Published by Bob Ciura on October 19th, 2017 Every year, we publish a review of each of the Dividend Aristocrats. The Aristocrats are a group of companies in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. …
Morning News: October 19, 2017
Could the 1987 Stock Market Crash Happen Again? Zhou Warns China Should Defend Against Threat of ‘Minsky Moment’ Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economy Could Be Headed for Trouble British Retail Sales Slip Amid Household Income Squeeze Trump Selects Washington Lawyer Joe Simons…
Finding an Undiscovered Factor
Here’s the latest entry in Tadas Viskanta’s Blogger Wisdom: Question: Assume you have discovered an equity return factor that is both previously unknown and uncorrelated with other factors. What would you do to monetize that insight? Here’s a sampling of…
Anthem Goes It Alone
It’s finally happened, and I didn’t think it would. Anthem has broken with Express Scripts decided to start its own drug plan. Health insurer Anthem Inc. plans to set up its own pharmacy benefits management unit, signaling a final break…
How to Invest At All-Time Highs
Stocks can’t continue to go up forever and rates can’t continue to go down forever so what am I supposed to do? I’ve been receiving similar questions about the markets for a number of years now. In some ways, investing…
Morning News: October 18, 2017
EU Air Safety Body Urges Halt on Use of Kobe Steel Products Whatever the Rule, Investors See Taylor Turning Fed Hawkish White House Push to Help Workers Through Corporate Tax Cut Draws Skepticism US Authorities Charge Rio Tinto With Fraud…
Risk Perception vs. Risk Profile
The unemployment rate sits at 4.3%. Inflation is subdued at just 2.2% over the previous 12 months. The 10-year treasury bond yield is still well below 3%. The S&P 500 passed through 2500 recently and has hit 45 (and counting)…
September Industrial Production +0.3%
This morning, the Fed reported that industrial production rose by 0.3% last month. They also revised August up to -0.7%. The Fed said that number for September was dinged by 0.25% due to the hurricanes.
What Caused the 1987 Crash?
So what caused the big crash 30 years ago. The official answer was program trading. But Gary Alexander at Navellier Market Mail says it was political mistases. On October 19, 1987, 30 years ago, the stock market fell 22.6% in…
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 15: S&P Global, Inc.
Published by Bob Ciura on October 17th, 2017 Every year, we publish an in-depth look at each of the 51 Dividend Aristocrats, an exclusive list of stocks in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. …