Preparing for retirement may take more time, money, and effort than you think. It is especially harder to transition this year as inflationary pressures intensify. Although it may benefit savers and lenders, its impact is less desirable than we think. It erodes the value of dollars and, in turn, hurts the purchasing power of consumers….

By James K. Glassman From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Well-chosen stocks that pay dividends are solid investments. They are a little less volatile, or risky, than the market as a whole. They produce slightly worse returns in good times but significantly better returns in bad. And dividends don’t lie. Companies can pull all sorts of shenanigans…

By Kiplinger Staff From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Question: What are share buybacks? And as an investor, should I be glad about share buybacks or not? Answer: Companies have at their disposal two main options when they want to return cash to shareholders. Dividends tend to be preferred by income investors. A dividend is a cash…

Would you like to have an extra $1,000 per month? Even if you’re a minimalist, I think most of us would jump at this opportunity. And, for a good reason. An extra grand a month could totally transform your life. In addition to paying off financial debt, you could also invest in your retirement or…

Created in 1896 by Charles Dow, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most followed equity indexes for overall stock market health. The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 stocks on a price-weighted basis. The index has changed its holdings many times throughout history and tries to provide a balanced…

Global corporate dividends are set to reach a record high this year, as a rebound in business activity and a rise in consumer demand boosted profits for most sectors which were hit by the pandemic last year. According to a Reuters analysis of Refinitiv data for 3,394 global companies with market capitalization of at least…

LONDON—Financial market infrastructure and service providers no longer need to discuss paying dividends in advance with the Bank of England, it said on Thursday. The central bank had imposed the requirement in June last year, as part of a wider series of curbs on dividends aimed at ensuring firms had enough capital to see them…

Telecoms company AT&T said it anticipates that the pending deal to combine WarnerMedia’s media assets with Discovery Inc. will close by the middle of 2022. AT&T is in the process of unwinding its expensive media investments to focus on its original business of providing phone and internet services. It is combining WarnerMedia’s media assets with…

LONDON—The Bank of England on Tuesday ditched limits on dividends banks pay out to their shareholders that were first introduced at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic as part of a package of measures to shore up the British economy. The bank’s Financial Policy Committee, which monitors risks to financial stability, said the limits were…