ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

• Dogs Kick off 2013 with Outperformance

  By Jordan Wathen - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: SDOG, SPY, SDY

  The Dogs of the Dow strategy is one of the most followed alternative methods of stock picking. The idea is simple: buy the 10 highest-yielding Dow components on Jan. 1 and hold for the rest of the year. Each year, re-balance your holdings into a new collection of the 10 highest-yielding stocks.

  The strategy has since been expanded. One exchange-traded fund, the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEMKT: SDOG), employs more »

• Dividend Paying Stocks; Always a Favorite

  By Jeff Stouffer - September 17, 2012 | Tickers: SDOG, HDV, SDY

  A long time favorite strategy is based on seeking stocks of companies that have consistently paid and increased dividend payments over time. This is based on the premise that well established companies have a firm foundation in their respective industry and will be consistently sharing profits with its owners. Numerous mutual funds and professionally managed separate accounts use this investment philosophy as a cornerstone in business development.

  Now that exchange-traded more »