At the beginning of the third quarter of 2017, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Our sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector
These 30 stocks are the best of the best of dividend growers. They offer high-quality current dividend yields and strong free cash flow to support past and future consistent dividend growth.
Our Long Idea and Danger Zone research reports are part of an ongoing effort to identify hidden gems in the market and help clients avoid portfolio blowups. In this Position Update report, we are closing out two Long Ideas and two Danger Zone picks previously published on the Research Blog.
The best performing stocks in the portfolio were large cap stock Las Vegas Sands (LVS), which was up 12%, and small cap stock, Waddell & Reed (WDR), which was up 14%. Get a look at one of the new stocks on June’s Model Portfolio.
This under appreciated industrials company is benefiting from internal profitability initiatives and external growth drivers, while low profit expectations embedded in the stock price make for an attractive risk/reward scenario.
Our Most Attractive Stocks (+1.5%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+2.0%) last month and our Most Dangerous Stocks (-0.1%) outperformed the S&P 500 as a short portfolio last month. See two of the additions to this month’s model portfolio.
We’ve added inactive tickers to our coverage universe. The inclusion of inactive tickers in our research offerings gives clients more insight into more companies.