JEPQ or JEPG (domiciled in Ireland) might also be options.
Is very cyclical and subject to manias in certain markets. e.g. Lithium boom and bust.
I wouldnât so much say itâs driven by manias. Although Lithium may have been a notable exception due to the electric vehicle craze, there are also lots of âboringâ minerals being mined.
But it is indeed a cyclical industry. Much more than for instance tobacco, of course.
That said, buying mining stocks at their cyclical low is a pretty good idea in my book, if youâre looking for high-dividend stocks.
Despite the possible legal and regulatory headwinds faced, the tobacco companiesâ investment proposition of customers that are literally addicted to their product is, of course hard to beat.
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Agree. Thatâs why I sold all my mining stocks already. Still holding tobacco though.
E.g. Swiss Life is one of the biggest owner of offices, houses and propeties in general.
If the insurance companies would go bust, we would have a huge financial crisis.
The insurance topic is similar to the casino: the bank is always winning. If there is an insurance case, the premium will be increased.
Therefore, I dontât think, investing in insurance companies is that bad - banks are another story.
The website answers that question actually. Last year VIG did better than VOO that is why the return is now more comparable. But if you look at the 5 year return it is still higher for VOO.
Well⊠the fact that an insurance company going bust was terrible for society. That fact doesnât change anything about the shareholdersâ equity trends you can observe with Insurers these days. Clearly, we would not ALLOW them to go bust as such. But this essentially means re-capitalization in one way or another - and shareholders take a haircut or full loss.
âCosts a penny to make, sells for a dollar, is addictive and you have fantastic brand loyaltyâ Warren Buffett in the past, before he became a kindly old sage 
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