How to build up your bets – and returns – in dividend-paying stocks
Dividend stocks could be poised to get their moment in the sun as interest rates fall – and investors only need to take a simple step to boost their long-term returns in these positions. The Federal Reserve kicked off its rate-cutting campaign in September with a half-point reduction, and central bank policymakers projected that rates […]
Jefferies expects strong dividend growth this year. How to play it
It should be a good year for dividends, according to Jefferies. This year, the firm expects dividend growth in the U.S. to accelerate to 6.2% from 3.9% in 2023. “Most sectors except for energy and autos are expected to grow dividends, led by media and semis,” Desh Peramunetilleke, the firm’s global head of quantitative strategy, […]
Time to sell Nvidia? How to trade stocks that have ‘gone parabolic’
When stocks are in steep uptrends, it can difficult be difficult to determine when a meaningful corrective move is going to take place. We all want to capture as much of the uptrend as possible, especially when momentum is strong, but there is risk inherent to steep uptrends, which makes it important to have a […]