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Reality Shares-The Future of Dividend Growth
August 10, 2016--Dividends have been on the rise since the end of the financial crisis, and growing and paying dividends has been a very important theme throughout the recovery. As bond yields plummeted and stayed near historic lows, there has certainly been a dividend renaissance across the investment community.
Yet the power of dividend investing is not a recent phenomenon by any means. Dividends have been a powerful tool throughout history, accounting for 43% of the overall market return of the S&P 500 since 1930*.
*Source: Ned Davis Research
Source: Reality Shares
Infographic-The Regulatory Burden in the U.S. is a Whopping $4 Trillion
August 9, 2016--One of the big problem with regulatory policy is that typically new regulations are only added-never subtracted.
A good example of this is the federal tax code, which is now 74,608 pages long.
It's an astonishing 148x longer than it was under President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal:
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update
August 9, 2016--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Is FINRA doing enough to steer investors clear of bad brokers?
August 9, 2016--A recent debate has emerged as to whether U.S. regulators and the securities industry have done enough to rid themselves of bad brokers.
At the core of the argument are recent studies showing that the percentage of those engaged in misconduct is much higher than that claimed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and that such brokers are often able to move unimpeded from firm to firm.
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Source: Reuters
Nasdaq hits record high, other indexes hover near highs
August 9, 2016--The Nasdaq composite rose to a record high close on Tuesday while other major indexes hovered near their own recent all-time highs in a session with thin trading volume.
A rally since late June has left the S&P 500 up nearly 7 percent in 2016, with many investors weighing stretched valuations against expectations for continued low interest rates.
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Source: Nasdaq
Citi Launches C-Tracks ETNs on the Miller/Howard MLP Fundamental Index, Series B
August 9, 2016--Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. (CGMHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), announced today the launch of a new C-Tracks exchange-traded note, the C-Tracks ETNs on the Miller/Howard MLP Fundamental Index, Series B, due July 13, 2026 (MLPE C-Tracks).
All payments due on the MLPE C-Tracks are guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. The MLPE C-Tracks will be listed on the NYSE Arca under the symbol "MLPE" and will begin trading on August 9, 2016.
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Source: Citigroup Inc.
AdvisorShares--Weekly Market Update-This Week in Active ETFs: Jobs Very Strong...Again!
August 8, 2016--Weekly Market Review-Highlights of the week of August 01-August 05
Macro
For the second month in a row the non-farm jobs report was surprisingly strong as 255,000 jobs were reported for July following up on the slightly, upwardly revised 292.000 in June.
The headline unemployment rate was steady at 4.9% but the broader U6 inched up to 9.7% due to an uptick in the labor force participation rate which reported at 62.8%. Also
impressive was the 0.3% wage growth. One of the criticisms of the recovery/expansion has been the extent to which many Americans are earning less than their potential and while this is a valid criticism, persistently stronger wage growth would help
to ameliorate this concern.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Wave of Reverse Splits Coming For VIX ETFs
August 8, 2016--Recently placid stock market volatility means that three of the market's most popular CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) exchange-traded products are scheduled for reverse share splits this week.
Prices for the $1.7 billion iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures exchange-traded notes (VXX) and $52 million iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (VXZ) reflect see 1-for-4 share splits when the market opens on Tuesday, according the Barclays.
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Source: Barron's
New Rules and Fresh Headaches for Short-Term Borrowers
August 8, 2016--Move by SEC to make money-market funds safer is putting stress on a crucial funding source for cities, counties and foreign banks.
When Quincy, Mass., Mayor Thomas Koch looked into borrowing $38 million this summer as an advance on a planned bond issue, he was distressed to find the costs had jumped nearly 60% since January.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Calvert Investments Launches Global Energy Research Index
August 8, 2016--Calvert Investments launched the Calvert Energy Research Index (CALNRG), which marks the seventh addition to the firm's growing suite of responsible indexes and its second research index.
The new index focuses on investing in companies that manage either energy use in a sustainable manner or that are actively engaged in facilitating the transition to a more sustainable economy through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the expanded use of renewable energy sources.
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Source: Calvert Investments
