Eaton Vance Corporation

It hasn't been easy being a dividend investor of late. As the economy stumbles, companies are shrinking their payouts at a pace not seen in nearly two decades. Your stocks could be next, particularly if they're financial institutions. But there are some...

Monday Earnings Lowe's Cos. Tuesday Reports July Producer Price Index, July housing starts Earnings Hewlett-Packard Co., Home Depot Inc., La-Z-Boy Wednesday Earnings BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., Eaton Vance Corp. Thursday Reports July leading...

Monday •Earnings: Lowe's Cos.; Schawk Inc. Tuesday •July producer price index •July housing starts •Earnings: Hewlett-Packard Co.; Home Depot Inc.; La-Z-Boy Inc.; Saks Inc.; Target Corp. Wednesday •Earnings: BJ's...

Retirement savers have been plowing money into foreign stocks, but experts say many are failing to consider taxes and how the investments fit within their overall plan. Foreign stock mutual funds accounted for $722 billion in workplace retirement...

For obvious reasons, receiving a discount is more popular than paying a premium. Closed-end funds, which are investments usually able to be purchased at a modest discount, have gained attention this year because those discounts have widened. There are...

Investors with mutual funds in taxable accounts might be in for a year-end surprise. Each year, funds must distribute dividend income or capital gains earned on the sale of securities to shareholders so that they can be taxed on it. This hasn't been much...

It's that time of the year, when market prognosticators give their predictions for how various investments will perform in the coming new year. The question is, should retirement investors--those with long time horizons, anyway--listen to the buzz? Let'...

Most American investors favor what I've long considered a smart long-term strategy, investing in the stocks of companies that consistently increase their dividends. But they do it without much understanding the benefits, including superior compounded...

Q: I would like to know if my shares of Wendy's International Inc. will continue to grow in my IRA. -- C.M., via the Internet A: The nation's third-largest hamburger chain--behind McDonald's and Burger King--isn't just trying to sell more food. It could...

Now that dividend-paying stocks are no longer treated like sensible shoes on the set of "Desperate Housewives," will the allure last? Dividend-focused mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds have been on the rise for more than a year,...