ETFs For Consistent Dividend Payers
The global economic slowdown has certainly affected how investors choose to allocate their assets, as many sectors of the market have been struggling to stay afloat in this uncertain economic...
View ArticleWhy you are missing the bull market
By John Wasik (Reuters) – To most Main Street investors, the post-2008 era has been something of an epic hangover. By and large, they have continued to eschew stocks for the palliative comfort of...
View ArticleReaching for Yield
More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun—Raymond Devoe According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, desperate investors are reaching for yield, this time in...
View ArticleHedging “cliff” volatility might not get you too far
By John Wasik (Reuters) – Once again, “fiscal cliff” mayhem has given investors a furtive look into the unsettling world of market volatility, which will not end with Tuesday’s deal. We will likely see...
View ArticleThe Case for Dividends
The case for investing for dividends is nicely summarized in this paper produced by First Trust. The Importance of Dividends With interest rates at historically low levels,these are challenging times...
View ArticleDividend Achievers: Head-To-Head
Though equity markets have certainly picked up the pace over the last several years, the near-zero interest rate environment has still proven to be an obstacle for investors. Many have found it...
View ArticleDividend Chasing: Dividend ETFs Outperformed Stock Indices
The trend continues: zero interest rate environment has forced income investors to flock into dividend paying ETFs. The following shows how these ETFs have fared compared with general stock market...
View ArticleOwn Many Stocks With Very Few Problems
By Bob Johnson: I got some feedback on a recent article from a young man named Curtis. After going back and forth a few times, and understanding more about him and his needs, we worked to come up with...
View ArticleInvestment Portfolio Review: Retirement Income ETFs — Steady Eddie
Retirement Income ETFs consists of 42 funds. These funds enable participants to gain exposure to 5 major assets: US Equity, Foreign Equity, Emerging Market Equity, REITs, Fixed Income. These funds are...
View ArticleCambria Launches Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF (FYLD); SPDR Goes Beyond BRIC...
U.S. equities edged lower this week as the prospect of a pullback in the central bank’s bond-buying program weighed heavily on the markets. In economic news, the ISM manufacturing index rose to 57.3 in...
View ArticleThe Simplicity of Relative Strength
One of the ongoing difficulties for investors is finding some kind of simple method for investing. Relative strength is just such a simple method. Even simple methods, however, have to be applied!
View ArticleBoring might be better for fund investors in 2014
By John Wasik With U.S. stocks doing a stutter-step after a five-year bull run, a shift into low-volatility funds might give you a little more traction if the market retrenches. Low or “minimum”...
View ArticleMore Bang for Your Buck: 8 Unique Smart-Beta Dividend ETFs
Despite whatever interest rates are doing, there’s still plenty of appeal when it comes to dividend investing. After all, dividends, and the potential reinvestment of those dividends, have been a major...
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