When markets crack, consumer staples tend not to. During the 2008 financial crisis, the S&P 500 fell approximately 38% peak to trough, and consumer staples, as a sector, declined roughly half of…
Retirement portfolios face a specific set of demands: income that arrives reliably, capital that holds its value through market downturns, and costs low enough that compounding works in the investor’s favor rather…
Oil crossed $100 a barrel multiple times last week, and the question for defensive investors is not whether that hurts the economy — it does — but which part of the market…
Recession fears are rising, AI is reshaping the labor market, and retirees face a danger most investors overlook: being forced to sell at the worst possible moment. Five low-cost ETFs, each under…
Retirees watching their portfolios in the second half of 2026 have real reasons for optimism. While high-flying tech sectors navigate a period of consolidation, dividend stalwarts continue to deliver steady cash flow,…
The consumer staples sector exists because people need to eat, clean, and maintain routines regardless of what the economy does. Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP) packages that defensive logic into…
When you’re in or near your retirement years and safety becomes priority number one, picking out individual stocks can seem risky. As an alternative to single stocks, you can own exchange traded…
Five of our favorite consumer staples stocks make sense now, as they offer solid upside potential and are Dividend Kings.
In the last three months of 2025, the tech sector experienced what some called a “correction”. However, the selloff was not from investors going into cash out of fear; hedge funds and…
If you are an investor who is securing profits and is buying up dividend ETFs to weather a possible downturn instead, it’s not a bad idea to look back at the past…
With the S&P 500 officially in correction territory and mounting fears that tariffs and trade wars will lead to a nasty economic downturn, it’s not too difficult to envision the 10% drawdown…
President Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada will go into effect on March 4. He added that tariffs on China will see a 10% hike then, too. In addition, the President…
Before U.S. markets open on Wednesday, General Mills is set to report quarterly earnings.
UBS has some new research and coverage on Mondelez, General Mills and other consumer staples stocks.
The ETF universe includes a variety of funds that allow investors to share in the spoils of legal gambling, smoking (tobacco and marijuana), and beer and spirits consumption. Investing in sin can…
