The accompanying table presents an updated version of the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is expanded to 40 companies with market caps of at least $10B from the industry groups listed below. This defensive growth index is heavily weighted in consumer staples and healthcare and is now structured to include companies based in Europe, in addition to the United States and Canada.
Compared to the previous version, this index has a lower beta and higher average market cap and adds European companie
KO has a small dividend on top of great options to trade and The Coca-Cola Company engages in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups worldwide.
Continues to do well and global operations will likely ensure good growth during the lean period as well . It is likely to beat the competition as always and is maintaining its brand presence in all categories including the teas, juices, water and the sodas. Please hold out for a detailed report with more key insights
The above table (click on image for full-screen view) represents a Highly Defensive PerformIdex ETF proposal comprised of companies based in either the US or Canada with market caps greater than $5 billion from the following industry groups: (A) Grocery Stores (2); (B) Consumer Staples (11) – Non-Food/Beverage (2), Processed & Packaged Foods (4), Tobacco (1), Alcoholic Beverages (2), Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2); (C) Health Benefit Providers (3); (D) Consumer Healthcare (3); (E) Utilities (3); (F) Telecom Services (2); (G) Ag/Metal Commodities (4); (H) At-Home Entertainm
Seems that even this shortened week was full of news and happenings, in the U.S. and around the world. With Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) being bailed out by the U.S. government at the beginning of the week and China announcing fi...
THe breakout of 8000 has failed and the DJIA has printed 4 consecutive up closes. We should expect a longer rebound toward the 9500 level. Pullbacks and dips if prices remain above supports should be used to accumulate positions. I am far from saying that the worst is over, but I would expect some relief to the upside at this stage. Some stocks have manged to print their 20 day highs. They are 3M Company (MMM), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corp. (CVX). THere are others which are very close to their 20-day highs, such as McDonald's Corporation (MCD)...
THe breakout of 8000 has failed and the DJIA has printed 4 consecutive up closes. We should expect a longer rebound toward the 9500 level. Pullbacks and dips if prices remain above supports should be used to accumulate positions. I am far from saying that the worst is over, but I would expect some relief to the upside at this stage. Some stocks have manged to print their 20 day highs. They are 3M Company (MMM), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corp. (CVX). THere are others which are very close to their 20-day highs, such as McDonald's Corporation (MCD)...
"If you're going to stay invested, you should look to defensive sectors," explain Ron Rowland and Brandon Clay, who point to consumer staples as a top pick for the current market environment.
Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) seemed to have an okay first quarter. Revenue rose 3%, and earnings per share on an adjusted basis increased 10% to $0.77. This beat expectations by a penny, according to this source. Now, I agree, these numbers weren't great, but did you see the reaction to the stock on Monday? It closed down over 7.5% on better-than-average volume. Did the stock deserve such a beating? Was the selling a buying opportunity?
Well, as I've been saying, many stocks are great for lo
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Seems that even this shortened week was full of news and happenings, in the U.S. and around the world. With 
"If you're going to stay invested, you should look to defensive sectors," explain 
