The VIX index, which
tracks volatility in stocks, sits at roughly 12 on Friday, maintaining its year - long stay below its long - term average.
Not exact matches
His expectation is that the overall
volatility of a portfolio 30 percent
in short - term bonds and 70 percent
in stocks is going to be on par with one that is 40 percent invested
in a fund
tracking the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate index and 60 percent
in stocks.
As the Fund
tracks the US
stock market excluding the S&P 500 Index, which comprise 500 large cap companies, the companies
tracked by the Fund would be significantly smaller
in market capitalization, and would tend to be less mature with higher
volatility.
Four of the top 10 lowest
volatility Dividend Champion
stocks are also holdings
in the High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio I
track monthly and which uses a completely different method for selecting Dividend Champion
stocks.
Recent
volatility in the market has really hammered some of the former favourite dividend
stocks, but here are two with a solid
track record of growth