Defensive Investors are defined as investors who are not able or willing to do substantial research into individual investments, and therefore need to select only the companies that present the least amount of risk.

In Part 22 of the Dividend Aristocrats In Focus series, I take a closer look at the eroding competitive advantage of T. Rowe Price Group.

A basic investment concept is to that high quality stocks fare better in down markets than low quality stocks, and therefore in late stages of a Bull market with generally fully valued stocks, tilting equity allocations toward high quality is prudent.

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.21%) this morning are slightly higher by +0.13% on support from positive Chinese and Eurozone PMI reports and a +0.75% rally in the Euro Stoxx 50 index.

Welcome to edition 210 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying decreased last week with insiders buying $29.36 million of stock compared to $59.95 million in the week prior.