NVIDIA

Apple

Microsoft

Amazon

Alphabet

Tesla

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

Broadcom

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY tracks a market cap-weighted index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected by the S&P Committee.

Amphenol

Canadian National Railway Company

Domino's Pizza

Global Payments

Intuit

Mastercard

MSCI

Nordson

NIKE

Old Dominion Freight Line

ResMed

Rollins

Sirius XM Holdings Inc

Visa

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Zoetis

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust posted a 2.34% gain in August, underperforming Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares by +3.32%. The top 15 dividend growth stocks for September 2024 offer an average dividend yield of 1.23% and appear to be about 26% undervalued based on dividend yield theory. Since its inception in September 2020, the watchlist has achieved a 12.93% annualized return.

My Top 15 High Growth Dividend Stocks For September 2024

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI India ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.

World Markets Watchlist: August 30, 2024

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Netflix

Invesco QQQ

Charles Schwab

Walmart

JPMorgan, Netflix, and Walmart are the top performers YTD among clients' top 12 holdings, while Microsoft, Amazon, and Nasdaq 100 underperform the S&P 500. Any international fund or ETF that doesn't have a US component (ex-US) is seeing single-digit returns, but the last 30 to 60 days, perhaps due to the weaker dollar, the asset class is starting to stir.

Top 10 Holdings And How The S&P 500 Sectors Performed During The 2019 Rate Cuts

Coca-Cola European Partners plc

Comcast

Darden Restaurants

Evergy Inc

Interpublic Group of Companies

PNC Financial Services

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

WEC Energy Group

Essential Utilities

Xcel Energy

The bull run continues for SPY in August, with the ETF adding 2.34% to its year-to-date return. The watchlist posts two very strong back-to-back months of 5%+ returns. The top 10 stocks on the watchlist for September 2024 offer a 3.59% dividend yield, more than double the S&P 500.

My Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For September 2024

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SP Plus

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The S&P 500 capped off the month of August just below its record high, finishing up 0.24% from last Friday. The index is currently 0.33% off its record close from July 16th, 2024 and is now up 19.09% year-to-date.

S&P 500 Snapshot: August Ends Just Below Record High

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

Moving Averages: S&P Finishes August 2024 Up 2.3%

ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

Astoria US Quality Kings Etf

Persistent fears over market concentration have led many investors to grow wary of sticking with the mega-cap growth trade that carried the major averages higher throughout much of 2024.

Broadening Out Beyond ‘Mag 7': Equal-Weight ETFs on a Roll

Abbott Labs

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Albemarle

Franklin Resources

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Hormel Foods

McCormick

NextEra Energy

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Realty Income Corp

PPG Industries

Stanley Black & Decker

Target

T. Rowe Price Group

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF kicks off the second half of 2024 with a bang, posting a gain of 5.15% in July. I present 3 strategies that can theoretically beat the dividend aristocrat index in the long term. After 37 months of tracking these strategies, two strategies are outperforming NOBL, while 1 remains marginally behind.

My Best Dividend Aristocrats For September 2024

World Markets Watchlist: August 26, 2024

The S&P 500 ended a choppy week on Wall Street higher, finishing up 1.5% from last Friday. The index is currently 0.58% off its record high from July 16th, 2024 and is now up 18.80% year to date.

S&P 500 Snapshot: Seesaw Week Ends Higher

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF

iShares Residential Real Estate ETF

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Economic indicators are released every week to provide insight into a country's overall economic health. They serve as essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesses because they allow them to make informed decisions regarding business strategies and financial markets.

Exploring Economic Indicators: July 2024 Housing and the LEI

Exchange-traded funds allow you to invest in multiple stocks with just one investment. Index funds like those that track the S&P 500 are a popular type of ETF.

What's the Best Way to Invest in Stocks Without any Experience? Try This ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

Investing in exchange-traded funds can make it easy to save for retirement. Putting money into diverse funds can simplify the investing process.

Here's How Much a $50-Per-Month Investment in a Top ETF Can Grow in 30 Years

Market participants are pricing S&P 500 at 20.7 times forward earnings, driven by mega-cap stocks, with optimism about future operating margins. The potential risk of inflation resurgence due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and rising transportation costs is not factored into market forecasts.

SPY: The Market Still Ignores The Obvious Risk

As the qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) in most 401(k) plans, target-date funds (TDFs) have become a critical “one-stop-shop” retirement savings and investment tool for participants during the long accumulation stage of their working lives. As participants move from accumulation to decumulation, their investment needs become less homogeneous with their unique personal circumstances.

Vanguard Perspectives- Hybrid Annuity Target-Date Funds: Assessing Investment Value and

Hedge funds and other speculators have turned increasingly bearish on the S&P 500 index even as it nears its all-time high. Data released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed that the net speculative bets on the index dropped to minus 84k last week, a big increase from minus 23.

Hedge funds turn bearish on S&P 500 (SPY ETF); double-top forms

Texas Capital Texas Oil Index ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

I've been writing about ETFs for almost 15 years. At my job, talking about an ETF by its ticker, and not its name, is the norm.

3 Common ETF Misunderstandings

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc

Innovative Industrial Properties

NewLake Capital Partners, Inc.

We are likely headed into a recession. Some investments are much more resilient to recessions. I highlight 2 of my top picks that are yielding up to 8.5%.

My Top Picks For A Recession: Up To 8% Yield

World Markets Watchlist: August 19, 2024

Amplify Online Retail ETF

Proshares Online Retail ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Economic indicators provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They are essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesses because they allow them to make informed decisions regarding business strategies and financial markets.

Exploring Economic Indicators: July 2024 Inflation

The S&P 500 index has gained 32% from the start of the current bull market, measured from a low point in October 2023. Compounding returns over time are much more important than flawless market timing.

Missed Out on the Bull Market Recovery? 4 ETFs You Can Buy Today.

Griffin increased Citadel's stake in one ETF by 56.7% in the quarter. He boosted his hedge fund's position in another ETF by nearly 7x.

Billionaire Ken Griffin Bought These 2 ETFs Hand Over Fist in Q2

The S&P 500 experienced its best week since November 2023, finishing up 3.9% from last Friday. The index is currently 1.99% off its record high from July 16th, 2024 and is now up 17.11% year to date.

S&P 500 Snapshot: Best Week of 2024

Agnico Eagle Mines

Corteva Inc

DTE Energy

SPDR Gold Trust

Exxon Mobil

Whether current turmoil is a correction or a stock market crash there are stocks that investors should consider to protect their wealth. The current turbulence facing the markets is partially due to inflation.

7 Stocks to Protect Your Wealth in These Turbulent Times

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF

To say that August has been an interesting month for the markets would likely be an understatement. Following recent CPI news, the markets have performed well, reflecting increasing investor confidence in the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

Why Buffer ETFs Make Sense Right Now

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