TDIV News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund From 06/03/21

Since offshoring contributed to the long-term disinflationary trend, it would seem to make sense that reshoring would contribute to an inflationary trend. The "reshoring will lead to higher inflation" argument revolves around differences in labor costs, which are much higher in the US...

One factor behind the long disinflationary trend since the early 1990s has been offshoring of manufacturing, especially to China. Thus, it would seem to make sense that reshoring would produce an inflationary trend. This line of thinking is flawed for multiple reasons. In this art...

As the U.S. birth rate fell to a new low in 2020, it appears that COVID-19 and associated economic weakness/uncertainty has accelerated a preexisting trend of falling American fertility. If 2008-level fertility rates had persisted through 2020, 5.8 million more babies would have been ...

The Technology sector ranks sixth in Q2'21. Based on an aggregation of ratings of the 462 stocks in the Technology sector. TDIV is our top-rated Technology sector ETF and ROGSX is our top-rated Technology sector mutual fund. For further details see: Best And Worst Q2 202...

The rotation from growth to value is accelerating. The combination of higher inflation, lower US dollar, and higher yields could be lethal for momentum stocks. The Fed is way behind the curve, but we believe that Jay Powell will be forced to acknowledge reality soon. Meanwhile...

Many people are thinking that last Friday's employment report points to a more accommodative Fed. Perhaps, but only if you think very short term. Many people are thinking that a more accommodative Fed is good news for growth stocks. Sure, but only if you think very short term. ...

Are you familiar with the "Aggression Scale?" Instead of the common classifications, it's measuring sectors based on their volatility, cyclicality, and growth. Three sectors currently are making it to the top of the "Aggression Scale." Technology is only one of those. Can we be ov...

Global markets continue to see their correlations rise. This even includes commodity and debt markets. While there are still merits to looking overseas and into alternative asset classes, I see an environment where sector investing has become critical. Recent returns, in 2020 and ...

Technology was the one of the few shining stars during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, observes growth investing expert Jim Woods, editor of The Deep Woods. For further details see: An ETF for Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index ETF (TDIV) declares $0.1631/share quarterly dividend, -59.3% decrease from prior dividend of $0.4005.Forward yield 1.23%Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 26; ex-div March 25.See TDIV Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend ...