XLRE

All S&P Utility stocks are above 50-day MA, less than 10% of Info Tech names are

Mortgage Pain Has Not Peaked Yet

Despite spring market optimism, US Home sales in March posted their most significant decline in more than a year. In Canada, where fixed mortgage rates are back above 5%, March home sales and prices were mostly unchanged month-over-month. Oxford Economics forecasts that mortgage payments will increase by another 6% to $156 billion by the end of 2024 in Canada. The hardest hit will be low to medium-income households.

ICF: Not As Attractive As The CEFs From Cohen & Steers

Why Investing For Dividends Can Help Build Wealth

Dividend investing can help alleviate the need to work well into old age. Investing in dividend-paying stocks can give investors higher pay raises. Dividends help mitigate losses in times of economic uncertainty. It also allows you to pay off debt and pay for unexpected expenses.

U.S. equities see the largest net buying since late February - GS

U.S. Equities see the largest net buying since late February - Goldman Sachs. The S&P 500 was down for the third straight week and traded lower for six straight sessions. Bitcoin-sensitive stocks, winners of the last 12 months underperformed. Overall U.S.-based equities saw the biggest net buying of the year.

Goldman’s buybacks basket: Buyback growth will be 13% in 2024

Goldman’s buybacks basket: Buyback growth will be 13% in 2024. Goldman Sachs analysts rebalanced their “buybacks basket” as 2024 buyback growth is forecasted to be 13%. S&P 500 (SP500) cash spending grew by 4% to $3.4T last year.

Weekly Report: what happened at XLRE last week (0415-0419)?

A Hawkish Pivot

U.S. Equity markets posted their worst week in a year while benchmark interest rates surged to five-month highs. The S&P 500 declined another 3.1% this week. High-flying technology stocks were particularly hard hit. Earnings season is off to a shaky start for office REITs.