This week’s investment idea comes with a 9% yield, and a deep contract backlog to fund its payouts. Read More

When the economic climate gets rough, many companies are forced to reduce or even outright eliminate their dividends. They have no choice: Cash flow falls, and any efforts to sustain a dividend at current levels… Read More

Bill Gates has a secret. It’s something very few people know. For the most part, only those who closely follow his business or work with him are aware of this secret. As the second wealthiest person on Earth, with a net worth of about $65 billion, Gates stepped down from the lead role at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) a few years ago to dedicate his life to philanthropy. He is already credited with giving away nearly $30 billion through the Bill and Melinda Gates’ Foundation — the largest transparently operated nonprofit foundation in… Read More

Bill Gates has a secret. It’s something very few people know. For the most part, only those who closely follow his business or work with him are aware of this secret. As the second wealthiest person on Earth, with a net worth of about $65 billion, Gates stepped down from the lead role at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) a few years ago to dedicate his life to philanthropy. He is already credited with giving away nearly $30 billion through the Bill and Melinda Gates’ Foundation — the largest transparently operated nonprofit foundation in the world. The foundation has noble goals of easing poverty and enhancing health care worldwide. It is estimated this foundation will have saved 8 million lives by 2020. The Gates Foundation is so well respected that other well-known executives are also part of it. Warren Buffett, for instance, sits on the board of directors and has pledged the majority of his wealth to the cause. You can’t get much better of an endorsement than from the Oracle… Read More

Each week, one of our investing experts answers a readers question in our InvestingAnswers’ Q&A column. It’s all part of our mission to help consumers build and protect their wealth through education. If you’d like us to answer one of your questions,… Read More

Over the years, technical analysts have developed a number of indicators to help them identify market turning points. One of the most popular is the relative strength index (RSI). Like most indicators,… Read More

These days, everyone is looking for ways to squeeze more profits from their portfolio of investments. This is particularly true during times of low volatility when stocks just seem to sit there for extended periods. One proven tactic for boosting income from… Read More

It’s hard to remember, but today’s leading large-cap stocks were once just fast-growing small businesses. Years of double-digit annual sales growth turned these acorns into mighty oak trees. And if you glance across the 600 stocks comprising the S&P’s SmallCap 600 Index,… Read More

It was one of the top-performing sectors in 2012, with many companies from the group hitting new 52-week highs. And with this bullish trend still in play, these stocks are in position for more of the same in 2013. Read More

Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States, they’re the biggest — and richest — generation in history. With a baby boomer turning 60… Read More

As I’ve said many times before, investors can find plenty of rich yields in telecom stocks. Predictable subscriber demand gives these companies plenty of cash flow to support high dividends. In addition, telecom companies currently benefit from the rollout of the 4G technology,… Read More