Investors who depend on dividends for retirement income are anxious about the election’s impact on dividend stocks. However, fears that dividend-paying stocks could suffer a massive selloff are overblown. Read More

Safety and stability are complemented nicely by solid dividend growth, as Canada's Big Six banks post good numbers and spread their wealth to shareholders. Read More

Stable, high-dividend stocks with direct investment plans, or DRIPs, are an income investor’s best friend. Here’s a roundup of the cream of the crop. Read More

The war on obesity is starting to heat up. Here are two stocks that will cash in as more Americans look to cut their waistlines.   Read More

Although an appeals court ruling granted coal companies a slight reprieve this week, the power industry’s inexorable shift toward cheap natural gas is likely to continue at least until the end of the decade, as the US lacks the necessary infrastructure to export its abundance of natural gas overseas. Read More

Pervasive drought and water shortages, combined with a volatile broader market, make this an opportune time to invest in solid utilities that provide water-related services. Read More

Amid economic uncertainty, investors should carefully review a firm’s financials to ensure that it has a sustainable dividend and a manageable debt burden. Read More

The power industry boasts an outstanding record when it comes to post-merger performance, as deals typically increase scale and reduce costs. With the industry suffering steep capital costs, the incentive to merge will only grow greater in the years to come. Read More

While many blue-chip income stocks are trading at a premium, you can still find closed-end high dividend funds trading at bargain levels. Here are three funds to satiate the appetite of income-hungry investors. Read More

The 15 percent withholding rate on dividend income is good for American investors, it's good for American companies, and it's good for American infrastructure. Read More