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.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

The Fed has started the rate-cutting cycle but intends to keep it medium-paced. Blend ETFs should perform well in such a scenario.

Forget Growth or Value: Try Blend ETFs as Fed in no 'Hurry' to Cut Rates

Accenture Plc

Amphenol

Domino's Pizza

Elevance Health Inc

Global Payments

Intuit

Mastercard

MSCI

Nordson

NXP Semiconductors

Old Dominion Freight Line

ResMed

Rollins

Visa

Zoetis

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust posted a gain of 2.10% in September as it continues marching on in 2024. The Top 15 dividend growth stocks for October 2024 offer an average dividend yield of 1.05% and appear to be about 20% undervalued based on dividend yield theory.

My Top 15 High Growth Dividend Stocks For October 2024

Coca-Cola European Partners plc

Comcast

Darden Restaurants

Enterprise Products Partners

Evergy Inc

Interpublic Group of Companies

PNC Financial Services

Restaurant Brands

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Essential Utilities

Xcel Energy

SPY locks in another positive month this year after gaining 2.10% in September. The top 10 stocks on the watchlist for October 2024 offer a 3.89% dividend yield, more than double the S&P 500. My top 10 list of high dividend yield stocks has generated an annualized rate of return of 17.96% since its inception in November 2020.

My Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For October 2024

The S&P 500 is on its way for yet another successful year with year-to-date return of 22%. With valuations once again at record highs and bond yields sitting well above their 2021 values, upside from here appears limited. Investors buying the SPY should also consider the ETF's higher risk exposure.

SPY: Not A Good Time To Increase Market Exposure

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The S&P 500 just recorded its best year-to-date performance at September's end since 1997.

S&P 500's Best Nine-Month Since 1997: Winning ETFs & Stocks

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund

Vanguard Real Estate 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 September 2024 Up 2.0%

The S&P 500 wrapped up its best quarter since the fourth quarter of 2021. We have highlighted five stocks that led the ETF and have a solid Zacks Rank.

S&P 500 Logs Best Quarter Since Q4 2021: 5 Top Stocks in ETF

Constellation Energy Corp

Futu Holdings

JD.com

Intuitive Machines Inc

Oracle

Palantir Technologies

Rocket Lab USA

Super Micro Computer

The equity bull market continued in Q3. Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco breaks down key industry group moves such as AI, utilities, and space stocks.

Q3 Review: Top Stock Market Trends

The stock market was able to rally last week despite the larger-than-expected 0.50% rate cut by the FOMC. As is often the case the averages gyrated after Fed Chair Powell's press conference and higher open the Dow Industrials closed down 293 points.

Focus On The Data To Avoid Future Bear Traps

iShares MSCI Norway ETF

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares MSCI Italy ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

iShares MSCI Spain ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

Industrea Acquisition

iShares MSCI China ETF

Shanghai CSI 300 has gone from a 52-week low to a 52-week high in only a couple of weeks. Other than China and Hong Kong, Australia is the only other international market starting the week at a 52-week high.

China Outperforms The Rest Of The World

GraniteShares 1.5x Short NVDA Daily ETF

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x Shares

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

We have highlighted 10 ETFs that have seen higher average volumes in the third quarter and are thus the top 10 funds in terms of trading volume.

10 Most Heavily Traded ETFs of Q3

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SP Plus

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

The S&P 500 finished the week ending September 27, up 0.62% from last Friday. The index is currently 0.13% off its record close from September 26th, 2024 and is now up 20.99% year-to-date.

S&P 500 Snapshot: Market Extends Record Rally

Abbott Labs

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Albemarle

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

Franklin Resources

Hormel Foods

Medtronic

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Realty Income Corp

PepsiCo

PPG Industries

Stanley Black & Decker

Target

T. Rowe Price Group

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF extends it's good form in the second half of 2024, adding a gain of 3.69% in August. I present 3 strategies that can theoretically beat the dividend aristocrat index in the long term. After 38 months of tracking these strategies, all 3 strategies are generating a CAGR superior to NOBL while also offering a higher starting dividend yield.

My Best Dividend Aristocrats For October 2024

Wisdomtree Trust-Wisdomtree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund

Wisdomtree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund

SPDR Gold Trust

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

iShares Gold Trust

FT Cboe Vest Gold Target Income ETF

Gold has been on a tear. The precious metal has forged multiple new record highs so far this year.

Capturing More Than Price Gains With Unique Gold ETFs

The S&P 500 tracker fund SPY has seen a healthy rise in 2024 so far, after already seeing a double-digit increase in 2023 and even has a slight lead over QQQ. Sustained above trend growth in the US economy, softening inflation rates and the start of the rate cut cycle go in its favour. From a top-down perspective, all its biggest ten holdings have performed well this year, led by NVIDIA along with Meta, Broadcom and Eli Lilly.

SPY: Still Hanging In Balance

Peak optimism in stock markets often signals an impending decline, as seen with U.S. households' equity allocation hitting a record 34.7%. Professional and retail investors' extreme enthusiasm, with low cash reserves and high options activity, indicates a potential market downturn.

Are Investors Trapped In A SPYder's Web?

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

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: September 20, 2024

AbbVie

Amgen

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Blackrock Inc

Bristol-Myers

Boston Properties

Cisco Systems

Douglas Emmett

Home Depot

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Highwoods Properties

Coca-Cola

Lockheed Martin

Medical Properties Trust

Rexford Industrial Realty

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

SL Green Realty

Texas Instruments

Vornado Realty Trust

Verizon

As a dividend growth investor focused on income, I recommend raising cash and selling lower-quality stocks due to potential recession risks. Historical data shows that rate cuts often precede recessions, making it prudent to increase cash positions and reduce exposure to vulnerable stocks. Despite some reasonable buying opportunities, I prefer holding cash in ETFs like SGOV for liquidity and safety during uncertain economic times.

Raise Cash And Sell Trash

The policies put forth between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump contain significant differences. Trying to digest opposing political agendas and their potential impacts on the economy is often an exercise in false precision.

3 No-Brainer ETFs to Buy as Election Uncertainty Looms

AstraZeneca

Smurfit WestRock PLC

Billionaire investor George Soros became nearly a household name in the early 1990's by shorting the British pound and making $1 billion on the deal. His currency speculation earned him the moniker, “the man who broke the Bank of England.”

George Soros $4 Billion Hedge Fund Can't Stop Buying These 3 Stocks

Ares Capital

American Express

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

Bank of Nova Scotia

Chevron

Diageo

NextEra Energy

Rio Tinto plc Sponsored

Banco Santander

Combining ETFs and individual companies can offer many benefits for investors, especially for those who aim to balance dividend income and dividend growth. The September 2024 Top Dividend Picks Portfolio offers investors a Weighted Average Dividend Yield [FWD] of 3.92% and a 5-Year Weighted Average Dividend Growth Rate [CAGR] of 9.62%. The portfolio consists of my top 10 high dividend yield companies for September 2024, five selected companies with a dividend growth focus, and SCHD.

Strategically Building A $100,000 Dividend Portfolio With September's Top 10 High-Yield Picks

The S&P 500 index and its associated exchange-traded funds (ETF) like the SPY, VOO, and IVV, surged to a record high on Thursday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve boost. The blue-chip index soared to a high of $5,722, a 20% increase from where it started the year.

Wall Street pros boost S&P 500 forecast ahead of Triple Witching

The FOMC gave the market what it wanted: a fifty-basis point interest rate cut and an outlook for aggressive cuts to continue through the end of next year. As good as the news is, the outcome is that there is as much uncertainty about the future as there has been all year and a rising risk of heightened stock market volatility.

What's Next After FOMC's Aggressive Interest Rate Cuts?

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Invesco QQQ

Though Fed decision days are often overhyped, this time is different. The market context and uncertainty surrounding the Fed's decision should produce fireworks later today and into the end of the month.

Fed Day: 5 Things Investors Need to Know for FOMC Meeting

SPY: Equity And Bond Markets Flash Conflicting Signals On Recession Risk

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