Just How Safe Is McDonald's Stock's Dividend? RiverNorthPhotography / iStock Unreleased via Getty Images A key component of income investing is a portfolio that includes safe dividends, those that are unlikely to shrink or disappear. Recognizing when a dividend is stable and safe can be a challenge. Yet, certain metrics can offer clear signs for the investor looking to establish or shore up such a portfolio.Take the quarterly dividend at McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) for instance. The most recent payout wa ...

5 Blue Chip Dividend Stocks Make Up a Massive 75% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Paul Morigi / Getty Images If any investor has stood the test of time, it’s Warren Buffett, and with good reason. For years, the “Oracle of Omaha” has had a rock star-like presence in the investing world, and his annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting draws thousands of loyal fans who are investors. Known for his long buy-and-hold strategies and his massive portfolio of public and private holdings, he remains one of th ...

AMD Stock Price Prediction in 2030: Bull, Base & Bear Forcasts JHVEPhoto / iStock Editorial via Getty Images Before its NYSE IPO in September 1979, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) traded over the counter for 7 years. AMD stock was traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange until January 2015, when they were moved to the Nasdaq.A brief history of AMDThe company got its start in 1969 by becoming a second source of chips for Fairchild Semiconductor, the company that had spawned Intel Corp. (NAS ...

Investors Ignore Musk Drug Charges Maja Hitij / Getty Images News via Getty Images The Wall Street Journal had a lengthy expose about Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s drug use. He denied the report almost immediately. The article also said some board members of both Tesla and SpaceX, the rocket company Musk runs, were aware of the issue and it troubled them. The day after the accusations by the paper, Tesla stock rose over 1% to $240. No one cared about what the newspaper had to say.What happened ...

How Far Will Boeing's Stock Drop as Its Planes Are Grounded? Boarding1Now / iStock Editorial via Getty Images Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) stock is down close to double digits on a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft worldwide. The decision came after an Alaska Airlines plane lost part of its side while in flight. Images of the damage ended up on social media and spread like wildfire. While it is impossible to forecast how long these planes will be out of ...

5 Dividend Aristocrats Primed For a Big 2024 ptasha / iStock via Getty Images Since 1926, dividends have accounted for almost a third of the total return of the S&P 500, so regardless of whether the market is up, down, or flat, regular dividend payments from high-quality blue chip stocks provide investors with a much better chance for success. With inflation staying frustratingly steady and the potential for more stock market turbulence in 2024, looking at quality stocks that pay dependable quarterly divi ...

Apple's Stock Surged 50% Last Year. Now What? hocus-focus / iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock was up 50% last year, against a rise of 21% by the S&P 500. In the process, it broke through the $3 trillion market cap barrier, making it the world’s most valuable public corporation. So far, 2024 has been a different story. Apple’s stock has dropped over 5% in just a few days.The success of the iPhone 15 fueled Apple’s run last year. It was released in September, as iPhones usually ...

Will Elon Musk's Drug Use Hurt Tesla? Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc / Getty Images In a long and extremely detailed article, The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) founder Elon Musk has used serious and often illegal drugs. Some of the people who work with him worry his behavior could harm decisions and that, in turn, this could hurt Tesla’s stock.According to the Journal investigation, “In recent years, some executives and board members at his companies and others close to the bill ...

Tesla Shares Up 100%: Look for Another Strong Year jetcityimage / iStock Editorial via Getty Images No matter what founder Elon Musk does with social media platform X or his other antics, investor belief in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) only continues to rise. In 2023, Tesla stock jumped over 100% as its market cap hit $760 billion, ninth among all publicly traded companies, just behind Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Can the shares continue to rise in an auto industry where the electric vehicle (EV) sec ...

6 Dividend Stocks That Safeguard You During a Market Crash solarseven / iStock via Getty Images Everything is starting to look rosy again. The inflation data for November came in below the estimates; earnings were reasonably good for the third quarter, and the Santa Claus rally has stocks near or at all-time highs.However, the reality is that we are now involved, albeit by proxy, in two wars—the one between Ukraine and Russia, plus the fighting in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas. While the former ...