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Individual investors jumping into energy stocks
The Energy Sector makes up 21% of my total portfolio. On Monday, retail investors purchased a net $340 million of U.S.-listed energy stocks and exchange-traded funds, the most in one day in VandaTrack data going back to 2014. Over the five trading days through Tuesday, they bought a net $122.05 million of Chevron Corp. shares […]
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Pepsi exploring options for its business units in Russia
Like dominoes they continue to fall. Pepsi (PEP) has a current dividend yield of 2.88% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold PEP in my Low and Medium Yield Portfolios. In total PEP is 1.5% of my portfolio. Large Western companies are under increasing pressure to pull out of the country in […]
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Unilever suspends most operations in Russia
Like P&G, Unilever will continue to supply essential food and hygiene products in Russia. Unilever (UL) has a current dividend yield of 4.49% and is rated as “Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold ULin my Low Yield Portfolio. In total UL is 0.3% of my portfolio. Unilever PLC said it will stop its advertising and media […]
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Shell to withdraw from Russian oil and gas
Shell owns 68.5% of Shell Midstream Partners. Shell Midstream Partners (SHLX) has a current dividend yield of 8.41% and is rated as “Borderline Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold SHLX in my High Yield Portfolio. In total SHLX is 1.7% of my portfolio. Shell had previously said it would pull out of a number of joint ventures in […]
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Coca-Cola taking heat for continuing operations in Russia
Coca-Cola (KO) has a current dividend yield of 2.97% and is rated as “Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold KO in my Low and Medium Yield Portfolios. In total KO is 1.4% of my portfolio.
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Procter & Gamble to cut capital investments & suspend ads in Russia
But, they’ll continue selling consumer staples. Procter & Gamble (PG) has a current dividend yield of 2.34% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold PG in my Low Yield Portfolio. In total PG is 0.6% of my portfolio. Procter & Gamble Co. said Monday it will scale back operations in Russia. Chief […]
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Public pension funds may be over dependent on stocks
U.S. state and local government pension funds control more than $4 trillion in public-worker retirement savings but will need hundreds of billions of additional dollars to cover promised future benefits. Over the past 12 years, blockbuster stock performance has swelled pension coffers, bringing state and local governments closer to being able to cover those liabilities […]
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Russia killed COVID-19
Russia continues to dominate the news, oil tops $130, Gold surges, Natural Gas prices spike in Europe, and much much more!
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Putin on the blitz
Russia invades Ukraine sending markets on a ride, Dow goes into correction (briefly), bank stocks clobbered, and much much more!
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Consumer staples segment taking a beating today
This is going to be one of those days. Let’s hope it doesn’t turn into something even bigger. The consumer staples segment is 11% of the total of all three of my portfolios. Shares of Philip Morris International, Kimberly-Clark and Mondelez International were all down more than 3%, sliding along with all of the other […]