Published November 19th, 2018 We analyzed each Dividend Aristocrat by looking at their earnings, dividends, maximum draw down (MDD) and stock price performance during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Dividend Aristocrats Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a line of health care products. Abbott Laboratories has a market capitalization…
Investment company Berkshire Hathaway saw its profits rise sharply in the Q3-2018. The company of billionaire Warren Buffett benefited, especially from strong the performance of its insurance activities and lower taxes. Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) reported that its third operating earnings for the quarter surged to $6.88 billion from $3.44 billion…
The moneyinvestexpert trading-signals for the S&P-500 (SPX) is close to a sell. The S&P500 is already since 10/09/2018 in danger territory when closing at 2880 points. A close below 2564 is very negative. EXIT below 2564 points The trading-signal system is long in the S&P-500 since 6/2/2016 with is already 876 days, but shorter than…
Published November 19th, 2018 We analyzed each Dividend Aristocrat by looking at their earnings, dividends, maximum draw down (MDD) and stock price performance during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Dividend aristocrat Exxon Mobil (XOM) is the world’s largest energy company based on its market capitalization of $347 billion (Oct-2018) and paying dividend for 36 consecutive years.…
The Dividend Aristocrats are often named as the best-of-the-best in the category dividend growth stocks. The main criteria to be part of the Dividend Aristocrat list are: 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases Membership within the S&P 500 Certain minimum size and liquidity requirements It takes a strong, sustainable and competitive advantage business model for…
In November 2017, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) structure. These changes will be effective for the Indexes after the close of business on September 21, 2018 (the “Rebalance Date”). In particular, the current Telecommunication Services Sector will be broadened and renamed the Communication Services Sector. The Communication…
The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. Performance Dividend Kings The performance of 2018 Dividend Kings (portfolio 1 equal-weighted) can be…
Also in August the Defensive dividend aristocrats outperformed the NOBL- S&P 500 dividend aristocrats benchmark. Year-to-date the performance is +8.02% versus 5.04% for NOBL. See below the data per month. Year Month Defensive Aristocrats Return ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Return Defensive Aristocrats Balance ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Balance 2018 1 3.13% 3.59%…
Berkshire Hathaway buys a stake in India’s largest digital payments company One97 Communications Berkshire confirmed “the investment was made” in One97 Communications — the parent company of Paytm — and said Buffett was not personally involved in the deal and one of the first direct investments in India for Berkshire. The Economic Times reported earlier…
Here is an update of the changes made to Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. The positions are current as of June 30, 2018 and based on the Berkshire-Hathaway SEC form 13F, filed Aug. 14, 2018. Increase of ~4% During Q2 2018, Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) stock portfolio value increased ~4% from $189B…