""2025 is coming to an end with a few more positives than negatives this year," wrote Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat, as quoted by CNBC. "While the common narrative revolves around an 'AI Bubble' and tariff fears, along with volatility possibly surrounding another government shutdown and/or tariffs and inflation, U.S. stocks have largely ignored all of these fears thus far, heading into late 2025." Since the year began, the S&P 500 gained 19%. The Dow Jones gained 16%, as the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained about 24% thanks to the AI boom, despite overblown AI bubble fears."
"Every year, one of the best strategies is the Dogs of the Dow. You simply buy a basket of underperformers on the Dow that pay dividends, and sell by the end of the year. For 2025, here's how the Dogs are doing with just days to go. Verizon (VZ), which yields 6.85%, started the year at around $38. It's. now up to $40. Chevron (CVX), which yields 4.54%, ran from about $142 to $150.50."
As 2025 wound down, futures were mixed with many market participants away for the holidays: the S&P 500 was down half a point, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was up fractionally, the Dow Jones was down about 44 points and the Nasdaq was up about 15 points. U.S. equities posted strong year-to-date returns: the S&P 500 gained 19%, the Dow gained 16%, and the Nasdaq rose roughly 24% driven by AI-related strength despite widespread bubble and tariff concerns. The Dogs of the Dow strategy performed well in 2025, with several high-yield Dow names climbing and the Dogs up about 14.8% excluding dividend yield.
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