

Wes Moss updated his retirement happiness research and moved the goalposts on liquid savings, but the income his target actually generates depends on a yield ladder where the rungs carry very different risks.

U.S. equities have seen a sharp divide in sector performance in 2026, with geopolitical tensions and artificial intelligence (AI) investment influencing returns.

Westwood just debuted the first new ETF on the Texas Stock Exchange, betting on a surge in power demand from AI and data centers. But the fund's income strategy comes with a catch that can cap how much of that boom investors actually keep.

The utilities sector just went through one of its roughest stretches in years, and for a sector built on stability, the sell-off may have caught many income investors off guard. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA: XLU tumbled to a 52-week low near $39, leaving the group more beaten down than it has been in almost three years.

International stock ETFs drew nearly double the new money of U.S. large-cap funds in September, according to FactSet's monthly ETF summary. Key Takeaways: Foreign stock funds pulled in almost twice the September inflows of U.S. large-cap funds.

Alphabet has agreed to buy 20 years of nuclear power from Constellation Energy, covering 890 megawatts of new power that Constellation will spend $4.3 billion to bring online on the PJM grid. Yahoo Finance Host Julie Hyman, Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley and Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian break down Big Tech's growing list of nuclear deals, why power has become one of the AI buildout's biggest bottlenecks, why behind-the-meter power may only temporarily ease stress on the grid, and why utility stocks, including Constellation, are lagging the rest of the AI infrastructure trade.

Dividend stocks are under pressure from rising long-term interest rates. What matters most in the near term is where interest rates are headed next. I detail the factors at play and where I think the best risk-adjusted places to allocate capital today are.

XLU just posted its steepest monthly drop in nearly two years, and one analyst sees the floor still a painful distance away.