Baby boomers looking to set up their portfolios for a relaxing and rewarding retirement have plenty of factors to consider. Of course, maximizing one's passive income in retirement is great for those looking to potentially live off dividends (in combination with social security payments) and not have to sell much,

The one thing that investors need to understand about buying oil stocks is that oil prices are highly volatile. If you are looking to buy an oil company with the goal of producing a long-term income stream you have to focus extra attention on the business behind the dividend.

You can buy a bunch of stocks that pay quarterly dividends and set it up in such a way that you get monthly dividends. For instance, you can buy one stock that pays in January, another stock that pays in February,

Most big-cap stocks and your favorite tech stocks may be rallying right now, but the market is still walking a tightrope this year as inflation is stickier than expected and the recent round of government layoffs could end up lifting unemployment.