SPYD

Stock market returns come with risk and volatility.Those risks and volatility are a tradeoff for the higher returns.What level of tradeoff you choose depends on your mindset.Would you have taken almost the same returns for half the volatility?Would you want to massively outperform in bear markets? That is what a Jedi would choose.

I received $1,553 in September, which was better than the $1,269 in September 2019.For the quarter I received $3,093 which was up 6.5% from Q3 in 2019.I closed out several positions to focus on my prime dividend growth holdings and index the rest.

High dividends come with high risks, especially in 2020.A measure of volatility, drawdown and price decay in high-dividend stocks.A factor to cut the risks and improve the expected return.

SPYD has struggled in 2020 as a result of Covid-19, and those market forces are unlikely to abate in the short term. While SPYD has seen a large gain since my last article, it has markedly under-performed my other dividend funds, as well as the S&P 500. The fund does offer a high yield, diversification, and a large discount relative to the broader market.

Invesco Ltd. is looking to active, nontransparent exchange-traded funds as the next step forward for the $4.6 trillion industry, hoping the new products will be less vulnerable to traders who exploit expected changes in ETF holdings.

Gold’s slump this week is forcing investors to ask whether the haven asset is taking a breather or facing an even sharper decline.

Five years ago, State Street started a new, green fund. The world hasn’t been the same since.