Thursday, February 19, 2026

Personal Finance

A Monthly Dividend Payer With a Solid 4.7% Yield

Like an ex-spouse, the Safety Net model is fickle and unforgiving. Screw up with a year of negative cash flow growth (or even the potential for a down year), and the stock’s dividend safety rating will get slapped...

2 Perfect Income Strategies for This Volatile Market

Many of us take walking for granted. We get out of the car and walk to the store. We get up from the couch and make a beeline for the refrigerator. We don’t think too much about it,...

Household Names at a Fair Price

Newell Brands (Nasdaq: NWL) might not be a household name itself, but its products certainly are. The company owns a powerful portfolio of consumer goods brands including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Coleman, Yankee Candle, and many others. With more than 25...

Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

Editor’s Note: Our friend Karim Rahemtulla does a fantastic job of helping his readers stay grounded while most other investors are panicking. So today, I’m sharing Karim’s best tips for position sizing and protecting your wealth when markets look...

Energy Transfer Cut Its Dividend Once – Will They Do It Again?

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is a favorite among income investors due to its strong yield. And now, thanks to the meltdown in the markets, the stock yields nearly 8%, making it even more attractive. But can investors rely on that...

Why We’re At – Or Are Close to

Your last name doesn’t have to be Einstein or Buffett to understand that the markets nosedived last week on news that the U.S. would impose tariffs on all foreign goods. Consider: The new tariffs are the largest tax increase since...

What to Do When All Hell Is Breaking Loose

Editor’s Note: With President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs sending the markets into a tailspin, I decided to share this column Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld wrote several years ago in lieu of a new Value Meter today. The S&P...

How to Know the Best Day to Buy Any Stock

Editor’s Note: The Oxford Club has the pleasure of working with TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan, a man whose customers track $30 billion with his work. He recently told us about his biggest new breakthrough in 20 years… A website you...

AT&T Is a Cautionary Tale for Income Investors

When you look at a stock chart, it seems reasonable to assume that if the price is going up, then the company must be doing well. And right now, AT&T‘s (NYSE: T) price is certainly going up. Since October 2023,...

The April Fool’s Guide to Successful Investing

There are a lot of different investment strategies. My favorite is to swing for the fences. The more speculative, the better. After all, if one of my trades hits, riches abound. Crypto, penny stocks, jumping on the latest trend…...
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