Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund : XLU

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Chris Lange | Apr 9, 2015

Have Utilities Now Sold Off Too Much?

Institutions and retail investors alike have been exiting the utilities for the better part of the past 60 days in…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 5, 2014

5 Major Midterm Election ETF Winners for 2015 and Beyond

Change is in the air after the midterm elections have swung the balance of power back to the Republican party…

Jon C. Ogg | Jan 7, 2014

ETFs Strategies for the Top Ten 2014 Predictions of Bob Doll

Jon OggBob Doll, Chief Equity Strategist and Senior Portfolio Manager of Nuveen Asset Management, is out with his ten predictions…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 29, 2013

Credit Suisse Very Mixed on Utilities Outlook Despite the Recovery

ThinkstockCredit Suisse has shown a very mixed report on its coverage of utilities on Tuesday. We have seen one very…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 28, 2013

Five Ways Hedge Funds Brace for a Stock Market Crash, and You Can Too

thinkstockInvestors almost always worry about a stock market crash, but when headwinds start to look stronger than the positive forces,…

Jon C. Ogg | May 31, 2013

Rising Interest Rate Risk For Big Dividends, Sector By Sector

Jon OggThe bull market appears to still be alive and well for equities, but the risk of rising interest rates…

Jon C. Ogg | May 28, 2013

Rising Interest Rates Bring New Risks to Utility Dividend Investors

ThinkstockUtility investors have been able to enjoy a true safe haven when it comes to collecting high-yield dividends and above-market…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 14, 2012

Evaluating the Dividend and Tax Selling in Utilities, Closer to Attractive with Patience

thinkstockThe utility sector has suffered the wrath of selling. As these are all high-dividend stocks and as many long-term investors…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 7, 2012

2012 Election Winners and Losers: Coal, Dividends, Health Care, Utilities, Oil and More

ThinkstockElection Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 6, 2012

Election Day Rally… Risk-On or Inflation Trade?

thinkstockOn the day that the Presidential election is happening, investors are throwing money into the inflation winners. The problem is…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 21, 2012

Twelve Major Dividend Hikes Expected Before the End of 2012

Most investors have discovered that earning less than 1% per year in short-term Treasuries or even less than 2% out in…

Jon C. Ogg | Jul 25, 2012

More Evidence of the Dividend Bubble, Utilities Looking Scarier

By now you know that we have started to become cautious on some of the top dividend stocks. It is…

Jon C. Ogg | Jul 17, 2012

Dividend Risks Inflating

Investors cannot make any money in the bond market right now merely by buying and holding Treasury bonds forever. The…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2012

Utilities Have Become The New CDs and Bonds For Income Investors

We are mostly in a world where many investors are now just willing to settle for a “return of capital”…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 1, 2012

Investors Finding Safety Again in Utilities, When Dividends Rule (WTR, AWK, PPL, DUK, ED, NEE, AEP, XLU)

By now the markets figured out that all of this week’s preliminary jobs numbers did in fact call it right…

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