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Inflation is one of the biggest threats to long-term wealth because it works quietly. Your savings account may show a growing balance, but if prices rise faster than your money earns, your purchasing power is shrinking. This is why income investors shouldn’t solely focus on a stock’s dividend yield. The better question is whether the underlying business can continue growing its cash flow — and, ideally, its dividend — as the cost of living rises. One dividend stock that can help you fight inflation is Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSX: BIP.UN). It owns and operates essential infrastructure around the world, giving…

Jayden Palmer is a 19-year-old Reform member and content creator who wants to run for election himself (PoliticsHome) 7 min read12 September Reform UK used this year’s party conference to deepen its relationship with a new generation of political influencers, quietly inviting a hand-picked group of content creators to produce videos from a dedicated creator studio on the conference floor. The studio, located in the middle of the main hall, included bright lights, Reform-branded backdrops, plants, furniture, and charging points designed to make filming quick and easy.  Rather than opening the space to everyone, Reform approached a select…

Canadian investors are searching for good TSX stocks to add to their self-directed Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) portfolios focused on dividends and long-term total returns. One popular strategy for building retirement savings involves owning top dividend-growth stocks and using the distributions to buy new shares. Source: Getty Images Power of compounding Time is your friend when it comes to using dividend stocks to create a retirement fund inside a TFSA or RRSP. Each dividend payment that is used to automatically buy new shares of the same stock increases the size of the holdings and…

Enbridge stock has suffered a sharp drop this week, falling to its lowest level since February, following some notable company announcements. Its US-listed shares have now declined for seven straight weeks and are down 16.50% from their high for the year. So, is it safe to buy the dip?Why Enbridge stock has slumpedEnbridge is a top Canadian company that ranks as the sixth-biggest firm in the country by market capitalization after RBC, TD Bank, Shopify, BMO, and Scotiabank. It is a major player in the energy industry, where it moves, stores, and distributes energy across North America. It does that by…

AstraZeneca shares took a sharp hit during late trading on Friday following disappointing results from a critical clinical trial. Investors reacted quickly as the pharmaceutical giant revealed that an experimental treatment aimed at combating breast cancer failed to meet its primary goals during Phase 3 testing.The study focused on a specific therapeutic regimen combining the company’s drug, Etcamah, with another medication known as palbociclib. Researchers had hoped that this combination would offer a significant breakthrough for patients suffering from certain forms of breast cancer, but the data ultimately showed that the treatment did not meaningfully extend the period of time…

Investors typically view Federal Reserve rate hikes with a sense of dread, remembering how aggressive tightening cycles can sink portfolios. With current market data suggesting a strong probability of rate increases in the coming months to combat stubborn inflation, many fear a repeat of 2022 when the S&P 500 tumbled by twenty percent. Historically, the numbers back up this anxiety, as data from LPL Financial shows that the index often delivers negative returns in the half year following the start of a hiking cycle.However, several Wall Street experts argue that this time may be different due to the massive influence…

The Trump administration is expanding its campaign against socially conscious investing by bringing the fight to the portfolios of children. New guidelines from the IRS regarding Trump Accounts, the government’s tax-advantaged savings vehicles for minors, explicitly ban any mutual funds or exchange traded funds that track environmental, social, and governance indices. By prohibiting these ESG focused investments and requiring funds to primarily track American companies with minimal fees, the administration is aligning youth savings with its broader America First agenda.This move mirrors a wider effort to scrub woke ideology from financial planning, following previous attempts to limit how ESG factors…

High net worth investors are flooding billions of dollars into a sophisticated new tax maneuver known as tax aware long short strategies, or TALS, causing the sector to explode from just 2 billion dollars in 2022 to over 170 billion today. These complex vehicles allow wealthy individuals to track equity indexes while simultaneously generating artificial tax losses that can be used to wipe out capital gains taxes. This trend has become particularly attractive for business owners who have recently sold companies and executives holding massive amounts of concentrated stock following successful IPOs, both of whom are desperate to shield their…

Wall Street staged a significant comeback on Friday, snapping a four session losing streak as investors shrugged off sticky inflation data and found relief in retreating oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the charge, rallying more than 500 points to close at 52,573.29. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite followed suit, climbing nearly one percent each to recover some of the ground lost during what had been a bruising week for the markets.Much of the positive momentum came from a dip in crude oil prices, which eased back after several days of sharp climbs triggered by…

Investors in Rocket Lab have had a bruising few months, watching the stock plummet 39 percent between mid June and September 10. While the broader S&P 500 climbed slightly during that period, Rocket Lab fared significantly worse than industry peers like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. This sharp divergence suggests that while the space sector may be experiencing some general softness, Rocket Lab is grappling with specific internal pressures that have spooked the market despite some impressive top line growth.On paper, the company looks like a powerhouse in expansion. It recently reported record quarterly revenue of 234 million dollars, representing…