Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have been suffering due to COVID-19. Especially commercial real estate closures, as a result of the pandemic, have meant the loss of business and income for the REITs. Which had a devastating impact on REITs performance in 2020. The S&P 500 Real Estate Select Sector Index (XLRE), which seeks…
In brief: JPMorgan unveils its 50 stock picks for 2021 S&P 500 should rally to 4,500 next year In this article, we analyze the JPM dividend stock picks for 2021 S&P 500 index to 4,500 in 2021? JPMorgan is very bullish on stocks in 2021. JPM’s US Equity Strategist Dubravko Lakos-Bujas says the benchmark S&P…
Bank of America’s stock picks for 2021 are based on selecting the best stock in the 11 S&P 500 sectors that will outperform the sector. The investment firm experts unveiled their top picks for each sector in 2021 in a client note on Thursday, and include 3 dividend aristocrats. Bank of America expects the S&P…
The new December 2020 Newsletter just went live and has detailed analysis for every dividend growth investor. In this months edition you will find details on: International dividend portfolio Retirement Portfolio (US) Defensive Aristocrats 2020 The 10 best Dividend Aristocrats for December UK Dividend Aristocrats – High Yield stocks Dividend Aristocrats and their Dividend Score Dividend…
Our retirement portfolio gained 7.32% in November 2020, which is below the S&P 500 index, which rose 10.9% this month, the best November in its history and above the previous record, a 10.2% gain in November 1980. Our benchmark for this portfolio, the Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), excelled to a plus of…
The S&P 500 (SP500) rose 10.9% this month, the best November in its history and above the previous record, a 10.2% gain in November 1980. The Dow Jones (DJI) had the best month since 1987 and gained 11.9%. The Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) even outperformed the best month of the S&P500 and gained 11.99% in November.…
In brief: Wall Street’s analysts say these dividend aristocrat stocks have upside potential, based on their one-year price target. The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies have historically provided (slightly) better performance…
In brief: The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time. An annual rebalancing takes place every year, with new additions and deletions. This article lists two stocks that could join the dividend aristocrats list in 2021.…
Shares of the software giant and European Dividend Aristocrat AVEVA Group plc (GB00BBG9VN75 ) fell 20% today after the company’s shares from the rights issue triggering the drop in its share price. The FTSE 100-listed software firm announced on November 6th a £2.84 billion ($3.73 billion) rights issue to fund its $5 billion acquisition of…
In brief: Buffet and his team added pharmaceutical stocks AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, and Pfizer to its stock portfolio in the third quarter. Sold 3% of Berkshire Hathaway’s Apple shares Reduced his exposure to the financial sector by selling 95% of the JPMorgan Chase investment, Wells Fargo (-46%), MTB (-35%) ,and PNC Financial Services…