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© shapecharge / Getty Images The iShares Select Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVY) has become a cornerstone holding for income-focused retirees seeking reliable dividend income. With a yield of 3.61%, the fund delivers nearly triple the S&P 500’s yield while maintaining exposure to 100 dividend-paying U.S. equities. The ETF’s appeal extends beyond yield alone: DVY appreciated 13%…

Lionel Messi reveals post-retirement plans, rules out coaching career Lionel Messi has shared his post-retirement plans in a rare interview with the Argentine streaming channel Luzu. When asked what he will do when the time comes to retire from football, the eight-time Ballon d’Or award winner dismissed being a coach in the future. Sharing details…

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on January 7, 2026. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption TIMOTHY A.…

Polymarket will supply Dow Jones with trading data under a new partnership, the latest in a string of deals between exchanges and media organisations that are putting prediction markets in front of a broader audience. Shayne Coplan, chief executive officer of Polymarket. (Bloomberg) Dow Jones, a division of the Murdoch family’s News Corp., will publish…

Q4 2025 U.S. common dividend increases were $16.1 billion, up 14.9% from $14.0 billion in Q3 2025 and up 13.0% from $14.2 billion in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 U.S. common dividend decreases were $3.0 billion, down 12.4% from $3.4 billion in Q3 2025 and up 20.5% from $2.5 billion in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 net…

Welcome to this week’s edition of 401(k) Real Talk, where Fred Barstein, contributing editor for WealthManagement.com’s RPA channel, reviews all of last week’s industry news and selects the five most important/interesting stories.  Worth reading/listening/noting: Read the full raw transcript below:   Greetings & a warm welcome to this week’s edition of 401k Real Talk. This…

If you love dividends but want to invest in dividend stocks the easy way, these dividend ETFs will be right up your alley. Investing is hard work. And the process doesn’t stop once you’ve bought a stock because you have to keep tracking each investment you add to your portfolio. If you are looking for…

Gen Zers are tossing their graduation caps and heading into the workforce with starry six-figure salaries in their eyes. But one of the world’s most prolific entrepreneurs, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, says glitzy compensation packages shouldn’t be their aim. In his parting words as CEO last year, the Oracle of Omaha reflected on his eight-decade…

Finding a job continued to be a slog at the end of the year, new data shows: US businesses sought out fewer workers in November and hiring rates wilted even further. The number of estimated job openings – a closely watched indicator of labor demand – fell to its lowest level in more than a…

The US private sector added fewer jobs than expected in December, indicating a continued slowdown in the labor market in the world’s largest economy. Companies in the private sector added 41,000 jobs in December, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday, falling short of Dow Jones analysts’ expectations of 48,000. Investors are now focused on the…