Aluminum Stocks

Aluminum stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Aluminum companies are involved in the mining or processing of bauxite. It may also involve the manufacturing and distribution of aluminum bars, rods, and other products. Aluminum wasn't really used until the 1800s when it was separated and eventually produced to make useful items.

Aluminum Companies List

Aluminum is one of chemical elements. It is practically the third most abundant elements in the world. The others are oxygen and silicon. Aluminum also makes up 8% of the weight of the Earth's crust. The aluminum industry adds more than $100 billion to the U.S. economy each year. That's about 1% of the US GDP.

Aluminum companies are:

• Alcoa Inc. (AA)
• Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited (ACH)
• Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)
• Century Aluminum Co. (CENX)

Best Retirement Income Mutual Funds 2015

Find best retirement income mutual funds 2015 for the past 5 years. Top balanced funds are TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Retirement Income Fund, Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund, etc.

Top Performing Retirement Income Funds

Retirement income mutual funds invest mainly in a mix of stocks, bonds, and cash. These funds are popular for people already in or entering retirement. The fund managers tend to manage the funds with a conservative asset allocation strategy. The fund objective is to provide steady income throughout retirement.

From this best performing funds list, you may find each individual fund review. The fund is sorted based on its past 5 year performance (up to April 2015). Whether it is for your brokerage account or retirement account or 401k plan, you need to find the right fund for your long term plan. You can find the fund performance, expense ratio, and yield or dividend from the table below.

Best retirement income mutual funds 2015 are:

1. American Century One Choice In Retirement Portfolio Fund (ARTOX)
2. TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Retirement Income Fund (TLRRX)
3. Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund (VTINX)
4. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund (JSRAX)
5. BlackRock LifePath Retirement Portfolio Investor A (STLAX)
6. Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Fund (PALTX)
7. State Farm LifePath Retirement Fund (SLRAX)
8. Harbor Target Retirement Income Fund (HARCX)

Apparel Stores Stocks

Apparel stores stocks are part of services stock sector. Apparel store companies are retailers that involve in the design, marketing, and sale of footwear and clothing. These companies must rely the strength of their brand for their business. These companies are usually structured as corporations, and offer average dividend yields in comparison to the wider market.

Apparel Stores Companies List

Apparel retailers need to play a tightrope game of making sure they have abundant of the hot-selling items in stock to cover demand. There will be a balance between overstock their store and selling merchandises for customers. Some may get forced into huge discounts simply to move merchandise.

Apparel stores companies are:

• Luxottica Group SpA (LUX)
• L Brands, Inc. (LB)
• Ross Stores Inc. (ROST)
• The Gap, Inc. (GPS)
• Nordstrom Inc. (JWN)
• Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN)
• American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO)
• DSW Inc. (DSW)
• Chico's FAS Inc. (CHS)
• The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (MW)
• Ascena Retail Group Inc. (ASNA)
• The Buckle, Inc. (BKE)
• ANN INC. (ANN)
• Genesco Inc. (GCO)
• Guess' Inc. (GES)
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH)

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) is an index exchange traded fund. This popular ETF invests mainly in mid-sized U.S. companies. It provides low cost opportunity for access to US equity market. The fund objective is to provide long term capital growth.

IJH Fund Details

• Fund Inception Date: 05/22/2000
• Ticker Symbol: IJH
• CUSIP: 464287507
• Rank in category (YTD): 27%
• Category: Mid Cap Blend
• Yield: 1.53%
• Capital Gains: -
• Expense Ratio: 0.07%
• Total Assets: $ 39.70 billion

Advertising Agencies Stocks

Advertising agencies stocks are part of services stock sector. The advertising agencies companies develop advertisements, marketing strategies, and communication strategies. They serve businesses on local, national, and international levels.

Advertising agencies are generally structured as corporations.  The stock offers dividend yields that are above average when compared to the wider market such as S&P 500 index.

Advertising Agencies Companies List

In its simplest form an advertisement is mass media content intended to convince consumers to take action on a product or service. Advertisements is used by any business to convey what a product or service does and how it can help a consumer. Top 3 large companies include WPP plc, Omnicom Group Inc, and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

Advertising agencies companies are:

• WPP plc (WPPGY)
• Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)
• The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (IPG)
• Rocket Fuel Inc (FUEL)
• Sizmek Inc (SZMK)
• YuMe Inc (YUME)
• ReachLocal Inc (RLOC)
• VisionChina Media Inc (VISN)
• Tiger Media Inc (IDI)

Good Jobs Number for Stocks

Will good jobs number be good for stocks in long run? Top stock market industries are auto parts wholesale, multimedia & graphics software, etc.

Top Auto Parts Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.44%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.04%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 1.07%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.58%.

Top performing stock industries in week 19, 2015 (May 04, 2015 to May 10, 2015) are:

1. Auto Parts Wholesale (10.77%)
2. Building Materials Wholesale (5.25%)
3. Multimedia & Graphics Software (4.92%)
4. Electronics Stores (4.17%)
5. Specialty Retail, Other (3.86%)
6. Cement (3.67%)
7. Surety & Title Insurance (3.46%)
8. Drug Related Products (3.38%)
9. Appliances (3.33%)
10. Machine Tools & Accessories (3.16%)
11. General Entertainment (3.07%)
12. Home Improvement Stores (2.99%)
13. Credit Services (2.92%)
14. Foreign Utilities (2.85%)
15. Agricultural Chemicals (2.69%)

Best Janus Mutual Funds 2015 & 2016

Find Janus mutual funds 2015 & 2016. Top Janus funds are Janus Triton Fund, Janus High-Yield Fund, Janus Global Research Fund, etc.

Janus Capital Group is a public investment firm. The company provides investment strategy such as growth, core, international, value, mathematical, alternative, and fixed-income. Recently, Bill Gross joined the firm and managed one of its funds. Janus funds are also popular during 1998-2001, technology bubbles.

Top Performing Janus Mutual Funds

We review rankings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, U.S. News, and Standard & Poor’s. You can learn from our methodology from variety of our previous articles.

You can find these best Janus funds for different sectors such as U.S. stock fund, international stock fund, balanced fund, taxable bond fund. Depend on your risk tolerance; you may pick and choose from this top funds list. Typically, these Janus funds have no sales load.

Best Janus mutual funds 2015 & 2016 are:

• Janus Triton Fund (JANIX)
• Janus Fund (JANDX)
• Janus Global Allocation Fund - Growth (JNSGX)
• Janus Twenty Fund (JNTFX)
• Janus Global Allocation Fund - Conservative  (JMSCX)
• Janus Enterprise Fund (JANEX)
• Janus Research Fund (JNRFX)
• Janus Global Allocation Fund - Moderate (JNSMX)
• Janus Venture Fund (JANVX)
• Janus Global Life Sciences Fund (JNGLX)
• Janus Global Technology Fund (JNGTX)