Also, while dividend paying firms are generally larger market-cap firms, that is not always the case, as this screen shows. Yes, there are huge firms on the list like Phillip Morris (PM) and Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), but there are also three sub-$500 million micro-caps as well. Historical...
It's important to note that not only are comparisons among the same asset class appropriate but the rightbenchmarkshould also be considered. The benchmark most frequently used to measure the market is theS&P 500stock index, which serves as a proxy for "the market." However, some portfolios ...
What would be amusing (if it wasn’t so sad) is that you can tune into CNBS every single day and hear them tell you that “The Market is saying we’re not going into recession” (because the stock market is sitting right near all-time highs.) Are we not putting the cart and horse...
What would be amusing (if it wasn’t so sad) is that you can tune into CNBS every single day and hear them tell you that “The Market is saying we’re not going into recession” (because the stock market is sitting right near all-time highs.) Are we not putting the cart and horse...