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Even though VIG has had good years, the fund has underperformed the S&P 500 and it is significantly underperforming several dividend funds this year and the current yield is just 1.75%. This fund is heavily underweight inflation because of the low exposure to commodities, and hold...
This monthly article series provides an overview of 90+ dividend, income, and risk-management-focused ETFs, selected from my database of over 800 funds. For this report, I've added ten-year returns and risk-adjusted returns for investors with longer time horizons. Standard metrics rem...
Pick any barometer of costs these days, and the story is the same: Prices are up - and in a dramatic fashion. The first thing that jumps out is the dismal performance of most asset classes during periods of low growth and high inflation - otherwise known as stagflation. A solid fo...
SCHD has been the best ETF for income investors over the past decade providing both competitive dividend yields and strong price appreciation. The question is, can that excellent performance continue? Investors need to understand exactly how SCHD chooses and maintains its holdings, as...
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) generated serious attention during Q1, pulling in more capital than funds tied to the three major U.S. equity indices, as investors looked for stability amid a general slide in the overall stock market. SCHD, the world’s third-largest...
Historically reliable macro indicators signal growth for the U.S. economy. Sustained bear markets in equities unfolded in recessions only. Therefore, it's not surprising that negative newsflow recently could not take the stock market down sustainably. The S&P 500 rally wil...
In a crowded field of dividend ETFs, how can an investor choose the right one for them? The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) represent high-profile dividend exchange traded funds that often play a part in investin...
DGRW holds 300 dividend-paying stocks with solid long-term earnings growth, return on equity, and return on asset metrics. It's been a top long-term performer, and has a 0.28% expense ratio. DGRW is known for its double-digit dividend growth rate, but relatively low 1.83% dividend yie...
There are multiple ways to go about dividend growth investing, but all of them have in common the goal of creating a growing income stream from one's portfolio. How does one measure the success of creating a growing income stream? It is more complicated than you might assume. Thou...
Much like mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer investors the ability to easily invest in large baskets of stocks. But one key way the two types of investment vehicles differ involves their fees. On average, an equity ETF charges investors 0.53% in annual fees, compared to the av...
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2024-07-22 05:41:00 ET There are some excellent index funds that focus on dividend stocks, and thanks to the current interest rate environment, dividend yields are generally higher than they've been in years. But while investors pay the most attention to dividend stock index funds focused o...
2024-07-14 08:19:00 ET There is really no "right" way to invest, since every person has their own unique needs and desires. That is just as true with dividend investing as it is with investing more broadly. That's why it is so important for investors to understand what an exchange-traded fu...
2024-07-05 09:02:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...