LVHD News and Press, Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF From 02/02/22

Each month, I give a broad overview of 90 dividend, income, and risk-management-focused ETFs, selecting them from my database of about 750 funds. January was tough for equities as the S&P 500 lost 5.27% and the Nasdaq-100 dropped 8.75%. High-yield dividend ETFs showed their defens...

Taking into account the Fed comments from last week, recently one of our technical analysts forecasted a correct S&P Index price range of $4,348 to $4,261. The market has since corrected to that level and is now bouncing. The analysis of the broad stock market shows signs of i...

With headlines focused on inflation and the Federal Reserve, rotations between growth and value stocks have become increasingly violent. While skilled market timers may try to get ahead of these moves, a different strategy is to embrace the middle: growth at a reasonable price, known ...

In investing, the big five could more aptly refer to the connected categories of growth, inflation, interest rates, valuations, and style. 2022 is shaping up to be one of slowing toward more normal, healthy rates of economic growth and inflation, thereby paving the way to a sustainabl...

The US rebound from the Q3 slowdown is in full bloom. The economy certainly looks like it is on solid ground right now. So, why in the world are bonds rallying? The 10-year Treasury yield fell 10 basis points on Friday after the payroll report. The movements in bond markets today ...

Each month, I give a broad overview of dividend and income-focused ETFs, selecting them from my growing database that now includes 740 funds. You'll find information on your favorite ETF's historical returns, risk, yield, growth, fees, concentration levels, and more. November saw ...

We think current cost-push inflation is poised to give way to a healthy, regenerative demand-pull environment, replete with moderate economic growth that is beneficial for the value companies in which we invest. History has shown moderate inflation can be good for value stocks. We con...

Each month, I review the periodic performances of dividend and income-focused ETFs, and for October I added 34 funds to bring the total to 77. I've categorized these ETFs to make it easier to find the best ones that match your investment style. Important metrics like yield, divide...

We noted in our quarterly letter that every brokerage house on the Street was bearish and telling its customers to expect stocks to move into a correction. We also reminded you that one of Reilly’s Rules is that when everyone expects something to happen something else usually does....

Bonds sold off again last week, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury closing over 1.6% for the first time since early June. But this rise in rates is at least a little different than the fall that preceded it. When nominal rates fell from April through July, real rates fell right al...