive income, and one outstanding way to get reliable regular dividends is to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The energy sector seems to be in constant boom or bust, resulting in wildly swinging performance from year to year relative to most other sectors. That said, energy is still essential for civilization to function and that requires ways to produce and move it. Today, we are comparing several closed-end funds in the energy infrastructure space, including a few that are more heavily focused on MLPs.
Retiring on $1 million is increasingly challenging. Doing it with dividends can make it more feasible. I share two approaches to retiring on dividends with $1 million.
AMLP is a buy due to its high dividend yield, outperforming other passive investments, and potential benefits from Trump's pro-oil policies. The ETF focuses on midstream energy infrastructure, less affected by oil price volatility, and benefits from increasing U.S. production and pipeline capacity. AMLP's largest holding, Energy Transfer LP, leads in natural gas pipelines, enhancing the fund's stability and growth prospects.
Dividend investing done right is remarkably simple. I focus on businesses that are durable and defensive and have strong balance sheets and well-covered dividends. I share 3 all-star high-yields that also offer very impressive growth potential.
U.S. natural gas and NGLs throughput volumes are set to increase, benefitting midstream players. Cash flows in the midstream sector have improved while capex has slowed down, enabling higher and better covered distributions. AMLP and some of its holdings are still priced lower than their pre-pandemic levels despite stronger fundamentals.