Dividend Stocks Have New Competition: Cash
Just 34 stocks in the S&P 500 have a dividend yield above that on the six-month Treasury bill AT&T (T cut its dividend last year when it divested the WarnerMedia…
The Fallacy Of Inflation Protection Through Dividend Yields – Altria And Houlihan Lokey In Focus
Summary Some claim that stocks whose dividend yields are higher than inflation are a hedge against inflation. That’s like comparing the top speed of one car with the acceleration of…
Why Past Performance Tells Us Nothing About How Dividend ETFs Perform In An Inflationary Period
Summary Investors in dividend-focused ETFs like SCHD point to past performance to justify their faith that their investments can weather any upcoming market conditions. This ignores three factors that can’t…
Will the stock-market rally turn into a selloff? This bond-market gauge could tip investors off
Now that the Federal Reserve appears to have abandoned its forward guidance tool in favor of being “data dependent” to help inform its future path for rates, investors should keep an eye…
July showed that markets are dealing with a growth scare rather than a recession and inflation will fall sharply going forward, Fundstrat says
The economy has entered a technical recession — but it could be just a growth scare, Fundstrat said. Inflation expectations have flattened, and markets now see the policy rate peaking…
Dow Jumps 300 Points After Solid Earnings From Goldman, Bank Of America
The stock market rallied on Monday to kick off a big week of earnings as the latest quarterly results from big banks provided further clues about the health of the…
PPI +11.3% Year Over Year, New Jobless Claims Spike to 244K
For a week that started out rather directionless in terms of stock market indicators, we’re sure making up for it late in the week. Not only is the unofficial start…
Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow Jones tumble, yields pop after hot CPI
Stock indices tumbled at the start of the session on Wednesday after retail inflation came in hot, suggesting little rollover in price pressures. Early on the the Dow (DJI) is -1.2%,…
What Does Inflation Do to the Stock Market?
Inflation can be good or bad for the stock market, but in general high inflation is very bad news The relationship between inflation and equity prices is complex. When inflation…
Inflation rises at fastest pace in 40 years, pushed up by record gas prices
The pain of higher prices continues for US consumers. Record gas prices drove inflation to 8.6% for the 12 months ending in May, higher than the pace in April, according to…