Dividend Stocks
Are You In A Love Affair With These Stocks?
The love affair between investors looking for strong yields and utility stocks has been a strong one. Some might say it’s been passionate and profitable for years! Why all the focus on utilities? Why does a boring industry get all the attention? The reason for this romance is stability. People pay the electric bill in […]
Have Emerging Markets Turned The Corner?
ETF outflows outpaced inflows as US stocks drifted lower last week. Fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. Fund flows are something traders use to find trends and gauge […]
One ETF & One Stock To Grow Your Dividends
One of the biggest mistakes do-it-yourself investors make is ignoring dividend growth. Needless to say, high flying momentum stocks that have the potential to double or triple in price have a place in a portfolio of growth stocks. They are a great way to grow your nest egg. But growth stocks aren’t the […]
Investors Pull Money Out Of Dividend ETFs In Favor Of Small Cap ETFs
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in iShares Russell 2000 (IWM), iShares Select Dividend (DVY), and SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars into or out of […]
Global X Launches New MLP ETF
In today’s world of low interest rates, investors are constantly on the hunt for high yielding investments. They just can’t generate enough income with traditional sources like Treasuries, corporate bonds, and money markets. Investors have flocked to high dividend paying sectors like Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, in search of bigger payouts. Midstream energy infrastructure […]
3 ETFs To Sell When Interest Rates Go Up – PFF, VNQ, EEM
For decades, interest rates in the US have been steadily declining. And rates have been at historic lows in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The low rates have fueled a boom in sectors of the economy that are sensitive to interest rates. But over the last 30 days, we’ve seen a major reversal […]
Generate Income With This New Actively Managed Senior Loan ETF
Generating income from an investment portfolio isn’t easy. Today’s slow growth and low inflation are holding interest rates near record lows. And given the recent statements from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, this situation is expected to continue for another year… at the very least. It’s forcing investors to think outside of the […]
New Dividend ETFs – IQDF, IQDE, IQDY
FlexShares launched three new ETFs this week. And there’s definitely a theme to the new ETFs – international dividends. Let’s take a closer look… FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) IQDF provides exposure to large cap non-US dividend paying stocks. And it has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.47%. The top five countries in […]
Dividends From Penny Stocks?
When you spend as much time researching the stock market as I do, you come to understand a handful of fundamental truths. One truth is most investors fall into one of two camps… those investing for big gains and those investing for yield (dividends). Funny as it may sound, you don’t normally get a lot […]
Should You Buy These 3 Dividend Stocks?
Last week I talked about the reasons behind this year’s stock market summer swoon. I explained why investors are selling stocks after several recent negative economic reports. They’re worried the data suggest the US economy is slipping back into recession. However, I also told you I think investors are overreacting to the news. The reason… […]
