Perhaps the most common advice presented to people aspiring to achieve more financially is to skip their daily latte. The notion is that saving these few dollars per day, across a long period of time, will produce fabulous results. But the reality is that it’s financial systems — not small spending changes — that will…

The most recent stats on corporate dividends suggest that global companies are bullish on the world’s economic recovery. Dividends paid to investors are on track to hit $1.4 trillion this year and are expected to stretch even higher in the next 12 months. New research found that 84% of companies in the second quarter either increased…