By Jeremy Schwartz, CFA & Matt Wagner, CFA In our view the most important market issue this year, aside from the coronavirus, is inflation. The market has started pricing in three hikes from the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. We think there is upside risk to these rate hike forecasts. Our Senior Investment Strategy Advisor, Jeremy Siegel, is the most [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Tom Butcher Director of ESG Van Eck Associates Corporation Sustainable investing is an approach to investing that, alongside financial results, may also seek to drive positive environmental, social or governance (ESG) outcomes. It incorporates ESG factors and risk considerations when making investment decisions while often also aligning investment opportunities with investors’ values. Environmental criteria include energy [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Kevin Flanagan Head of Fixed Income Strategy Follow Kevin Flanagan @KevinFlanaganWT One week into the new year and the money and bond markets have wasted no time generating headlines, with yield levels rising essentially across the spectrum of Treasury (UST) maturities. Sometimes investors are left searching for answers for these type of quick and sizeable rate movements, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Natalia Gurushina Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy Van Eck Associates Corporation Is Russia/Ukraine bond selloff affecting other markets in the region? Or are there other factors at play? Russian and Ukrainian bonds extended their selloff today, which is completely logical given the escalation of the conflict between the two countries and the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
VanEck® Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX®) Rising prices and inflationary fears have been driving interest in hedging against growing inflation. Investors can look to the VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX), which primarily invests in assets that may benefit from higher inflation, as a means to position against the pernicious effects of an inflationary environment. A combination of active [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Jeremy Schwartz, CFA & Matt Wagner, CFA Two questions often come up about our capital-efficient family of ETFs: “How do I use these in a total portfolio context?” and “When will they break down or underperform/disappoint investors?” These two questions are related. How one uses capital-efficient strategies in a portfolio will dictate when things go wrong. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETFs and mutual funds have become an increasingly popular means of gaining exposure to municipal bonds. These funds offer investors convenient, diversified access to broad and targeted municipal markets. VanEck’s municipal income ETFs offer investors the ability to exercise control over their portfolio yield, duration, and credit exposure at different points in the interest rate cycle. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, at ryan@mainmgt.com. Also check out Main Management CEO Kim Arthur on Twitter and Main Management on LinkedIn. Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Energy ranked supreme as advisors speculated on the ETF theme that will top the ranks in popularity this year. 31.3% of advisors surveyed expect energy to be the dominant theme of 2022, trailed by disruptive technology, blockchain/DeFi, and then crypto, according to “ETFs 2022.” (Date: Jan. 5, 2022. Sample size: 2,039 respondents, 8.4% RIAs.) The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Over the past 25 years, retirement reforms in the U.S. tried to encourage savings among low- and moderate-income Americans, but these policies may have disproportionately benefited wealthy and high-income earners. In a recent research paper, “The Great American Retirement Fraud,” University of Virginia Law Professor Michael Doran argues that the retirement-reform road map undertaken by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The BRICs — Brazil, Russia, India, and China — were coined 20 years ago and have been the prevailing engines of emerging markets growth over the past few decades, but as these economies mature, the phenomenal growth witnessed yesteryear is starting to slow down. Nevertheless, a new group of developing countries in Asia could take their place — [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, shares of the Uranium ETF (Symbol: URA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $22.98, changing hands as low as $22.50 per share. Uranium shares are currently trading off about 1.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of URA
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares— iBonds— Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (Symbol: IBDQ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $26.22 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical
In trading on Friday, shares of the SCHR ETF (Symbol: SCHR) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $55.33 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a
In trading on Friday, shares of the UITB ETF (Symbol: UITB) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $52.20 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a
In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: VGSH) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $60.56 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used
In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: VGIT) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $65.545 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicat
Coinbase is in the process of purchasing FairX, a Commodity and Futures Trading Commission-regulated exchange that offers derivatives, reports Blockworks. The move will enable the company to offer derivatives trading in the intermediate with long-term goals of eventually offering crypto derivatives. The move follows the company’s goals of diversifying its revenue sources; the crypto exchange has [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded fund strategies that track environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, principles could be a good way for investors to diversify their core investment portfolios. Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA, pointed out that investors in ESG-focused ETFs should be pleased with how they performed in 2021, Barron’s reports. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Technology stocks and the growth style have been hammered, with the Nasdaq Composite Index close to official correction territory. However, this recent selling could be a good opportunity for investors to take another look at the Nasdaq and related exchange traded funds. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which follows the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 benchmark, has declined [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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