How to get hired without impressive pedigree or resume

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison has a simple piece of career advice: Chase the job nobody wants. “When you don’t have an impressive pedigree, when you don’t have a resume that will stand out, the way that you get people to notice you is, you take jobs that nobody else wants, and you work really hard […]

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 […]