NOBL News and Press, ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF From 07/03/19

I ntroduction Welcome to my monthly update for my dividend growth portfolio. This article series covers my investing journey as a father of two towards my eventual retirement. Any specific stocks or amounts are particular to my self-directed 401K plan. The goal of my portfolio is to g...

In June 2019, the Dividend Aristocrat Index ( NOBL ) produced a 7.17% total return, outpacing the 7.05% total return for the broad S&P 500 Index ( S P500). Last month's disappointing -5.52% return for the Dividend Aristocrats was the 15th worst monthly return in data dating to 1990; this m...

Dividend Growth Investing (DGI) has numerous advocates on Seeking Alpha. Many of them are focused on the long-term growth of dividend income, with the perspective of a working investor, steadily accumulating funds. In contrast to this perspective, the present article explores the relevance of ...

With the first half of 2019 nearing an end, the Dogs of the Dow strategy is keeping pace with the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. However, the Dow Dogs for 2019 trail the return of the broader S&P 500 Index. The Dogs of the Dow strategy is one where investors select the ten stocks that...

In the comment section of my recent article Beer and Smokes , reader l2edzl3oy noted that combining Low Volatility - the subject of that article - with the Dividend Aristocrats might be a worthwhile combination. Low Volatility and Dividend Aristocrats are two of my " 5 Ways to Beat the Mark...

Financial markets now anticipate that the Federal Reserve will begin ratcheting down rates from the 2.25%-2.50% range in July. Remarkably, the "de facto stimulus" associated with the Fed flip from rate raising to rate neutrality only lasted for six months. Reasonable criticism of the Fed's "...

The S&P 500 ( SPY ) closed Tuesday at 2886, just 2% from its all-time closing high reached at the end of April. While the index is once again approaching new highs after last week's 4%+ bounce, the constituents leading the charge look a little different than at previous market highs. In...

It seems that every few months I get a portfolio shocker. There's often big news surrounding the individual stocks. I'll admit that I do not watch my holdings all that closely, but I certainly get all of the news feeds of my portfolio holdings courtesy of my Seeking Alpha home page. Yesterda...

Last week we touched on the stark difference between high-yield, high-risk REITs and low-yield, lower-risk REITs and compared some of the underlying holdings of two ETFs. The question of whether to play it safe or not , really depends on each investor's preference, but that article focuse...

On a recent visit to the Sure Dividend site, I was surprised to find this chart. Yes, we might 'expect' the Aristocrats ( NOBL ) to outperform the broad market ( IVV ) through market corrections. That is the natural attraction of buying companies with a very meaningful dividend growth hist...