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The iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF was launched in April of 2007 to track the investment results of an index comprising U.S.-dollar denominated high-yield corporate bonds.

Among the most widely used vehicles to replicate the high-yield sector, HYG covers a broad range of income-generating companies, some 1,250 of them. About one-third of the holdings carry maturities of 3 to 5 years. More than half (55%) are rated BB by Standard & Poor’s. 

As an exchange-traded fund, HYG trades like a stock. Performance-wise it tends to behave like a risk-asset, moving in correlation with the swings of the stock market.

It has $25.7 billion in assets (as of October) making it the largest ETF in this asset category. Among HYG’s top holdings are blue-chip companies that have fallen below investment grade. These include Ford Motor Company, Sprint Corporation and Caesar’s Entertainment.

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At roughly $87 per share (as of early December 2020), HYG is up 3.4% since the start of the year. It’s up 5% since inception.

With equities rallying in the second half of 2020, high-yield corporate bonds followed suit, having the best performance within the wider fixed-income realm; high-yield funds overall saw $1 billion in inflows during November 2020.

Most online brokerages offer the ETF at zero commission. BlackRock collects an annual 0.49% management fee, or $49 per $10,000. 

In a world where institutional investors are ravenous for yield, the prices on high yield corporate bond ETFs like HYG are near historic highs but could revert to historic levels longer term.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of the world's oldest and largest financial institutions.

With roughly $350 billion in market value as of December 2020, this financial holding company is viewed as a proxy for banking and financial services as well as the global economic picture more generally. The company has more than $3 trillion in total assets on its books, making it the world’s seventh-largest bank in terms of assets held. JPMorgan operates in four segments: Consumer & Community Banking; Corporate & Investment Bank; Commercial Banking; and Asset Management. 

Earnings growth is a key characteristic. Prior to the pandemic roiled the economy, JPMorgan’s earnings per share had enjoyed double-digit gains for the previous eight quarters when EPS ranged between 18% and 23% growth. The first quarter of 2020 saw steep losses. However, the bank has seen a surge in trading revenue which has offset those losses, and which led to, in the third quarter of 2020, an earnings increase of 9%.

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At roughly $120 per share (as of December 2020), JPM is down 12% since the start of the year. Many analysts are bearish because of the outlook for rates to remain low for the next two to three years. As always, short-term volatility is possible. Some two dozen analysts have issued guidance on the price of JPM with the median forecast showing a return of 2% in the next 12 months, according to CNN Money.

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Founded in 1969, Washington, D.C.-based Danaher Corporation is a globally diversified healthcare conglomerate. It’s best-known as a manufacturer of medical devices.

As of December 2020, Danaher had a market capitalization of $166 billion.

In March 2020, the company acquired the GE Biopharma business and renamed it Cytiva. During the ambitious, complicated vaccine roll outs in the coming months, Cytiva will be called upon to do its part. Indeed, the U.S. government has entered an agreement with the Danaher division to expand the manufacturing of products needed to make COVID-19 vaccines.

Danaher is viewed as having healthy growth opportunities, owing to the coming role in the vaccination mission but generally due to robust fundamentals and an improving operating environment. If anything, Danaher is diversified. Just look at Danaher's Life Sciences segment. This business line alone provides: mass spectrometers; cellular analysis, lab automation, and centrifugation instruments; microscopes; genomics consumables; filtration, separation, and purification technologies. 

At roughly $226 per share (as of December 2020), DHR is up 47% since the start of the year. It’s been as high as $250 and as low as $120 over the past 12 months. Heading into 2021, DHR stock is roughly 140% higher than it was at the beginning of 2018.

Currently, Wall Street’s consensus estimate for earnings in 2021 is pegged at $6.99, an increase of 10%. Danaher’s P/E is up to about 53x, compared to 27x in 2018.

Danaher believes in rewarding shareholders through dividend payments. In the first nine months of 2020, the company distributed dividends totaling $445.4 million to its shareholders, reflecting an increase of 15.7%.

In third-quarter 2020, according to Zacks, Danaher’s earnings and sales surpassed estimates by 25.5% and 6.6%, respectively. Zacks rates it as a buy opportunity.

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 UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is the largest healthcare insurance company globally measured by revenues at more than $240 billion in 2019. The Minnesota-headquartered company has a history that goes back four-plus decades and a business that includes segments focused on health coverage for large employers, Medicare and retirement benefits, state, and municipal public programs, and an international business unit active in 130 countries.  

Over the past five years, earnings growth at UNH has been robust with a gain of 165% for the period. With a change of presidential administrations now underway (as of December 2020), investors were closely watching for signals of policy shifts that could impact UNH’s business model.  While the number of Americans without health insurance rose by 1.3 million during the Trump administration, the GOP was unsuccessful in an attempt at eradicating the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Generally, analysts view the incoming Biden administration as good news for UNH and the health insurance industry as a whole as more consumers get coverage.

As the U.S. economy emerges from the pandemic, UNH is expected to see revenues and earnings normalize. 

At $336 a share, UNH has a stellar track record for delivering shareholder returns. The stock has provided positive returns for the past 11 consecutive years.  In five of those years, the stock rose by more than 35% with dividends included. Currently, the trailing one-year return for UNH is nearly 18% as of mid-December 2020.  

With a market capitalization of $320 billion and an average daily volume of more than 3 million shares, UNH is the largest and among the most actively traded U.S. healthcare stocks.  UNH currently has a dividend yield of 1.48% and the stock trades at a multiple of 19x earnings as of the most recently reported period.

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SPDR Gold Shares was hailed as an innovative exchange-traded fund (ETF) when initially introduced in 2004. Each share of GLD represents an ownership stake in a trust which physically holds gold bullion, making a share of GLD a direct investment into gold as a commodity. The GLD trust holds over 25 million ounces of gold bullion, making it one of the top ten holders of the precious metal on earth.  

Used as a store of value throughout human history, gold has historically exhibited a low or sometimes negative correlation to other financial asset classes, particularly during periods of economic volatility. The history of gold as a strategic asset used defensively by investors during periods of geopolitical crisis, ranging from war to natural disasters and hyperinflation, has long been documented. 

Before the arrival of digital currencies, gold held a unique role in global markets as a surrogate of monetary value with a continuously quoted globally quoted price.

Unlike ETFs which hold securities including stocks and bonds, the assets held by GLD are taxed in the U.S. as if they held a pro rata share of the underlying bullion and are subject to tax rates for collectibles.

At $171 per share (as of mid-December 2020), GLD has performed admirably with a year-to-date increase of 23%. GLD has outperformed equities and fixed income broadly on a 1- and 3-year basis.

As a result of the direct physical ownership of gold bullion, as well as deep trading liquidity, shares of GLD track the spot price of gold and gold futures very closely. Conversely, the cost of storing and insurance for the underlying bullion contributes to an expense ratio of 0.40%, which is four times higher than the fees charged by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

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The Financial Select Sector SPDR provides investors with easy access to a basket of the largest publicly held U.S. financial service companies. As an exchange-traded-fund (ETF), it trades just like a stock. With an average daily volume greater than 35 million shares, XLF is among the top 10 most liquid listed ETFs in the U.S.

XLF provides investors with the ability to easily trade the financial services sector of the U.S. economy, which has historically been sensitive to interest rate fluctuations, macroeconomic factors, and political policy shifts. The past year (2020) has proven to be a challenging time for banks and insurers as the pandemic depressed economic activity; ultra-low central bank rates, meanwhile, have eaten into the profitability of lenders.

The XLF portfolio contains shares of 65 different companies, held on a capitalization-weighted basis, across segments, including commercial banking, consumer lending, insurance, and exchanges. The individual companies in the XLF portfolio include Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan and, as a group, account for more than 10% of the S&P 500 Index. Like many ETFs, XLF has a low expense ratio and liquid trading volume.

At $28 per share, XLF has declined by roughly 7.5% year-to-date even after a double-digit rebound after the stock market bottomed during the spring of 2020.

Longer-term performance has been equally difficult with XLF underperforming the S&P 500 on a total return basis on a 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year basis.

At 2.16%, the current yield on shares of XLF is attractive for income investors but can make short selling expensive.

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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is an American technology company based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of a wide range of Internet Protocol (IP) services and products, including networking, security, and cloud technologies.

Cisco was founded in 1984 by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner. The pair of computer scientists from Stanford University were pioneers in the development of the system for connecting computers in different locations, also known as local area network (LAN).

The company’s line of high-technology solutions include networking hardware and software, telecommunications equipment, routers, network, and domain security, wireless technology, access points, firewalls, Internet of Things (IoT), and synchronous optical networking.

Cisco has acquired a broad range of companies over the years, including Jabber Inc., Jasper Technologies, and OpenDNS. These strategic moves have helped the company expand its presence into specific and innovative tech sectors. 

Cisco clients are spread across many industries, from providing infrastructure to private service providers, to public institutions and governments.

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The Cisco share price, like those of other publicly-traded companies, is directly related to the company’s quarterly and annual revenues, which reflect the demand for its products and services.

Cisco reached a market capitalization of $224 million in 1990, right after going public, followed by a record-high of $500 billion (amidst the dot-com bubble) in 2002, to become the most valuable company in the world.

However, many analysts have been disappointed by Cisco’s subsequent performance. Recent US-China trade war tensions have also affected many U.S. tech companies, with no sign of improvement in the near term. That said, CSCO stock remains a consistent performer and the company continues to bet on new technologies to reignite growth.

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Cisco never recovered from the dot-com bubble peak:
CSCO's past peak valuation is still fresh in many investors' minds, who keep pondering if Cisco's glory days as a high-growth company are over.

The US-China trade war is only getting started:
China, once a major market for Cisco, is now holding back orders over national security concerns.

Competition from all sides:
The company faces varied competitors, from emerging markets to highly innovative startups and more established, well-funded companies alike. The shortlist includes Microsoft, Juniper, Aruba, Huawei, HP, and IBM.

Recent acquisitions promise new growth:
Intriguing recent acquisitions such as ThousandEyes, a network intelligence company, confirms Cisco's intention to move into more innovative technologies.

Too big to fail:
Cisco is one of the top U.S. companies in terms of cash flow, with an established infrastructure that for many clients can prove to be too costly to replace. Network security is also an increasing priority for many businesses and governments around the world.

Strong dividends:
CSCO is considered to be one of the best dividend-paying stocks, with an annualized payout of $1.44 per share.


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Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) is an American technology company based in Santa Clara, California. 

Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, the company designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) with a strong focus on the professional gaming industry. The trio shared a belief that GPUs were poised to become an essential part of the next generation of computing.

The current NVIDIA product line is aimed at many different markets. GeForce, one of the best known brands (with more than 20 years of development) is a consumer graphic card designed for the gaming industry.

Other NVIDIA products like DGX, Grid and Tegra (system on a chip, SoC) are used in innovative technologies such as deep learning, analytics, virtual reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and visual cloud computing; with applications in healthcare, weather prediction models, self-driving vehicles, autonomous robots and drones.

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Partnerships with companies such as Tesla (TSLA), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB), and Google (GOOGL), consolidate NVIDIA at the center of the AI and autonomous vehicle (AV) revolution, promising growth for years to come.

That said, US-China tension and the risk of a trade war is intensifying. Such an uncertain scenario could hit NVIDIA, as the company gets almost 50% of its sales from China. 

The NVIDIA stock price is ultimately determined by the law of the market: supply and demand. Traders around the world put up ask (selling) and bid (buying) orders, and the result is the current NVDA price.

NVIDIA’s rivals are catching up:
NVIDIA’s main competitors include Intel (INTC), Qualcomm (QCOM), and AMD (AMD). Most are starting to focus on the GPU market.

The company is too reliant on China:
The US-China trade war is escalating, a complex challenge for NVIDIA, as almost half its sales, come from China.

Artificial intelligence, self-driving vehicles are still decades away:
Groundbreaking technologies such as AI and AV are in the early stages of development. NVDA stock is often singled out as being overvalued by analysts due to the extended time frame. 

A forward-looking identity:
NVIDIA was founded on the idea that GPUs were the future of computing. The company has already embedded itself in the next wave of innovation, including cloud gaming, virtual reality, machine learning.

NVIDIA will spearhead the AI and self-driving vehicles revolution:
Once considered science fiction, AI and AV technologies have the potential to change our daily lives.

Hardware: A Cambrian explosion:
Computers are in our homes, cars, watches, phones, and even clothes. Demand will increase exponentially. 


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The Walt Disney Company is an American mass media and entertainment corporation based in Burbank, California. The company was founded in 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney. 

Disney is the quintessential American entertainment company, operating in many sectors: media, parks, experiences and studio entertainment, direct-to-consumer and international. 

Its products include household names such as Disneyland, Disney World, Marvel Studios, Pixar, 20th Century Studios, LucasFilm, ABC, Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN, among others.

The Disney share price, like those of other publicly-traded companies, is directly related to the company’s quarterly and annual revenues, which reflect the demand for its products.

Disney is one of the most respected companies in the world. Its family-oriented entertainment has been in high demand since the 1940s. Most revenue comes from parks, experiences, and media.

The company declared a net income of $11.6 billion in 2019, a record year, which included multiple box office hits and the successful launch of its streaming service Disney Plus. 

That said, COVID-19 has shaken Disney's business model. 

Not only have the company’s theme parks been forced to close, but many theater releases have also been delayed, and ESPN has been deeply affected by live sports suspensions. To cope, Disney has suspended its semi-annual dividend.

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COVID-19 will have a long-lasting impact:
People are not traveling, visiting parks, taking cruises, or going to the movies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already had a devastating impact on Disney financial projections.

Business model in jeopardy:
As most revenue comes from, or is directly tied to, big events and gatherings, Disney will be forced to reinvent itself in the post-pandemic world.

Suspended dividends:
Disney skipping its semi-annual dividend has raised more doubts about the company's financial health.

The most beloved blue-chip company in the world:
From signature cartoons, movies, and toys, to cruise lines, resorts, and theme parks, Disney has created a long-lasting bond with multiple generations over decades.

Like magic:
Disney innovates successfully. The Disney Plus streaming service is a big hit. It recently surpassed 50 million subscribers.

Multiple streams of revenue and profits:
Disney owns a vast array of well-known, global brands, including recreation parks like Disneyland and Disney World, and movie studios and broadcasting networks such as LucasFilms, Pixar, Marvel Studios, ESPN, ABC, and Hulu.


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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is an American financial services company, based in Purchase, New York. 

Mastercard provides financial services and solutions to a multitude of entities, including businesses, governments, merchants, and consumers. Besides Mastercard, other products are offered under brand names such as Maestro and Cirrus.

The company was founded as Interbank in 1966 and later renamed as Master Charge in 1969. It was not until 1979 that the company finally got the Mastercard name, rebranding from "Master Charge: The Interbank Card". In that year, several enterprises joined forces in an effort to compete with the Visa BankAmericard consortium.

Like Visa, Mastercard runs its own global network, called Banknet, which processes all transactions. In contrast to VisaNet, Banknet doesn’t process transactions in a centralized way, relying instead on a peer-to-peer, meshed network.

Mastercard provides other business intelligence services, including consulting, analytics, and cybersecurity vulnerability assessments, among others.

Mastercard products are available in 210 countries. 

The MA share price, like those of other publicly-traded companies, is directly related to quarterly and annual revenues, which reflect the demand for its products.

Mastercard does not issue cards directly to the public. Instead, it provides branded payment products to financial entities, such as banks or fintech companies.

MA stock price movements are heavily influenced by revenues from such financial institutions.

The Mastercard business model means that periods of slower consumption, such as economic recessions, can hit much harder compared with other industries and sectors.

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Mastercard faces strong competition:
Tech giants are entering the financial services industry. They will develop their own in-house payment processing solutions.

Banks are developing their own products:
Thanks to the growth of mobile adoption and smartphone apps, bank-to-bank transfers are getting easier and faster.

Mastercard is part of the old guard:
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology were designed to cut out middlemen.

Mastercard embraces new technology:
The company recently acquired  Finicity, a real-time financial data aggregation company, for US$825M. Mastercard has also partnered with blockchain company R3.

Partnering with potential competitors:
Big tech companies (Apple Card uses Mastercard global payment network for example) and other startups have only added value to the company so far.

Cash is in decline:
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Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an American streaming TV, movie, and content production company. 

Founded in 1997 by entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, the company focused on disrupting the consumer ‘video store’ market controlled by global companies like Blockbuster Video. Launching a service that offered DVD rentals and sales by mail, they soon realized that rentals of DVDs and Blu-ray discs were the right core business to focus on. 

In 2007, their business started to change into what it is today - a content streaming company. With the increasing speeds available on consumer broadband services, the company soon ventured into internet video streaming, on-demand. 

And it worked. As of January 2020, Netflix Inc had more than 167 million monthly paid subscribers worldwide, with three tiers of monthly subscriptions to suit all households and budgets.  

In 2013, they branched out into producing their own TV series’ and feature films, giving them greater control over content and the profits from it. 

Netflix listed on the NASDAQ in May 2002 at $15.00 per share, staying at a relatively low price (below $36.00) until October 2012 when it began a long term climb. Aside from two significant price drops in 8 years (December 2018 and September 2019), the Netflix share price has risen steadily, hitting an all-time-high (ATH) of $575.37 in July 2020. 

Revenue has grown from $11.7 billion in 2017 to $20.2 billion in 2019, and net income has nearly quadrupled over the same period, from $558 million to $1.9 billion.

Netflix isn’t the only streaming company: 
When Netflix launched, it was up against big cable TV companies. Now, it’s up against huge content houses with deeper pockets - including Apple, Hulu, Disney, and Amazon Prime. 

Content production overheads can be high:
Netflix has moved into producing 'Netflix Originals'. But this comes with substantial production costs and higher risks.

Content has to stay desirable:
As a Netflix subscription can be canceled at any time, the pressure is on to offer quality content and retain customers

Netflix is the leader in streaming media:
No other subscription content provider has the breadth of content Netflix offers.  

The share price could go to $1000 or more:
The pandemic has been good for Netflix, as millions of people have subscribed while staying at home. As Netflix’s fixed costs only increase by a small margin as the subscriber base grows, the potential for higher profits seems clear.

Netflix knows what customers want:
Netflix can track and analyze thousands of data points - from what programs are most-watched, to how often the service is used. This gives Netflix an incredible advantage in keeping subscribers happy.     

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Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is an American streaming TV and consumer technology company. 

Founded in 2002 by serial entrepreneur Anthony Wood, the company attracted a $6 million investment by Netflix in 2008 to build a content player for consumer televisions. From there, Roku capitalized on the rise in popularity of on-demand streaming media. 

Today, the company has a range of devices to suit a myriad of consumer and business needs - including budget-friendly USB streaming through to the Hisense + Roku high definition 4k television. With $1.29 billion revenue in 2019 across hardware, streaming and its targeted advertising platform, Roku is a strong performer in the on-demand media space. 

Roku listed on the NASDAQ in September 2017 at $26.54 and kept within the $25 to $75 price range through to December 2018, when it began a rapid ascent.

Over the 18 months to June 2020, Roku shares went as high as $169 in September 2019 (before crashing to $99.74 three weeks later). However, it has remained above $100 during most of the period. 

Thanks to the growing demand for streaming TV services, Roku could be well-placed for further growth.

Smart TV’s are getting smarter:
One of Roku's primary revenue sources is hardware streaming players. However, many smart TV's like those from Samsung, LG, and Sony are now integrating software streaming apps directly into the TV's menu, negating the need for a hardware device. 

It’s a small player in a big market:
With companies like Samsung, Google, and Amazon in the space, there is a risk that Roku could easily get dislodged through price competition or new delivery methods by the large players.

Consumer tastes can change:
Roku offers a good range of streaming features, but if they don’t keep up with the latest in consumer preferences, they could become unpopular very quickly.

Roku has a unique opportunity for ad revenue:
Roku has a ‘self-service’ advertising platform that enables content creators to run advertising across Roku streamed services.  

They’re attracting popular services and content:
Peleton (the incredibly popular, on-demand fitness platform) has launched on Roku in the U.S. in July 2020, adding further variety for users.

The pandemic could help Roku’s revenue for some time to come:
Millions of people across the world in Roku's distribution markets are spending more time at home (or are at home entirely) due to the pandemic. As a result, the demand for streaming services remains high.     

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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an American consumer technology, software, hardware, and content distribution company based in Cupertino, California.

Founded in a home garage in 1976, its Apple I and Apple II personal computers were incredibly popular from the start. After going public in 1980, it enjoyed a stellar rise in popularity (and profits) before the Windows PC hurt Apple’s market share. The departure of founder Steve Jobs in 1985 saw the company go through a turbulent period until his return as CEO in 2000. 

Apple has enjoyed a constant rise in brand popularity since 2004, with market-leading products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad that defined entire categories. Today, Apple is in the Top 5 most valuable companies, after Amazon (#1) and Google (#2). 

Apple's (AAPL) philosophy is to design technology products that are beautiful, functional, and unmatched by competitors. 

In recent years, its marketing and brand appeal has been so attractive that it can command higher-than-market prices for its products. As a result, APPL stock has been in a long period of sustained growth, from $2 in 2004 to over $370 each in July 2020. 

COVID-19 may delay new releases:
The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on supply lines - and Apple may also experience issues with production and supply of new iPhone, Mac, and other product releases in the near future.

Competition is intense in consumer tech:
Samsung, Microsoft, HP, Huawei, Google, Dell, Bose, Amazon, Netflix - the list of competitors across all of Apple’s core product lines are strong and getting stronger.

AirPods won’t save it:
Despite record sales and profitability of its AirPods wireless headphones, it hasn't released a significant new product  since the Apple Watch in 2014.

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