SDOG News and Press, ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs From 11/23/21

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...

With the Fed announcing its intent to taper asset purchases and the market expecting possible interest rate hikes as soon as 2022, investors have been looking for a way to find more income in an inflationary environment. While negative sentiment related to rising inflation or interest...

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...

Investors may assume that equity indexes offering high yields must comprise companies with weak balance sheets and low credit ratings, implying lower quality and higher risk. In this light, the credit quality of companies in Alerian and S-Network income indexes may be a positive surpr...

One of the big themes that we've seen the last few weeks is interest rates rising and value outperforming growth. Strategas' Todd Sohn examines the reemergence of cyclicality following an economic "growth scare." Todd breaks this down before taking us through some timely sector an...

The current S&P 500 forward P/E ratio is 21 times, which is 20% above the median of 17.5 times of the last five years. Share buybacks and dividends are on the mend this year following cuts in 2020, but there is still significant ground to be made upon payouts. There are severa...

With broad market indexes and income sectors like REITs and utilities hovering near all-time highs, the yields for many equity income investments are noticeably lower now than in the past. This note briefly discusses the income challenge facing investors and how allocations to midstre...

The intensity of the income need only grows as investors move closer to - and enter - their retirement years. While diversified credit portfolios offer benefits, the potential drawdowns could be too much for some investors’ risk tolerances. For tax-sensitive investors, the ...