magical_light/iStock via Getty Images On the surface, dividend investing looks very simple: simply buy a diversified portfolio of stocks that pay attractive dividends and then sit back, relax, and let the dividends flow. However, the reality is that dividend investing is not that simple, as there are many hidden landmines that can quickly destroy your passive income stream and your wealth if you a...
magical_light/iStock via Getty Images On the surface, dividend investing looks very simple: simply buy a diversified portfolio of stocks that pay attractive dividends and then sit back, relax, and let the dividends flow. However, the reality is that dividend investing is not that simple, as there are many hidden landmines that can quickly destroy your passive income stream and your wealth if you are not careful. In this article, I am going to detail five lessons that completely reshaped how I approach dividend investing. Today, with dividend stocks staging a comeback, as evidenced by the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF's ( SCHD ) significant outperformance year to date relative to tech stocks ( XLK ) like Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Palantir ( PLTR ), and valuations remaining frothy for the broader S&P 500 ( SPY ) while remaining attractive for many high-yielding dividend stocks across the MLP ( AMLP ), REIT ( VNQ ), BDC ( BIZD ), industrial ( XLI ), consumer ( XLP ), and asset manager ( BX ) sectors, I believe a new golden age of dividend investing may very well be upon us. Thus, I think that these lessons are more important than ever. Data by YCharts Lesson 1: High Yield Is A Warning Label, Not An Objective Probably the biggest lesson that dividend investors should keep in mind is that a high yield is a warning label rather than simply a buy signal. Sure, the higher the yield, the better, all else being equal, and, to be clear, my portfolio typically yields between 7% and 8%. However, whenever I see a stock yielding in the high single digits or low double digits, I immediately view that as presenting both opportunity and a major warning sign, unless the business model is typically priced at a very high yield due to low growth prospects. Thus, I do find occasional mispriced opportunities like these to seize upon, and I'll use extra selectivity when I come across these, because generally, in the market, a yield that high means that they are signaling concern about the di...
Arm Holdings is fundamentally transforming its business model by launching its own in-house AI chip to capture a larger share of the data center market.
Arm Holdings is fundamentally transforming its business model by launching its own in-house AI chip to capture a larger share of the data center market.
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would require lawmakers and government employees to disclose any bets they place through prediction markets in a bid to prevent public officials from profiting on privileged information. The Public Integrity in Financial Markets Act of 2026, introduced by Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Adam Schiff and Republicans Todd Young and John...
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday that would require lawmakers and government employees to disclose any bets they place through prediction markets in a bid to prevent public officials from profiting on privileged information. The Public Integrity in Financial Markets Act of 2026, introduced by Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Adam Schiff and Republicans Todd Young and John Curtis , mandates that members of Congress, executive-branch officials and staff disclose activity on prediction market platforms and establishes penalties for misconduct. “We wanted to put something in place on a bipartisan basis to say that there should be some left and right limits around insider trading,” Slotkin, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, said Thursday in an interview alongside Young for Bloomberg This Weekend . Foreign adversaries could interpret spikes in betting as indicators of imminent military operations, Slotkin said. Prediction platforms have been under growing scrutiny for suspected manipulation and insider trading. Polymarket, for example, has been dogged by accusations stemming from contracts related to geopolitics and war, including six accounts that made around $1 million in profit by betting that US would strike Iran by Feb. 28. Read More: Polymarket, Kalshi Take On Insider Trading as Scrutiny Grows “We want to make sure that there are penalties in place and that there are procedures in place,” Young, an Indiana Republican, said, adding the goal is to ensure no one is “profiting off of their position of public trust.” House Democrat Seth Moulton on Wednesday became the first member of Congress to ban their staff from using prediction markets such as Kalshi or Polymarket. Both platforms have said they are taking additional steps to curb trades based on illegally obtained information. Read More: Johnson Expects Vote on Trump-Backed Stock-Buying Ban ‘Soon’ Young expressed optimism the bill could gain traction, calling its introduction “t...
ROUGEMONT, Québec, 26 mars 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industries Lassonde inc. (TSX : LAS.A) (« Lassonde » ou la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd'hui ses résultats financiers pour le quatrième trimestre et l’exercice terminés le 31 décembre 2025.
ROUGEMONT, Québec, 26 mars 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industries Lassonde inc. (TSX : LAS.A) (« Lassonde » ou la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd'hui ses résultats financiers pour le quatrième trimestre et l’exercice terminés le 31 décembre 2025.
ROUGEMONT, Quebec, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde” or the “Corporation”) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.
ROUGEMONT, Quebec, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde” or the “Corporation”) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.
Alpha Cognition Inc. (ACOG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -11.11% and -12.72%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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Acquired License to Phase 3 Lasofoxifene Development Program of Novel Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM), a Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity as Treatment Option for Breast Cancer Patients with ESR1-Mutations
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~ Mike Masci Named CFO; Brandon Alexandroff to Continue with Company as Strategic Advisor to CEO ~ ~ Newly Appointed CFO Brings Both Data Center Industry and Prior CFO Experience ~ LONGBOAT KEY, Fla., March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rumble Inc. (Nasdaq: RUM), ("Rumble" or the "Company"), the Freedom-First technology platform, today announced that, effective March 31, 2026, Mike Masci will join ...
~ Mike Masci Named CFO; Brandon Alexandroff to Continue with Company as Strategic Advisor to CEO ~ ~ Newly Appointed CFO Brings Both Data Center Industry and Prior CFO Experience ~ LONGBOAT KEY, Fla., March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rumble Inc. (Nasdaq: RUM), ("Rumble" or the "Company"), the Freedom-First technology platform, today announced that, effective March 31, 2026, Mike Masci will join the Company as its new CFO, succeeding Brandon Alexandroff who will transition to a new role of a st