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A More Focused Highly Defensive Index
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes an updated version of the ETF Innovators [ETFI] ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex of 36 companies based in the U.S., Canada, and Europe with market caps over $10B, which are the leaders by market cap in their defensive industry groups. This update includes a 10% reduction in the number of companies with an equal distribution of 12 each from consumer staples and healthcare, with the remaining 12 companies chosen from a variety of defensive industry groups.
(A) Mass Merch...
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UpDown Virtual Investing: Earn Real Money with Zero Risk
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<> The ultimate risk/reward trade for virtual investing – its is free and easy to register at the UpDown and users can earn real money at the site in two ways. The first is by beating the market (S&P 500 Index) on a monthly basis and the second is by referring investors. However, the referral system is designed to encourage legitamte referals only by basing the payment on how much the referred person earns on the site. So, if you refer someone who earns $100, you will receive 10% or $10 as a referral bo...
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Dissecting Defensive Dividend Stocks & ETFs
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The accompanying table includes 47 U.S.-listed companies with market caps over $10B and dividend yields over 5%, excluding all companies from the following sectors or industry groups: finance, insurance, consumer cyclical products, retailers, and basic materials. Also, the following dividend ETFs are included in the table as a comparison:
1.) iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)
2.) WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 (DTN)
3.) SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY)
4.) PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers (PEY)...
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New Global Tobacco Index: Big Dividends, Solid Returns
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The accompanying table presents the top five companies by market cap and statistics for the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Tobacco Index, with the Top 20 rated companies posted a small gain of 0.6% over the past year thanks to an average dividend yield of 5.7%. The Global Tobacco Index outpaced all of its benchmark ETFs on a total return basis, including Consumer Staples (XLP), Claymore/Sabrient Defensive Equity Index (DEF), Vanguard Consumer Staples (VDC), and iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY).
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Global Tobacco Index: High Yields and Continued M&A
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<> The ETFI Global Tobacco Index is now yielding over 6%, resulting in a total return of 3% in the past year as the industry continues to shrink amidst M&A activity, including the most recent deal by Philip Morris International (PM) to acquire Canadian tobacco company Rothmans. A pending deal by Altria (MO) for smokeless tobacco maker UST is expected to close in early 2009. The accompanying table presents the statistics for the index and benchmark ETFs for the top 20 rated tobacco companies and all 27 companies in...
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