##  [# Hot Reads: The Lure of Dividend ETFs ](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-lure-dividend-etfs) 

 

# Hot Reads: The Lure of Dividend ETFs 

 

 

 ETF investors turn to dividend names as recessionary risks come into focus.



 

 

 

 

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[**Stocks, Bonds Lock in July Gains, But ETF Investors Play It Safe**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1106219/stocks-and-bonds-lock-in-july-gains-but-etf-investors-play-it-safe "https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1106219/stocks-and-bonds-lock-in-july-gains-but-etf-investors-play-it-safe") (Morningstar)

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Dividends are especially important in a recession because they provide a cushion even if the stock price falls.

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For all the market chaos of the first half of 2022, one trend remained intact: the drive toward ever-lower ETF costs.

[**Tech ETFs Ranked for 2022**](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/market-intelligence/87-technology-etfs-ranked-for-2022 "https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/market-intelligence/87-technology-etfs-ranked-for-2022") (The Street)

There's been no area of this sector that hasn't taken a hit, but dividend stocks have done best.

[**Understanding the Impact of Direct Indexing**](https://www.researchaffiliates.com/publications/articles/939-direct-indexing?evar36=eml_direct-indexing-hero-cta&_cldee=zQ9-KgMrJW8niz1E_RFcybRVLe7mpi1XBJAANiW4KUfD_JhwBK50a9_UX_PDSXWF&recipientid=contact-00910e989dd5e511bda4005056bc3cff-0413a9bf9f9c4578a2c13853abe1e67e&esid=a5707be5-7812-ed11-80fa-984bbbb310d8) (Research Affiliates)

Helping frame investors’ expectations about the impacts of direct indexing on their portfolios.

[**Siegel: Time for Fed to Slow Rate Hikes**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/02/jeremy-siegel-time-for-fed-to-slow-rate-hikes/ "https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/02/jeremy-siegel-time-for-fed-to-slow-rate-hikes/") (ThinkAdvisor)

The Wharton economist says the Fed should look at forward-looking data, as CPI is backward-looking and understates housing prices.

[**The Price of Admission**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/08/the-price-of-admission/ "https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/08/the-price-of-admission/") (A Wealth of Common Sense)

A closer look at the wild price swings in the stock market this year.



 

 

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