In this bonus episode of The Morning Filter podcast, co-host Susan Dziubinski talks with Morningstar’s Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning Christine Benz. They touch on whether ...

The video explains how to set a realistic “acceptable return” tied to your personal investing goals. It shows why time in quality, growing businesses can matter more than trying to beat the market.

Brookfield Renewable expects to increase its dividend by 5% to 9% each year. Realty Income has grown its dividend at an annualized rate of more than 4% over the past three decades. PepsiCo is a ...

The stock market will provide. That seems to be the mantra of millions of people saving for retirement. And, with stocks still near record highs after several stumbles this year, you might feel the ...

Even if you're starting with $0 in your portfolio, if you make monthly contributions on a regular basis and invest in an index fund that gives you broad exposure to the stock market, you could still ...

Reaching $90,000 in annual passive income requires $900,000 at a 10% yield but balloons to $2.57 million at a safer 3.5%. Dividend-growth portfolios compounding at 7% annually turn $90,000 into ...

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Most retirees are familiar with the 4% rule. It’s the guide many financial pros have extolled for decades for the decumulation phase of retirement—the time when you finally start tapping the money you ...

Sun, July 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTC A retired couple's grocery bill is one of the most inflation-sensitive lines in the household budget because it has to be paid every week, not once a year. The USDA's ...

Generating $7,200 in annual grocery income requires $206,000 at a 3.5% yield, $120,000 at 6%, or $72,000 at 10%, and each tier trades growth for yield. A frozen 10.7% yield loses real purchasing power ...

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Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), or SpaceX, has become a tempting addition to one's portfolio. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, Starlink has become a tremendous success, dominating ...