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ETF Investing Strategies in Times of Stagflation
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Should You Invest in the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)?
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Is First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG) a Strong ETF Right Now?
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Smart Beta ETF report for FXG
Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) a Strong ETF Right Now?
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Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS)?
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Play these sector ETFs should geopolitical tensions be in the limelight in the coming days.
Should You Invest in the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC)?
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Sector ETF report for VDC
ETF Strategies to Conquer Geopolitical & Fed Rate Hike Worries
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Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (IYK)?
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Sector ETF report for IYK
Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA)?
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Sector ETF report for FSTA
ETF Asset Report for January: Stocks, Energy & Gold Win
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by Zacks Equity Research
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc. and Hormel Foods Corp are highlighted in this Investment Idea Article.
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by Sweta Jaiswal, FRM
Investors can consider putting their money in non-cyclical consumer staples amid an economic recession. This largely defensive sector is found to have a low correlation factor with economic cycles.
Is First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG) a Strong ETF Right Now?
by Zacks Equity Research
Smart Beta ETF report for FXG
Should You Invest in the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG)?
by Zacks Equity Research
Sector ETF report for FXG
Should You Invest in the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)?
by Zacks Equity Research
Sector ETF report for XLP
Defensive or Growth Stocks? Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
Reuters writes that traders piled into traditionally defensive stocks in the last weeks of 2021, spurring a rally some believe may lose steam early in 2022.
Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) a Strong ETF Right Now?
by Zacks Equity Research
Smart Beta ETF report for RHS
Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS)?
by Zacks Equity Research
Sector ETF report for RHS
Should You Invest in the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC)?
by Zacks Equity Research
Sector ETF report for VDC
Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (IYK)?
by Zacks Equity Research
Sector ETF report for IYK
ETFs & Stocks to Win Despite Slowing November Retail Sales
by Sanghamitra Saha
U.S. retail sales gained 0.3% sequentially in November 2021, following a 1.8% rise in October and well below market expectations of 08% as shoppers cut back on their discretionary spending due to the price inflation.
Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA)?
by Zacks Equity Research
Sector ETF report for FSTA