M1 Finance Portfolio: Dividend Aristocrats 2020 - Week 32 (May 22nd, 2020 - $482.40)

Week 32 - $482.40

All sectors rose as a result of progress from COVID-19 vaccine trials and the reopening of economies across the globe.

Total Report (Since October 11th, 2019)

Positive Performing Sectors
1. Healthcare (+7.78%)

Negative Performing Sectors
2. Materials (-2.11%)
3. Consumer Staples (-2.28%)
4. Industrials (-10.54%)
5. Consumer Discretionary (-11.23%)
6. Energy (-18.40%)
7. Communication Services (-19.04%)
8. Information Technology (-20.33%)
9. Utilities (-20.88%)
10. Financials (-22.58%)
11. Real Estate (-32.56%)

Weekly Report (May 22nd, 2020)

Positive Performing Sectors
1. Financials (+6.67%)
2. Consumer Discretionary (+6.59%)
3. Industrials (+6.28%)
4. Real Estate (+5.85%)
5. Communication Services (+5.53%)
6. Materials (+5.35%)
7. Energy (+4.33%)
8. Utilities (+2.17%)
9. Healthcare (+0.46%)
10. Consumer Staples (+0.44%)
11. Information Technology (+0.14%)

Negative Performing Sectors
None

GICS Sector Performance Ratio - Balanced: From 1:10 (9.09%) to 11:0 (100.00%)

Review

Another week of tumultuous stock rallies after a stock tumble last week marks yet another volatile cycle in the ongoing global economic crisis resulting from a widespread lethal pandemic that has destroyed many lives and many more livelihoods. While there is cause for optimism on the basis that the vaccine's development is on track based on initial results, the vaccine itself will most likely not be ready for public inoculation until mid-2021 at the earliest. Many more testing and research is needed to ensure the vaccine's effectiveness, and any delays in the vaccine's development due to new discoveries or setbacks will vastly affect the economy for the foreseeable future. The stock market has a long way to go before a sure recovery is to be seen, and although the stock market is not the economy itself, the stock market reflects the economy eventually. Predictions and speculation goes only so far, and eventually the real intrinsic value of a company's stock will have to be considered when all other metrics are exhausted. Until there is an absolute certainty that the state of the economic is better, then the ongoing bull market will continue into the future.

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Last Week's Update (May 15th, 2020)
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