No matter how much investors hope it will happen, volatility in the stock market isn’t going away, and market swings of a few percentage points in a single day, which used to be incredibly rare, may become more common,

If you love dividends but want to invest in dividend stocks the easy way, these dividend ETFs will be right up your alley.

YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF (AIYY) declares $0.1894/share weekly dividend. Payable Jan. 9; for shareholders of record Jan. 8; ex-div Jan. 8. See AIYY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.

When it comes to high-yielding CEFs, there’s one thing we always need to keep in mind: Buying “new” CEFs can lock you into a big discount that never disappears.

Coca-Cola has increased its dividend for 63 straight years, including by 5.2% in early 2025. The global beverage giant benefits from very durable demand for its products. It produces steadily rising revenue and cash flow to support its 2.9%-yielding dividend, which is more than double the S&P 500's level.

Still, SCHD's kurtosis is lower, it has a higher median monthly return, and it has delivered superior total returns and risk-adjusted returns. Notably, its "worst 3 months" figure was also better (-10.88% vs. -17.89%), so from a pure downside risk management perspective, I favor SCHD over CDC.

Last year didn’t end up being as pivotal as expected, with the market rallying to even higher highs, and there’s plenty of uncertainty surrounding 2026. If you want to win big while generating income from your portfolio,

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats tracks companies in the index that have raised dividends every year for at least 25 straight years. According to a report by S&P Global, this group has delivered higher returns with lower volatility than the broader market. That combination is not easy to achieve.

Chagee (CHA) remains a hold as overseas growth is too small to offset domestic weakness and negative same-store sales trends.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPQ) offers retirees an 11.5% dividend yield with monthly distributions through a covered call strategy on Nasdaq-100 holdings rather than traditional dividend payouts.