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S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Performance During Past Macroeconomic Cycles

S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Performance During Past Macroeconomic Cycles

The S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats®  tracks companies that have grown their dividends for a period of at least 20 consecutive years, offering equity participation and the potential for enhanced dividend income.Our recent blog highlights that the dividend growth rate for the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats has exceeded inflation over the long term (2000-2023). In this blog, […]
Applying These 11 Stock Market Sectors Will Help Diversify Your Portfolio

Applying These 11 Stock Market Sectors Will Help Diversify Your Portfolio

Image Source: Pexels An Introduction There are over 5,000 publicly traded stocks listed on major U.S. exchanges but there is a classification system that separates the stock market into 11 sectors representing key areas of the economy to help you build a diversified portfolio and mitigate risk. With so many stocks actively trading in 11 different […]
Buying Gold To Protect From Falling Dollar

Buying Gold To Protect From Falling Dollar

Image Source: Pexels Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun talks about best ways to get gold exposure.Video Length: 00:12:07More By This Author:Gold Signaling Dollar Weakness Q3 Cyclical Outlook Deficits Put Dollar At Risk
Softs Report – Thursday, June 27

Softs Report – Thursday, June 27

Image Source: Unsplash COTTON General Comments: Cotton was slightly higher yesterday in range trading as ideas that US growing conditions are deteriorating are still around and in preparation for the Friday USDA reports. Big storms were reported in southern Texas last week that could damage crops. There are also some big problems with too much sun […]
Vitalik Buterin backs new Ethereum-compatible chain MegaETH in $20M round

Vitalik Buterin backs new Ethereum-compatible chain MegaETH in $20M round

Key Takeaways MegaETH, backed by Ethereum’s co-founder, aims to process up to 100,000 transactions per second. The project has successfully raised $20 million from various institutional and individual investors. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has joined as an angel investor in MegaETH, a new Ethereum-compatible blockchain project. MegaETH has secured $20 million in seed funding from […]
House Prices – Especially For Existing Homes – Compared With Wages Remain Near Or At All-Time Highs

House Prices – Especially For Existing Homes – Compared With Wages Remain Near Or At All-Time Highs

One item I meant to address with this week’s existing and new home sales data was the relative difference in price in the two, and the effect on the relative share of the market. I am following up now because yesterday Keven Drum put up a post yesterday in which he concluded that: “The price of […]
Bitcoin’s Oversold RSI Triggers Analyst Predictions Of 60%+ Rally

Bitcoin’s Oversold RSI Triggers Analyst Predictions Of 60%+ Rally

Image Source: Unsplash Bitcoin (BTC) investors are celebrating a bullish signal flashing, which could indicate imminent gains. Despite BTC struggling to break out of its long-term bear trend, a key indicator responsible for nearly 200% gains in August 2023 has flashed.Onchain crypto analyst Ali Martinez, who has become popular for his meticulous predictions, has recently shared […]
As Long As Its Starts With The Letter C. – Manic Metals Report

As Long As Its Starts With The Letter C. – Manic Metals Report

Image Source: Unsplash You know the commodities are hot when the 3C’s are rocking, as in, crude oil corn and copper. Yet one famous investor seems to be giving up one“C” for another. Replace crude with cocoa and copper.Hedge Fund Investor Pierre Andurand who gained national recognition for writing the glory days of the incredible crude […]
Nobel economists warn Trump’s re-election could reignite inflation, impacting crypto markets

Nobel economists warn Trump’s re-election could reignite inflation, impacting crypto markets

Key Takeaways Sixteen Nobel economists express concerns over Trump’s potential re-election and its economic risks. Economists cite increased inflation and instability as major threats under Trump’s economic policies. Sixteen Nobel Prize-winning economists have warned that Donald Trump’s potential re-election could harm the US economy and reignite inflation, a development with significant implications for the broader […]
Durable Goods New Orders Rise Slightly From Big Negative Revision

Durable Goods New Orders Rise Slightly From Big Negative Revision

Durable Goods data from Commerce Department, revision inset from Bloomberg Econoday, chart by MishPlease consider another heavily revised Durable Goods Report from the Commerce Department.Advance Durable Goods New Orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, up four consecutive months, increased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $283.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This followed […]