Concerns about stretched tech valuations and a possible AI bubble are pushing investors toward dividend stocks as they look to diversify their portfolios. Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist at Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), recently told Bloomberg that dividend growth is among the factors likely to drive equities higher in 2026.
Earlier this year, a dividend investor wrote on Reddit that he quit his full-time job after his dividend income exceeded his paycheck. The Redditor, 40, said he was burned out and no longer had the "passion" and energy to stay at the company where he had worked for 15 years.
