3 No-Brainer Dividend Stocks for Worry-Free Passive Income

Realty Income Corporation (O), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), and Altria Group (MO) are three no-brainer stocks for investors seeking worry-free dividend income. These companies have been consistently paying and increasing their dividends for years. Altria has a growing earnings base to support future dividend distributions.

Expect Equity Market Corrections

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Expect Equity Market Corrections Apr. 23, 2024. Market corrections are a normal function of the equity market. The S&P 500 Index is now outperforming the Nasdaq 100 Index. Company outlooks will be an important indication of the year ahead.

SPY: The Setup Looks Extremely Bearish

SPY has been on a strong run recently, but the outlook is very bearish right now. The S&P 500 is overvalued based on several valuation models. A weakening macroeconomic outlook also poses a severe headwind for SPY. SPY is facing a challenging economic environment and outlook.

Overlook Style Regimes At Your Peril

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy Overlook Style Regimes At Your Peril. Style regimes constitute one of investors’ largest risk factors. After 15 years of dominance of the growth style, investors want to see rotations between styles. Richard Drury: Style returns are powerful currents that investors may have overlooked.

Bubble Up: The Everything, Everywhere Bubble

Home Market Outlook Economy Analysis Bubble Up: The Everything, Everywhere Bubble. Investors face a challenging landscape with fiscal dominance pushing bond yields and inflation. Rising interest rates aim to curb inflation but can hurt stock valuations and bond prices. We are in the euphoria phase of an AI bubble.

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Starbucks Dividend Valuation: 2015 Vs. 2024

Starbucks started paying a dividend in 2010. Starbucks has a good earnings growth rate for the past 20 years. Starbucks is in the early stages of its business maturity. The company has struggled to find new growth drivers. Starbucks' dividend valuation from 2015 to 2014/5 shows how to estimate dividends with limited data.

SCHD: If You've Won The Game, Take A Little Off The Top

SCHD is a great way to reduce the overall P/E ratio of your portfolio amongst 100 quality dividend-paying stocks. The U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is the cheapest index with a 14.5x P/e ratio. SCHD has a 3.53% yield and is a good way to diversify your portfolio.

5 Dividend ETFs to Buy as Market Volatility Rises

Iran Attacks Israel - How Could Markets Be Impacted?

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ETF Analysis: Do Historical Returns Predict Future Returns?

Historic returns are among the first things investors consider when analyzing an ETF. This article ranks hundreds of small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap ETFs by their one-year, three-year and five-year returns by segment and style. Do Historical Returns Predict Future Returns? examines hundreds of U.S. Equity ETFs. Using over 4,000 data points for 576 EquityETFs over 23 years.

Sideways, With A Splash Of Uncertainty

The S&P 500 established its last record high on the last Thursday in March, right before the long Easter weekend. The market has bounced around in a mostly directionless manner since then. The Q1 earnings season is officially underway as of Friday. The recent decline in stock prices has taken a relatively short-lived effect.

Q1 2024 Earnings Preview: Will Reports Be Good Enough To Turn Markets Positive

Q1 earnings season kicks off with Q1 2024 S&P 500 EPS growth expected to come in at 3.2%. The second quarter got off to a rocky start as major indices closed lower last week. Buybacks and dividend increases were on the rise in Q1. The Consumer Price Index for March was higher than expected.

NOBL: Dividend Aristocrat ETF That Underperforms Alternative Funds

Beat the Market the Zacks Way: Fiserv, Hormel Foods, Modine Manufacturing in Focus

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Spring 2024 Snapshot Of The S&P 500's Market Cap

Microsoft has become the biggest company in the S&P 500 with a market cap of nearly $3.3 trillion as of 28 March 2024. The first quarter of 2024 has come and gone. The index clocked a new record high of 5,254.35. The Top 10 stocks in the index together accounted for 32.5% of its total valuation.

Four Reasons To Consider Value Investing Now

Equity Investing: A Strategic Mindset For A Changing World

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy Equity Investing: A Strategic Mindset For A Changing World by Nelson Yu. Inflation and interest rates in transition, it's time to take a fresh look at the forces driving business models, profitability and equity returns. Higher inflation puts a premium on real returns - the amount of return investors can generate above inflation.