Dividend investing remains popular for steady income and long-term growth.

When investing in the stock market, you don't need much money to get started. Consistently investing small amounts like $100 per month can be a smart strategy, especially if you focus on high-quality, blue-chip stocks with a history of weathering market storms and delivering compounding returns over the long term.

Coca-Cola has turned its business around, and the stock just hit an all-time high. Pepsi's growth is slowing, but the stock remains a great value.

Market volatility has soared amid economic uncertainty, slower job growth, anxiety over the November U.S. Presidential election, and concerns over the timing and impact of interest rate-easing. Market reactions to rate cuts and recession prospects could lead to rotations into sectors like real estate and consumer staples, Mega-Cap stocks with strong profitability, and income-focused equities and bonds. The tech sell-off is deepening, as the Nasdaq hits correction territory, beloved AI-fueled stocks fall, underscoring the need for balance.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo offer investors above-average yields of around 3%. These stocks are both Dividend Kings that have grown their payouts for 50-plus years.

On the surface, PepsiCo's second-quarter performance wasn't so bad. But there was one worrying sign.

There is no debating that stock market valuations are sky high right now. While the Federal Reserve hinted at rate cuts in September at its latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, that doesn't mean that stocks are setting up for new highs.

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

PepsiCo's (PEP) second-quarter 2024 results present a complex picture of its current standing, notably impacted by product recalls in its North America operations.

With the election cycle heating up, investors must consider how they're positioned. A load of growth stocks in one's portfolio can be great during bull markets.

While the stricter definition of consumer stocks might only consist of consumer discretionary stocks, in this article, I will utilize the larger definition that is inclusive of both consumer staple and discretionary sectors. Generally, consumer staples include companies that sell essential goods and services such as food, beverages, and everyday household items.

Consumer staples firms produce the essential goods and services that typically benefit from consistent overall demand. It is that consistent performance that generally makes consumer staples stocks recession-resistant.