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Let's talk the 11 sectors of the stock market. 
Why are they important in building your portfolio?
What are the big names in each sector?
What dividends are these companies paying?
It's all here in this thread:
Why are they important in building your portfolio?
What are the big names in each sector?
What dividends are these companies paying?
It's all here in this thread:
1. Technology
The biggest and most influential in today's market
Household names who will be in almost everyone's portfolio for many years to come
$AAPL - Apple Div/Yield $3.28 (0.71%)
$MSFT - Microsoft Div/Yield $2.04 (0.97%)
$CSCO - Cisco Systems Div/Yield $1.44 (3.44%)
The biggest and most influential in today's market
Household names who will be in almost everyone's portfolio for many years to come
$AAPL - Apple Div/Yield $3.28 (0.71%)
$MSFT - Microsoft Div/Yield $2.04 (0.97%)
$CSCO - Cisco Systems Div/Yield $1.44 (3.44%)
2. Consumer Discretionary
We all buy things
This sector is all about people spending money with companies they enjoy but don't necessarily need
$MCD - McDonald's Div/Yield $5.00 (2.38%)
$HD - Home Depot Div/Yield $6.00 (2.11%)
$SBUX - Starbucks Div/Yield $1.64 (2.11%)
We all buy things
This sector is all about people spending money with companies they enjoy but don't necessarily need
$MCD - McDonald's Div/Yield $5.00 (2.38%)
$HD - Home Depot Div/Yield $6.00 (2.11%)
$SBUX - Starbucks Div/Yield $1.64 (2.11%)
3. Financials
Most everyone uses banks to keep their money and they have certainly gotten a bad rep as of late
This sector also includes insurance companies
$BAC - Bank of America Div/Yield $0.72 (2.82%)
$V - Visa Div/Yield $1.20 (0.60%)
$AFL - Aflac Div/Yield $1.12 (3.02%)
Most everyone uses banks to keep their money and they have certainly gotten a bad rep as of late
This sector also includes insurance companies
$BAC - Bank of America Div/Yield $0.72 (2.82%)
$V - Visa Div/Yield $1.20 (0.60%)
$AFL - Aflac Div/Yield $1.12 (3.02%)
4. Healthcare
People will continue to get sick plus need products to keep them healthy
Lots of different risk variance in this sector
$JNJ - Johnson & Johnson Div/Yield $4.04 (2.69%)
$UNH - United Health Care Div/Yield $5.00 (1.59%)
$ABBV - Abbvie Inc. Div/Yield $4.72 (4.91%)
People will continue to get sick plus need products to keep them healthy
Lots of different risk variance in this sector
$JNJ - Johnson & Johnson Div/Yield $4.04 (2.69%)
$UNH - United Health Care Div/Yield $5.00 (1.59%)
$ABBV - Abbvie Inc. Div/Yield $4.72 (4.91%)
5. Communication Services
Phone/internet isn't going anywhere soon
These companies provide services or improve the industry to help reliable data transmission
$VZ - Verizon Div/Yield $2.46 (4.17%)
$CMCSA - Comcast Div/Yield $0.92 (2.11%)
$T - AT&T Div/Yield $2.08 (7.00%)
Phone/internet isn't going anywhere soon
These companies provide services or improve the industry to help reliable data transmission
$VZ - Verizon Div/Yield $2.46 (4.17%)
$CMCSA - Comcast Div/Yield $0.92 (2.11%)
$T - AT&T Div/Yield $2.08 (7.00%)
6. Consumer Staples
There are just some things in life we have to buy
Companies like these provide those products in an efficient way in mass quantities
$WMT - Walmart Div/Yield $2.16 (1.63%)
$KR - Kroger Div/Yield $0.72 (1.99%)
$CLX - Clorox Div/Yield $4.44 (1.95%)
There are just some things in life we have to buy
Companies like these provide those products in an efficient way in mass quantities
$WMT - Walmart Div/Yield $2.16 (1.63%)
$KR - Kroger Div/Yield $0.72 (1.99%)
$CLX - Clorox Div/Yield $4.44 (1.95%)
7. Industrials
This sector is wide ranging but mostly connects large production machinery and infrastructure
Travel companies are included in this category
$CAT - Caterpillar Div/Yield $4.12 (2.99%)
$AAL - American Airlines $0.40 (3.15%)
$GE - General Electric $0.04 (0.62%)
This sector is wide ranging but mostly connects large production machinery and infrastructure
Travel companies are included in this category
$CAT - Caterpillar Div/Yield $4.12 (2.99%)
$AAL - American Airlines $0.40 (3.15%)
$GE - General Electric $0.04 (0.62%)
8. Energy
Most people are familiar with this sector getting gas to fill up their car
The companies that provide services for producing energy are included here as well
$XOM - Exxon Div/Yield $3.48 (8.29%)
$KMI - Kinder Morgan $1.05 (7.44%)
$CVX - Chevron $5.16 (5.97%)
Most people are familiar with this sector getting gas to fill up their car
The companies that provide services for producing energy are included here as well
$XOM - Exxon Div/Yield $3.48 (8.29%)
$KMI - Kinder Morgan $1.05 (7.44%)
$CVX - Chevron $5.16 (5.97%)
9. Real Estate
This sector encompasses anything to do with real estate including REIT's (Real Estate Investment Trusts)
$O- Realty Income Corp. Div/Yield $2.80 (4.67%)
$AMT - American Tower Corp. Div/Yield $4.14 (1.69%)
$PSA - Public Storage Div/Yield $8.00 (4.05%)
This sector encompasses anything to do with real estate including REIT's (Real Estate Investment Trusts)
$O- Realty Income Corp. Div/Yield $2.80 (4.67%)
$AMT - American Tower Corp. Div/Yield $4.14 (1.69%)
$PSA - Public Storage Div/Yield $8.00 (4.05%)
10. Materials
Companies who take raw materials and make it into a product widely used are what makes up this sector of the market
$SHW - Sherwin-Williams Div/Yield $5.36 (0.81%)
$DD - Dupont Div/Yield $1.20 (2.13%)
$DOW - Dow Inc. Div/Yield $2.80 (6.27%)
Companies who take raw materials and make it into a product widely used are what makes up this sector of the market
$SHW - Sherwin-Williams Div/Yield $5.36 (0.81%)
$DD - Dupont Div/Yield $1.20 (2.13%)
$DOW - Dow Inc. Div/Yield $2.80 (6.27%)
11. Utilities
We all have to pay for power and electricity to our homes everyday of the year
These companies provide those services
$DUK - Duke Energy Corp. Div/Yield $3.86 (4.73%)
$EXC - Exelon Corp. Div/Yield $1.53 (4.13%)
$ED - Consolidated Edison Div/Yield $3.06 (4.17%)
We all have to pay for power and electricity to our homes everyday of the year
These companies provide those services
$DUK - Duke Energy Corp. Div/Yield $3.86 (4.73%)
$EXC - Exelon Corp. Div/Yield $1.53 (4.13%)
$ED - Consolidated Edison Div/Yield $3.06 (4.17%)
As a bonus here is an ETF for each sector if you would like to track the overall movement within the sector
1. Information Technology - $XLK
2. Consumer Discretionary - $XLY
3. Financials - $FNCL
4. Healthcare - $XLV
5. Communication Services - $IXP
6. Consumer Staples - $XLP
1. Information Technology - $XLK
2. Consumer Discretionary - $XLY
3. Financials - $FNCL
4. Healthcare - $XLV
5. Communication Services - $IXP
6. Consumer Staples - $XLP
There are so many shapes and sizes of stocks and companies to invest in!
Do your research
Take the time to think about how you want to diversify your portfolio to limit risk
This is just scratching the surface.
Do your research
Take the time to think about how you want to diversify your portfolio to limit risk
This is just scratching the surface.
Thanks for reading this all the way through
(This isn't investing advice just my opinion on portfolio diversification)
If you have questions or want to talk further about how the stock market sectors affect the market just shoot me a DM!
Thanks!
(This isn't investing advice just my opinion on portfolio diversification)
If you have questions or want to talk further about how the stock market sectors affect the market just shoot me a DM!
Thanks!
