US equities gained another 2% in June, as markets anticipated relief from a COVID-19-driven economic slowdown and more stimulus from the Fed and Congress. The S&P 500 gained 21% in the second quarter of 2020, which is one of the best quarterly performance in decades. However, year-to-date the S&P 500 is still down -3%.On average…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 66 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 66 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. They are the ‘upper class’ dividend growth stocks and a great…
After the global sell-off related to the corona-virus in March, the S&P 500 recovered 13% in April. This is the best monthly performance since January 1987. The Dividend Aristocrats showed similar performance and posted a gain of 10.59% in April 2020, which is the best monthly performance since the Financial Crisis (April 2009). The Dow…
US equities struggled in the face of a global sell-off due to the corona-virus. The S&P 500 fell 12% in March to complete a 20% drop this quarter, the worst monthly and quarterly performance since 2008. The Dividend Aristocrats posted a -13.66% return in March 2020 and are down -23.29% year-to-date, which is an underperformance…
U.S. equities didn’t continue their way up in January 2020, after strong gains in December and November for the S&P 500. The year started strong, but gains were erased towards the end of the month as a result of coronavirus fears. The S&P 500 was almost flat (-0.04%) in January. The Dow Jones (DJIA) was…
U.S. equities continued their way up in November, helped by optimism around trade talks with China. The S&P 500 gained 3.63%, its biggest monthly gain since June, and year-to-date the S&P 500 is up around 27.6% and just below all-time high records. The Dow Jones (DJIA) jump even 3.72% The Dogs of the Dow are…
U.S. equities continued their way up in October, helped by optimism around trade talks with China, a good earnings-season, and easing from the Fed. The S&P 500 gained 2.17% and year-to-date the S&P 500 is up around 23% and just below all-time high records. The Dogs of the Dow are only up 11.8% in 2019,…
Regardless of slowing economic growth, ongoing trade tensions and a presidential impeachment inquiry, U.S. equities recovered in September to end the third quarter up 1.7%. Year-to-date the S&P 500 is up around 21% and ended September +1.87%. The Dogs of the Dow are only up 10.74% in 2019, excluding dividends. The average dividend yield for…
The stock market bounced back in June, and the gain in July has been neutralized by the -1.58% loss in August. For the ten Dogs, August has been a mixed month as well. Only four Dogs of the Dow showed a positive performance in August. So let’s have a look at the performance of the…
The stock market bounced back in June, including the “dogs of the dow”. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, showed their best months since January, rising 6.9% and 7.4%, respectively. On top of that, the S&P is up 17.4% for the year, marking its best first half since 1997. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied…
