Beat the S&P 500 isn't necessarily every investor's goal. While you will earn higher returns that way, stocks that can beat popular benchmarks are riskier to hold. Retirees and people who are in the latter part of their careers typically don’t need to take on as much risk, which is why many of them are drawn to low-volatility stocks that offer strong dividend yields . Realty Income (NYSE: O) is on...
Beat the S&P 500 isn't necessarily every investor's goal. While you will earn higher returns that way, stocks that can beat popular benchmarks are riskier to hold. Retirees and people who are in the latter part of their careers typically don’t need to take on as much risk, which is why many of them are drawn to low-volatility stocks that offer strong dividend yields . Realty Income (NYSE: O) is one of the top stocks that fulfills those two requirements. Its 5.29% yield is higher than most stocks, and a 0.77 beta indicates that it is less volatile than most stocks. While other financial stocks also have low volatility and high yields, there are some reasons to consider the real estate investment trust (REIT) . Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Live cattle futures are pushing higher, with most contracts up 75 to 95 cents. April is up $2.375 on First Notice Day. Cash trade took off last week, with sales at $245-246 across the country, up $8-10 from the previous week. Feeder cattle futures are moved, with contracts down a...
Live cattle futures are pushing higher, with most contracts up 75 to 95 cents. April is up $2.375 on First Notice Day. Cash trade took off last week, with sales at $245-246 across the country, up $8-10 from the previous week. Feeder cattle futures are moved, with contracts down a...
Lean hog futures are posting gains of 25 cents to $2.50 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 16 cents on April 2 at $90.01. Managed money was busy cutting 7,275 contracts...
Lean hog futures are posting gains of 25 cents to $2.50 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 16 cents on April 2 at $90.01. Managed money was busy cutting 7,275 contracts...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 3 to 4 cents higher at Monday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 5 1/2 cents at $10.94. Soymeal futures are $2 to $2.30 higher in the front months, with Soy Oil futures are up 70 to 75 points so far...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 3 to 4 cents higher at Monday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 5 1/2 cents at $10.94. Soymeal futures are $2 to $2.30 higher in the front months, with Soy Oil futures are up 70 to 75 points so far...
Cotton futures are trading with gains of 77 to 82 points at midday. The US dollar index is $0.020 lower at $99.840. Crude Oil is up $1.07 at $112.61. Managed money was slashing 21,222 contracts from their net short in cotton futures and options in the week of March 31....
Cotton futures are trading with gains of 77 to 82 points at midday. The US dollar index is $0.020 lower at $99.840. Crude Oil is up $1.07 at $112.61. Managed money was slashing 21,222 contracts from their net short in cotton futures and options in the week of March 31....
The wheat complex are coming out of the long weekend with losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures are starting the week with losses of 4 cents in the front months. KC HRW futures are down 10 to 11 cents on Monday. MPLS spring wheat is trading with 4...
The wheat complex are coming out of the long weekend with losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures are starting the week with losses of 4 cents in the front months. KC HRW futures are down 10 to 11 cents on Monday. MPLS spring wheat is trading with 4...
Corn futures are fading off the early morning weakness, with contracts up 1 to 2 cents at Monday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $4.15 1/2. Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed 2.002 MMT (78.82 mbu) of corn shipped in the week of...
Corn futures are fading off the early morning weakness, with contracts up 1 to 2 cents at Monday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $4.15 1/2. Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed 2.002 MMT (78.82 mbu) of corn shipped in the week of...