Short-term interest rates are still high enough for you to get a yield of more than 4% on a savings account. But stocks with attractive dividend yields might also be appropriate for you, depending on your investment goals.

U.S. stocks are kicking off December by drifting around their record heights on Monday.The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in midday trading after closing its best month of the year at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 103 points,

Asian stocks climbed on Monday, buoyed by record high closes on Wall Street, while the dollar bounced back from multiweek lows against the yen and British pound in a crucial week for the U.S. interest rate outlook.

After two years of annual gains topping 20% for the S&P 500, Wall Street experts anticipate a moderate performance in 2025.

The Dow rose 7.5% in November, easily its best month of 2024. The Walt Disney Co. has the biggest percentage gain for the month at 22.1%, but the price-weighted index also got a boost from Goldman Sachs, up 17.5% to $608.57 and Salesforce, up more than 13% to $329.99.

Stocks closed with solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones