A Long-Distance Call… There’s something rather comfortable about being one of America’s three dominant wireless carriers. Millions of customers. Recurring monthly bills. And a business built around something most people can barely go a day without. Sure, Verizon VZ ( ▲ 1.75% ) , AT&T T ( ▲ 1.6% ) , and T-Mobile TMUS ( ▲ 1.23% ) compete fiercely for customers. But competition looks a little different when it comes from outer space. SpaceX SPCX ( ▼ 4.16% ) already has thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, delivering internet through Starlink. Apparently, connecting...

The Magnificent 7ⁿ… Most of us know the appeal of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). One purchase, hundreds of stocks, and no need to spend your evenings studying earnings reports. A pretty convenient arrangement. And if owning one ETF helps spread your investments around, owning three should make your portfolio even more diversified. At least, that’s what the math seems to suggest. But how often do you actually check what’s inside those baskets? We decided to do just that. We took a closer look at some of America’s most popular ETFs, comparing their holdings, fees, and...

Annual Dividend per Share ÷ Share Price = Dividend Yield High yields tend to arrive with an asterisk. The higher the number gets, the more tempting it looks. And the more questions it tends to raise. Because a yield can climb for two very different reasons: a company is returning a lot of cash to shareholders, or its stock price has fallen enough to make the percentage look unusually large. Sometimes, it’s both. So crossing the 6% mark is usually a good reason to look past the headline number. Which brings us to four companies currently sitting on the other side of it. A telecom giant....