Secure and Stable: Why Fixed Annuities Are the Perfect Bond Alternative for Retirees
Aaron Levitt
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With their steady and guaranteed rates of return as well as the ability...
Digging deeper, the overall sales figure received the biggest tailwind from the automotive sector, which saw sales growth of 1.5% in August, marking the biggest rise since March. Other sectors that saw growth were food, electronic, internet, and sporting goods retailers along with bars and restaurants.
The laggards in this month’s report were sales for general merchandise and department stores. Overall, retail sales have risen 5% in the past year; July sales were revised to 0.3% from being flat, and June sales were revised to 0.4% from 0.2%.
Ticker | Name | AUM | 1-Year Return |
---|---|---|---|
FDAGX | Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portoflio | $2.3B | 8.41% |
VCDAX | Vanguard Consumer Discretionary | $1.4B | 15.47% |
FSCPX | Fidelity Select Consumer Discretionary Portoflio | $778.8M | 10.07% |
FSRPX | Fidelity Select Retailing Portfolio | $753.4M | 9.05% |
ICCAX | ICON Consumer Discretionary | $65.6M | 13.81% |
In this current environment, consumer-focused stocks are regarded as a gauge for the overall pace of the recovery, as well as the health of the labor market; this is because the availability of jobs and wage levels play a key role in influencing consumer spending habits.
As such, today’s upbeat report serves as evidence that the recovery is indeed continuing to pick up steam.
Consumer staple stocks on the other hand are more defensive by nature, and less volatile, since they sell everyday household goods, which are more or less necessary for survival, regardless of the economic environment.
As a whole, consumer-focused mutual funds warrant a closer look from anyone looking diversify their portfolio’s equity component since this asset class can be utilized to generate current income as well as attractive capital gains at times.
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Digging deeper, the overall sales figure received the biggest tailwind from the automotive sector, which saw sales growth of 1.5% in August, marking the biggest rise since March. Other sectors that saw growth were food, electronic, internet, and sporting goods retailers along with bars and restaurants.
The laggards in this month’s report were sales for general merchandise and department stores. Overall, retail sales have risen 5% in the past year; July sales were revised to 0.3% from being flat, and June sales were revised to 0.4% from 0.2%.
Ticker | Name | AUM | 1-Year Return |
---|---|---|---|
FDAGX | Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portoflio | $2.3B | 8.41% |
VCDAX | Vanguard Consumer Discretionary | $1.4B | 15.47% |
FSCPX | Fidelity Select Consumer Discretionary Portoflio | $778.8M | 10.07% |
FSRPX | Fidelity Select Retailing Portfolio | $753.4M | 9.05% |
ICCAX | ICON Consumer Discretionary | $65.6M | 13.81% |
In this current environment, consumer-focused stocks are regarded as a gauge for the overall pace of the recovery, as well as the health of the labor market; this is because the availability of jobs and wage levels play a key role in influencing consumer spending habits.
As such, today’s upbeat report serves as evidence that the recovery is indeed continuing to pick up steam.
Consumer staple stocks on the other hand are more defensive by nature, and less volatile, since they sell everyday household goods, which are more or less necessary for survival, regardless of the economic environment.
As a whole, consumer-focused mutual funds warrant a closer look from anyone looking diversify their portfolio’s equity component since this asset class can be utilized to generate current income as well as attractive capital gains at times.
Receive email updates about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.
Aaron Levitt
|
With their steady and guaranteed rates of return as well as the ability...
Justin Kuepper
|
We'll look at some of the top crypto ETFs and their varying levels...
Kristan Wojnar, RCC™
|
We are exploring three very different but important topics this week.
Mutual Fund Education
Justin Kuepper
|
Let's take a closer look at how ESG investments have outperformed during the...
Mutual Fund Education
Daniel Cross
|
While CITs and mutual funds share many similarities, there are some key differences...
Mutual Fund Education
Sam Bourgi
|
The phrase ‘bear market’ has been thrown around a lot lately, but it...