October 10th, 2025 | Do Stock Dividends Give You Better Returns? How Will The US Government Shutdown Affect You And The Economy? Public Debt Strong, But Private Debt Not So Much, Tax Brackets & More Smart Investing With Brent & Chase Wilsey podcast

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October 10th, 2025 | Do stock dividends give you better returns? How will the US government shutdown affect you and the economy? Public debt strong, but private debt not so much, Tax Brackets & More

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Do stock dividends give you better returns?

With the S&P 500 currently paying a dividend of only 1.1%, which is the lowest in about 25 years, people may wonder if they should even care about dividends. In 2024, dividends were only 36% of profits, which was 20 points below the average going back nearly 100 years. Looking at return figures, if you go back 65 years, reinvested dividends did account for roughly 85% of the S&P 500’s total return. With the market at all-time high valuations, investors should not give up on investing in…

How will the US government shutdown affect you and the economy?

Over the last 50 years, the government has shutdown 21 times with the longest being December 2018 when it lasted 34 days. The shutdown will affect mostly those consumers who are traveling with experts from the travel industry saying it will lose about one billion dollars a week. Think about all the national parks that will be closed and the frustrations at the airports will probably curtail travelers' enthusiasm for traveling. Even with all the negative headlines, stocks tend to do well during a government shutdown with the average three month return after the shutdown at 9.5% and one year later at 22.4%. I would…

Public debt looks strong, but private debt not so much

Public debt, which are bonds that trade on the public market, is looking rather strong based on the small yield margin between investment grade and speculative grade securities compared with the risk-free government debt. In September, $207 billion of corporate bonds were issued and that’s the fifth highest monthly amount on record. Year to date returns for those holding public corporate bonds stands between 7 to 8%. Private debt on the other hand is starting to have issues as companies such as Tricolor Holdings, which is…

Financial Planning: Updated Tax Brackets for 2026

For 2025, married couples filing jointly will see their standard deduction rise from $31,500 to $32,200 with an additional $1,650 per spouse for those age 65 or older and a new $6,000 deduction per spouse for households with adjusted gross income (AGI) under $150,000, bringing the total possible standard deduction to $47,500. The 12% federal tax bracket will now apply to taxable income up to $100,800 (up from $96,950), and the 0% capital gains and qualified dividend threshold will increase to $98,900 (from $96,700). When calculating tax liability, AGI minus the standard deduction equals taxable income. For retirees, this means the $150,000 AGI level is an…

Companies Discussed: Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM), International Paper Company (IP) & Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

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