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…
US equities struggled in October, the S&P 500 declined by 2.66%, after losing 3.8% in September. The Dividend Aristocrats ended this month down -1.92% and are down -4.47% year-to-date. The investors struggled with the rising coronavirus infections, a mixed start of the earnings season, and the upcoming US elections. The Dogs of the Dow lost…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 65 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active…
The European Dividend Aristocrats are based (by S&P) on the 40 highest dividend-yielding Eurozone companies within the S&P Europe Broad Market Index (BMI). European Dividend Aristocrats managed a dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years, which is different from the US-edition. This article lists the current European Dividend Aristocrat…
In brief: 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. While the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index consists of over 60 stocks, which…
Our retirement portfolio lost a bit (-0.89%) in September 2020, which is good compared to the S&P 500’s performance of -3.80% and also outperforming Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), which was down -3.41%. Since its inception in January 2017, this portfolio has returned 9.81% per year, which is well ahead of our dividend…
The European Dividend Aristocrats are based (by S&P) on the 40 highest dividend-yielding Eurozone companies within the S&P Europe Broad Market Index (BMI). European Dividend Aristocrats managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years, which is different from the US-edition. This article lists the current European Dividend Aristocrat constituents…
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. While the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index consists of over 60 stocks, which includes companies…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 65 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active…
Our retirement portfolio gained 2.77% in August 2020, which is below the S&P 500’s performance of 5.9% and outperforming Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), which was up 1.81%. Since its inception in January 2017, this portfolio has returned 10.58% per year, which is well ahead of our dividend ETF benchmark (0.27%). The portfolio…