RDOG News and Press, ALPS ETF Trust REIT Dividend Dogs From 01/05/23

Summary We expect COVID-19 to continue its transition to a global endemic and the status quo to prevail in Russia's war in Ukraine, with no material implications for the global economy. Mild recessions are forecast in the United States and Europe, but resilience in Asia Pacific will pre...

Summary Inflation and corresponding central banking policies will be the two most important signals for investors to focus on. Three scenarios for the global economy: Rolling recessions, hard landing, or immaculate disinflation. As we enter 2023, commercial real estate will experien...

Summary Global central banks have raised interest rates to grapple with reemergent inflation, causing bond and equity valuations to decline in synchrony. An investor can gain exposure to real estate through publicly traded REIT products or via open-end or closed-end private equity funds...

Summary I expect traditional fossil fuel energy companies to continue to excel, rising to up to 30% of the S&P 500 in the upcoming years as technology stocks continue to shrink. After the most aggressive series of rate hikes in decades, inflation is finally moderating. Whether or no...

Summary Today’s high prices may well lead to tomorrow’s low prices, and tomorrow may arrive sooner than many feared. Asynchronous reopening is set to bedevil the global economy for at least another year. Broad housing market activity during much of 2022 suggests that w...

Summary Rising mortgage interest rates clobbered the single-family housing market in 2022. Rates have come down a little since October but remain twice as high as the cheapest rates available a couple of years ago. Workarounds for high mortgage rates will facilitate some transaction...

Summary According to the National Association of Realtors, "Pending home sales slid for the sixth consecutive month in November." The MoM came in at -4.0%, up from a 4.7% decrease last month. Over this time frame, the US population has grown by 17.5%. By Jill Mislinski ...

Summary All the positive sales and earnings forecasted are concentrated in the top 15% of all stocks that I monitor. In other words, institutional buying pressure is focused on fewer stocks than normal. Energy stocks are big winners in 2022. In addition to high energy prices, the buying...

Summary Dec. 23rd release of the November New Home Sales from the Census Bureau came in at 640K, up 5.8% month-over-month from a revised 605K in October. The median home price is now at $471K. The Census Bureau's mid-month population estimates show a 77% increase in the US populatio...

Summary Due to decades of easy monetary policy, the economy is now tightly linked to the growth in asset prices. Namely the stock market and the housing market. When the stock market and housing market falls, this has significant implications for employment, consumption, economic growth...