It’s Rough Out There. Stick With Dividend Stocks to Stay Afloat.

Dividend stocks are poised to notch an impressive victory this year. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend index is ahead 5.5%, cruising past the S&P 500 index, down 14.4% in total returns. Even more...

Berkshire Sold $5 Billion of Financial Stocks, Possibly Citigroup and Bank of NY

Berkshire Hathaway likely unloaded nearly $5 billion of financial stocks from its portfolio in the third quarter, and two possible candidates for the trimmed positions are Citigroup and Bank of New Yo...

3 Undervalued Stocks Paying Decent Dividends

Price, Value. getty These are big stocks now trading at or below book value with low price/earnings ratios and which are paying dividends. That’s a sweet combination if you’re a value person. If you’v...

These 10 S&P 500 Stocks Have Solid Dividends, Not Just Big Buybacks

Last week’s Income Investing column focused on shareholder yield, which combines dividends with stock buybacks, by sector. This week, Barron’s decided to drill down and look at the shareholder yields ...