Our retirement portfolio posted a strong gain of 3.29% in July and is up 12.72% for this year. The S&P 500 index rose about 2.38% last month The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), lost another 0.60% after the -1.97% drop in June. Since its inception in January 2017,…
U.S. equities ended July in positive territory, with the S&P 500 (SPX) posting a gain of 2%, despite concerns about the COVID “delta variant”, and rising inflation. Several Dividend Aristocrats reported strong Q2-2021 earnings and improved outlooks for 2021 in the last two weeks. In July, the Defensive Aristocrats outperformed the S&P 500 index. …
The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns through 2026, so their 5 years future total returns. Only Dividend Aristocrats with a Dividend Risk Score above 65 are included. These top 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors. Estimating the expected 5…