| The Wall Street Journal is already raising the alarm about a potential market crash, and Weiss Ratings research points to the first half of 2026 as a particularly rough stretch for certain holdings.
Some of America's most popular stocks could take serious damage as a radical market shift plays out. Analysts at Weiss Ratings have identified five names you may want to remove from your portfolio before this unfolds.
If any of these are in your portfolio, now is the time to review your positions.  |
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| | A small Colorado company has secured rights to technology that could prevent the U.S. public power grid from collapsing — and billionaire Sam Altman is now an investor.
This under-the-radar firm is drawing serious attention from those watching the energy infrastructure space closely.  |
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| Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, August 12th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AB AllianceBernstein | $37.12 | $0.82
quarterly | 8.76% | $0.83 | 98.2% | 8/27/26
| | AER Aercap | $149.29 | $0.40
quarterly | 1.08% | $0.40 | 7.9% | 9/3/26
| | BRO Brown & Brown | $71.41 | $0.17
quarterly | 1.01% | $0.17 | 20.8% | 8/19/26
| | BTU Peabody Energy | $24.46 | $0.08
quarterly | 1.43% | $0.08 | -20.0% | 9/3/26
| | CLBK Columbia Financial | $11.09 | $0.05
quarterly | 1.83% | - | - | 8/26/26
| | CLX Clorox | $108.31 | $1.25
quarterly | 5.23% | $1.24 | 102.9% | 8/28/26
| | DMC Fresh Del Monte Produce | $30.67 | $0.30
quarterly | 3.90% | - | 169.0% | 9/4/26
| | FTAI FTAI Aviation | $225.60 | $0.50 | - | - | 34.8% | 8/24/26
| | HOMB Home BancShares | $31.01 | $0.23
quarterly | 3.03% | $0.21 | 34.7% | 9/2/26
| | KVUE Kenvue | $19.09 | $0.21
quarterly | 4.25% | $0.21 | 95.4% | 8/26/26
| | NTB Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son | $63.45 | $0.50
quarterly | 3.30% | $0.50 | 35.1% | 8/26/26
| | PCAR PACCAR | $132.53 | $0.35
quarterly | 1.13% | $0.35 | 29.4% | 9/2/26
| | ST Sensata Technologies | $46.24 | $0.12
quarterly | 1.04% | $0.12 | 80.0% | 8/26/26
| | TGT Target | $152.41 | $1.16
quarterly | 3.50% | $1.14 | 60.2% | 9/1/26
| | URI United Rentals | $1,145.69 | $1.97
quarterly | 0.76% | $1.97 | 18.9% | 8/26/26
| | WELL Welltower | $225.91 | $0.85
quarterly | 1.37% | $0.74 | 135.8% | 8/20/26
| | WINA Winmark | $369.95 | $1.02
quarterly | 1.08% | $1.02 | 37.0% | 9/1/26
| | WT WisdomTree | $21.99 | $0.03
quarterly | 0.62% | $0.03 | 23.1% | 8/26/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment. |
A little-known meeting in 1910 cost the average American family their entire financial freedom. They met in secret, used fake names, and told absolutely no one where they were going. On November 22nd, 1910, seven of America's most powerful bankers gathered on Jekyll Island to design the Federal Reserve.
Their goal? To create a system where they control the money supply and you foot the bill.
That system has created $38 trillion in debt, destroyed 98% of the dollar's purchasing power, and now they're preparing the final move: Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). But if you have at least $100,000 saved and you're concerned about what's coming, you need to hear this.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Thursday, August 13th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | DRS Leonardo DRS | $44.66 | $0.09
quarterly | 0.79% | $0.09 | 30.3% | 8/27/26
| | ETR Entergy | $106.45 | $0.64
quarterly | 2.37% | $0.64 | 65.6% | 9/1/26
| | EXE Expand Energy | $98.24 | $0.58
quarterly | 2.60% | $0.58 | 19.9% | 9/3/26
| | FANG Diamondback Energy | $201.71 | $1.10
quarterly | 2.21% | $1.10 | 85.8% | 8/20/26
| | FIX Comfort Systems USA | $1,688.00 | $0.90
quarterly | 0.20% | $0.80 | 7.9% | 8/24/26
| | IR Ingersoll Rand | $85.12 | $0.02
quarterly | 0.09% | $0.02 | 3.3% | 9/3/26
| | OSK Oshkosh | $155.78 | $0.57
quarterly | 1.50% | $0.57 | 26.1% | 8/27/26
| | OWL Blue Owl Capital | $12.35 | $0.23
quarterly | 9.06% | $0.23 | 766.7% | 8/27/26
| | POOL Pool | $201.50 | $1.30
quarterly | 2.69% | $1.30 | 47.8% | 8/27/26
| | SFD Smithfield Foods | $23.88 | $0.31
quarterly | 4.70% | $0.31 | 48.8% | 8/27/26
| | TJX TJX Companies | $155.56 | $0.48
quarterly | 1.17% | $0.48 | 37.3% | 9/3/26
| | TTEK Tetra Tech | $35.38 | $0.07
quarterly | 0.85% | $0.07 | 17.5% | 8/27/26
| | VALE Vale | $14.33 | $0.31
special | - | - | 134.7% | 9/10/26
| | VMC Vulcan Materials | $287.70 | $0.52
quarterly | 0.70% | $0.52 | 24.6% | 9/2/26
| | VNOM Viper Energy | $42.88 | $0.29
special | 2.66% | - | 1,169.2% | 8/20/26
| | WAL Western Alliance Bancorporation | $81.41 | $0.42
quarterly | 2.09% | $0.42 | 18.9% | 8/27/26
| | ZION Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $71.00 | $0.48
quarterly | 2.76% | $0.45 | 22.9% | 8/20/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
Once you turn 73, the IRS requires you to take distributions from your IRA, 401(k), and other retirement accounts - and without a plan, those required minimum distributions can carry a serious tax cost.
SmartAsset's model suggests working with a fiduciary financial advisor could potentially add 36% to 212% more dollar value to a portfolio over a lifetime. Their no-cost tool matches you with vetted advisors in your area who are legally bound to act in your interest.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Friday, August 14th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AG First Majestic Silver | $18.98 | $0.02
quarterly | 0.39% | $0.02 | 9.9% | 8/31/26
| | AGCO AGCO | $101.55 | $0.30
quarterly | 1.06% | $0.30 | 16.6% | 9/15/26
| | AIT Applied Industrial Technologies | $353.71 | $0.51
quarterly | 0.62% | $0.51 | 19.3% | 8/31/26
| | AMTB Amerant Bancorp | $29.01 | $0.09
quarterly | 1.39% | $0.09 | 25.9% | 8/28/26
| | BAH Booz Allen Hamilton | $78.77 | $0.59
quarterly | 3.24% | $0.59 | 37.1% | 8/28/26
| | BBT Beacon Financial | $31.74 | $0.32
quarterly | 4.34% | $0.32 | 97.7% | 8/28/26
| | BFST Business First Bancshares | $31.98 | $0.15
quarterly | 1.97% | $0.15 | 21.3% | 8/31/26
| | BHRB Burke & Herbert Financial Services | $73.62 | $0.55
quarterly | 3.11% | $0.55 | 35.3% | 9/1/26
| | BP BP | $43.23 | $0.52
quarterly | 4.90% | $0.50 | 96.6% | 9/18/26
| | CC Chemours | $14.82 | $0.09
quarterly | 1.95% | $0.09 | -18.3% | 9/15/26
| | CF CF Industries | $117.78 | $0.60
quarterly | 2.05% | $0.50 | 14.8% | 8/31/26
| | CHD Church & Dwight | $102.81 | $0.31
quarterly | 1.23% | $0.31 | 39.5% | 9/1/26
| | CNOB ConnectOne Bancorp | $32.89 | $0.20
quarterly | 2.48% | $0.20 | 25.6% | 9/1/26
| | COR Cencora | $333.21 | $0.60
quarterly | 0.76% | $0.60 | 17.8% | 8/31/26
| | CRH CRH | $101.14 | $0.39
quarterly | 1.63% | $0.39 | 27.5% | 9/16/26
| | CSWC Capital Southwest | $25.05 | $0.19
monthly | 9.97% | $0.19 | 128.2% | 8/31/26
| | CTAS Cintas | $205.28 | $0.52
quarterly | 0.97% | $0.45 | 48.1% | 9/15/26
| | DUK Duke Energy | $123.18 | $1.09
quarterly | 3.43% | $1.07 | 64.0% | 9/16/26
| | ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers | $60.81 | $5.25
quarterly | 34.49% | $2.00 | 74.6% | 8/21/26
| | EMR Emerson Electric | $164.38 | $0.56
quarterly | 1.40% | $0.56 | 48.6% | 9/10/26
| | ENB Enbridge | $51.61 | $0.97
quarterly | 4.98% | $0.97 | 152.4% | 9/1/26
| | EQNR Equinor ASA | $40.97 | $0.39
quarterly | 4.10% | $0.39 | 34.9% | 8/27/26
| | ESQ Esquire Financial | $132.92 | $0.20
quarterly | 0.62% | $0.20 | 13.2% | 9/1/26
| | FCFS FirstCash | $208.37 | $0.42
quarterly | 0.85% | $0.42 | 19.2% | 8/28/26
| | FLOC Flowco | $23.20 | $0.09
quarterly | 1.82% | $0.09 | 30.8% | 8/26/26
| | FSS Federal Signal | $128.22 | $0.15
quarterly | 0.51% | $0.15 | 12.9% | 8/27/26
| | GIB CGI Group | $74.87 | $0.17
quarterly | 0.65% | $0.17 | 8.6% | 9/18/26
| | GRC Gorman-Rupp | $82.81 | $0.19
quarterly | 0.93% | $0.19 | 32.1% | 9/10/26
| | GSK GSK | $50.99 | $0.45
quarterly | 3.36% | $0.44 | 55.9% | 10/8/26
| | HLN Haleon | $9.94 | $0.06 | 1.27% | $0.13 | 64.1% | 9/17/26
| | HON Honeywell International | $230.12 | $0.70
quarterly | 1.15% | $1.19 | 36.8% | 9/4/26
| | HSBC HSBC | $103.27 | $0.50
quarterly | 1.95% | $0.50 | 28.1% | 9/25/26
| | HSY Hershey | $182.09 | $1.45
quarterly | 3.28% | $1.45 | 79.4% | 9/15/26
| | HWKN Hawkins | $129.66 | $0.19
quarterly | 0.55% | $0.19 | 19.7% | 8/28/26
| | IBOC International Bancshares | $72.04 | $0.73 | 1.92% | - | 22.0% | 8/28/26
| | IP International Paper | $41.81 | $0.46
quarterly | 5.07% | $0.46 | -28.4% | 9/15/26
| | IRMD iRadimed | $88.94 | $0.20
quarterly | 0.88% | $0.20 | 44.7% | 8/28/26
| | IVZ Invesco | $31.38 | $0.22
quarterly | 2.92% | $0.22 | -126.5% | 9/2/26
| | JAN JAN | $29.53 | $0.05
monthly | 1.94% | $0.05 | -1,140.0% | 8/26/26
| | JBL Jabil | $356.69 | $0.08
quarterly | 0.10% | $0.08 | 4.0% | 9/2/26
| | KR Kroger | $56.23 | $0.39
quarterly | 2.70% | $0.35 | 82.4% | 9/1/26
| | LLY Eli Lilly and Company | $1,212.96 | $1.73
quarterly | 0.63% | $1.73 | 23.2% | 9/10/26
| | LPLA LPL Financial | $371.19 | $0.30
quarterly | 0.35% | $0.30 | 9.6% | 8/28/26
| | LPX Louisiana-Pacific | $75.58 | $0.30
quarterly | 1.65% | $0.30 | 151.9% | 8/28/26
| | MCO Moody's | $476.16 | $1.03
quarterly | 0.84% | $1.03 | 26.1% | 9/4/26
| | MGA Magna International | $70.25 | $0.50
quarterly | 2.88% | $0.50 | 71.7% | 8/28/26
| | MMS Maximus | $54.36 | $0.33
quarterly | 2.36% | $0.33 | 19.5% | 8/31/26
| | MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated | $193.44 | $0.54
quarterly | 1.12% | $0.54 | 26.9% | 9/10/26
| | MSCI MSCI | $561.74 | $2.05
quarterly | 1.46% | $2.05 | 44.9% | 8/28/26
| | MTX Minerals Technologies | $73.92 | $0.12
quarterly | 0.65% | $0.12 | -22.1% | 9/4/26
| | NMRK Newmark Group | $14.77 | $0.06
quarterly | 1.61% | $0.06 | 29.6% | 8/28/26
| | NWG NatWest Group | $19.05 | $0.32 | 3.40% | $0.62 | 60.2% | 9/18/26
| | NXST Nexstar Media Group | $184.56 | $1.86
quarterly | 3.90% | $1.86 | 142.8% | 8/28/26
| | OBK Origin Bancorp | $53.79 | $0.25
quarterly | 1.94% | $0.25 | 31.3% | 8/31/26
| | OGN Organon & Co. | $13.66 | $0.02
quarterly | 0.59% | $0.02 | 10.4% | 9/10/26
| | OPY Oppenheimer | $113.15 | $0.20
quarterly | 0.75% | $0.20 | 9.0% | 8/28/26
| | OTIS Otis Worldwide | $73.03 | $0.44
quarterly | 2.48% | $0.44 | 45.2% | 9/11/26
| | OTTR Otter Tail | $94.28 | $0.58
quarterly | 2.56% | $0.58 | 49.8% | 9/10/26
| | PAG Penske Automotive Group | $216.88 | $1.44
quarterly | 2.67% | $1.42 | 41.8% | 9/1/26
| | PBF PBF Energy | $69.16 | $0.28
quarterly | 1.50% | $0.28 | 9.7% | 8/28/26
| | PFS Provident Financial Services | $24.73 | $0.24
quarterly | 3.86% | $0.24 | 40.0% | 8/28/26
| | PRL Propel | $27.11 | $0.26
quarterly | 3.86% | $0.24 | 43.9% | 9/3/26
| | PSO Pearson | $16.18 | $0.11 | 1.30% | $0.23 | - | 9/21/26
| | RIO Rio Tinto | $101.06 | $2.11 | 4.38% | - | - | 9/24/26
| | RPRX Royalty Pharma | $57.79 | $0.24
quarterly | 1.62% | $0.24 | 64.8% | 9/10/26
| | RS Reliance | $423.15 | $1.25
quarterly | 1.29% | $1.25 | 29.1% | 8/28/26
| | RTO Rentokil Initial | $24.57 | $0.22 | 1.92% | $0.41 | - | 9/22/26
| | RTX RTX | $223.68 | $0.73
quarterly | 1.55% | $0.73 | 51.4% | 9/3/26
| | SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT | $19.85 | $0.30
quarterly | 5.82% | $0.30 | 461.5% | 8/31/26
| | SBUX Starbucks | $106.66 | $0.62
quarterly | 2.40% | $0.62 | 142.5% | 8/28/26
| | SCHW Charles Schwab | $107.65 | $0.32
quarterly | 1.26% | $0.32 | 23.3% | 8/28/26
| | SEB Seaboard | $4,169.64 | $2.25
quarterly | 0.20% | $2.25 | 9.9% | 8/24/26
| | SHEL Shell | $90.59 | $0.78
quarterly | 3.45% | $0.78 | 34.4% | 9/21/26
| | SJM J. M. Smucker | $117.41 | $1.12
quarterly | 4.00% | $1.10 | -338.5% | 9/1/26
| | SLDE Slide Insurance | $20.62 | $0.07
quarterly | 1.34% | - | - | 8/28/26
| | SSRM Silver Standard Resources | $31.97 | $0.03
quarterly | 0.32% | - | - | 9/11/26
| | STRC Strategy Inc Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock | $95.32 | $0.50 | - | $0.50 | - | 8/31/26
| | SW Smurfit Westrock | $49.66 | $0.45
quarterly | 3.76% | $0.45 | 192.6% | 9/10/26
| | TFC Truist Financial | $52.32 | $0.52
quarterly | 3.92% | $0.52 | 47.7% | 9/1/26
| | TFX Teleflex | $133.67 | $0.34
quarterly | 0.97% | $0.34 | -5.8% | 9/30/26
| | TPG TPG | $50.60 | $0.59
quarterly | 4.82% | $0.59 | 357.6% | 8/28/26
| | TRIN Trinity Capital | $18.18 | $0.17
monthly | 12.16% | $0.17 | 116.6% | 8/31/26
| | VTOL Bristow Group | $46.24 | $0.13
quarterly | 1.12% | $0.13 | 14.4% | 8/28/26
| | WEC WEC Energy Group | $106.61 | $0.95
quarterly | 3.33% | $0.95 | 73.8% | 9/1/26
| | WING Wingstop | $111.36 | $0.33
quarterly | 0.95% | $0.30 | 28.5% | 9/5/26
| | WYNN Wynn Resorts | $104.79 | $0.25
quarterly | 1.02% | $0.25 | 24.8% | 8/28/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
New Dividend Declarations for Tuesday, August 11th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | CAH Cardinal Health | $240.08 | $0.52
quarterly | 0.86% | $0.52 | 31.5% | 10/15/26
| | VG Venture Global | $13.27 | $0.04
quarterly | 1.21% | $0.02 | 7.8% | 9/30/26
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| Dividend Stock IdeasThis is a list of companies that meet common criteria that investors use to evaluate dividend stocks. This list contains companies that have dividend yields greater than 3%, payout ratios of less than 75% (or less than 100% for REITs), five-year average annual dividend growth of at least 1.5% and a minimum market cap of $1 billion. |
| | Company | Dividend Yield | Annual Payout | Payout Ratio | Annual Dividend Growth | P/E Ratio | Market Cap | | TBCG TBC Bank Group PLC | 3.98% | GBX 1,067.01 | 41.39% | 5.29% | 1.88 | £2.67K | | FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. | 13.78% | $1.68 | N/A | 1.81% | 6.32 | $3.37K | | BGEO Lion Finance Group PLC | 4.18% | GEL 1,622.58 | 31.57% | 4.90% | 2.46 | GEL544.18K | | EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | 11.58% | $1.56 | 95.12% | 4.36% | 8.29 | $1.69K | | CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS | 10.85% | $0.22 | 47.83% | 29.20% | 10.45 | $5.84K |
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