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Last week, I warned to be careful with small-cap stocks, and they actually did rise slightly this week. A Look at the Market The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) did bounce back from a big sell-off earlier during the week to end up for the week, though it is down month-to-date. It has increased in price by 8.8% and has returned 9.1% with dividends. Bonds remain under pressure, with iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) now returning just 0.2% with dividends included, wh

Last week, I shared my complete list of ETFs that I closely follow, providing a lot of information, as I detailed that stocks went up a lot in May. A Look at the Market Stocks extended their bounce this week further at the beginning of this week.The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rallied until Friday, when it dropped 2.6%. It has increased in price by 8.2% and has returned 8.5% with dividends. Bonds remain under pressure, with iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) now

Last week, I discussed what stocks will do after Memorial Day. Last week, they did exactly what they were doing before: rallying. A Look at the Market Stocks extended their bounce this week further this week.The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has increased in price by 10.9% and has returned 11.2% with dividends. Bonds remain under pressure, with iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) now returning 0.5% with dividends included. I do try to share an idea in this section

I still like ProShares R2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) a lot, but it has increased again and is up a lot year-to-date. It is not my largest equity holding right now, but I am cutting it again to add to a non-equity ETF, Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF (VGSH). I last trimmed SMDV in mid-April at a higher price, adding to an ETF I no longer own, RSP. The price on 4/17 was $73.52, which was very near the 52-week high of 74.43 in February. I had sold some on April 9

Last week, I discussed why I like three dividend-focused ETFs, all of which are in my ETF model portfolio. That post was on my blog at Seeking Alpha, to which I no longer have access for writing articles. Why? As I stated last week, I am in the process of closing my two cannabis-related services, 420 Investor and New Cannabis Ventures. While NCV remains open, 420 Investor closed. With the closure, I can no longer post new posts to the blog, which I launched in 2009. I love Se

Before I share the trade, I want to point out that I am moving the place I report these trades in real-time from Seeking Alpha to here. Why? I am no longer able to post blogs at Seeking Alpha. Why? I shut down my subscription service (420 Investor) there, and that is their policy. The good news is that my blog and the posts are still there. I recently added State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) but I already trimmed it. I am trimming it again, and I am adding to