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Sector Stock Performance March was a decent month for the utility group, with the Utility Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLU ) up 2.8%. This was the second straight month of outperforming the S&P 500, this time by nearly 100bp, but XLU still lags by about 280bp YTD. XLU was the fourth best-per...
Finally, while I've often argued that retirees shouldn't prioritize income production because it can lead them into risky territory, I do think yielders can work well as part of the Bucket approach. As a retiree spends from Bucket 1 (cash for ongoing living expenses), he or she can refill it,...
Introduction My strategy is to invest appropriately for a late stage in the business cycle, and currently am analyzing funds based on risk (Ulcer Index, Draw Down, P/E ratio), risk-adjusted returns (Martin, Sortino, Sharpe ratios) and three-month trends. Nearly two thousand funds are screene...
Major U.S. pension funds are asking the 20 largest publicly traded electric utilities for detailed plans to achieve carbon-free electricity by 2050 at the latest but will not force the issue with proxy resolutions this spring, hoping market shifts and falling prices for renewable energy al...
The year-to-date rally in the US stock market has lifted all the major equity sectors, based on a set of ETFs. Leading the field: shares in the industrials sector, which has a sizable performance edge over the rest of the market. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) has climbed a str...
Utility stocks went from the best December performer to the worst January performer to start the year. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLU ) trailed the SPY by over 450bp, and it trailed its closest sector, the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ([[XLV]]), by 133bp. Exhibit 1 (Sou...
Scriptures record that, in ancient Israel, God instructed the Israelites to practice a radical custom meant to ensure dignity and equity to all the people. Every fiftieth year, the people would sound trumpets to “proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants” (Levit...
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey release the blueprint for a " Green New Deal " to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, setting a marker Democrats who plan to make climate change a central issue in the 2020 presidential race. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF,...
Several utilities are urging customers to cut back on power and gas use today during the brutal freeze covering the eastern half of the U.S. after record amounts of natural gas were used for heating yesterday . More news on: CMS Energy Corporation, DTE Energy Company, The United States ...
Energy analysts expect record amounts of natural gas to be used for heating today as an Arctic-like freeze blankets the eastern half of the U.S. More news on: DTE Energy Company, Xcel Energy Inc, The United States Natural Gas ETF, LP, Energy stocks news, News on ETFs, Read more ...