In order for a company to continue paying a dividend, it must maintain its capacity to pay. While it is tempting to purchase funds merely because they have high dividend yields, investors must be conscious of the underlying...
Read MoreBased on Grey and Vogel’s research paper called “Analyzing Valuation Measures: A Performance Horse-Race over the past 40 Years,” the best valuation measure wasn’t the classic price-to-earnings (P/E)...
Read MoreExchange traded funds (ETFs) outperformed the fund universe in 2011 and will likely continue the trend in 2012. Investors are looking for safety and yield, and dividend ETFs offer a low-cost, transparent way to invest in a...
Read MoreLast year was generally a period of strong growth for the biggest ETFs in the industry; of the 23 largest exchange-traded products, only three saw net outflows in 2011: GLD, the iShares Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM), and the...
Read MoreS&P recommends marketweighting the S&P 500 Materials sector. Year to date through November 18, this sector, which represented 3.5% of the S&P 500 Index, was down 12.9%, compared to a 3.3% drop for the 500. In 2010,...
Read MoreS&P recommends overweighting the S&P Information Technology sector. Year to date through November 18, the S&P Information Technology Index, which represented 19.6% of the S&P 500 Index, was up 0.7%, compared to a...
Read MoreAs with all investments, the name of the game is “risk versus return.” How much bang for the buck can you achieve for a given level of risk? For many option-buying strategies, higher risk takes the form of lower...
Read MoreS&P recommends marketweighting the S&P 500 Industrials sector. Year to date through November 18, the S&P Industrials Index, which represented 10.6% of the S&P 500 Index, was down 6.3%, compared to a 3.3% decline...
Read MoreS&P recommends marketweighting the S&P 500 Health Care sector. Year to date through November 18, the S&P Health Care Index, which represented 11.6% of the S&P 500 Index, was up 4.0%, compared to a 3.3% drop for...
Read MoreS&P recommends marketweighting the S&P 500 Energy sector. Year to date through November 18, the S&P Energy Index, which represented 12.4% of the S&P 500 Index, was down 0.1%, compared to a 3.3% decline for the...
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