The Virtue Of Putting A Financial Stake On The Stocks And...

The virtue of putting a financial stake into both the stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) is a sprawling and a dazzling investment decision. However, (Reiss, 2016) explains that it may also turn negative is the stock and ETFs screening process is done blindly. Based on Yahoo finance and ETFdb ETF Screener, I chose to invest and trade in the following stocks, equity and non-equity exchange traded funds: A. Stocks: 1) Delta National Gas Company, Inc. (DGAS) from gas utilities (utilities industry) 2) Alcoa Inc. (AA) from Aluminium (Basic Materials) industry 3) American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) from Apparel Stores (Services) industry 4) American Software, Inc. (AMSWA) from Application Software (Technology) industry 5) Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG) from Auto Dealership (services) industry B. Equity exchange traded funds (ETFs): 1) Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG); dividends 2) WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund (DON); dividends and growth at a reasonable price 3) SPDR SP Dividend ETF (SDY); currency hedge, dividends and growth at a reasonable price C. Non-equity exchange traded funds (ETFs): 1) PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio ETF (BKLN); to earn interest rates 2) PowerShares Build America Bond Portfolio ETF (BAB); earn interest and build America Evaluation of stocks chosen/screen stocks Summary and discussion of Stock selection From the table shown above, I used a bottom-up and aggressive approach to study and screen the kinds of stocks toShow MoreRelatedThe Aig Bailout22345 Words   |  90 Pageslargest insurance company in the United States, announced 2007 earnings of $6.20 billion or $2.39 per share. Its stock closed that day at $50.15 per share. 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