By Rob Glownia, CFA, CPA, RiverFront Investment Group Summary Generally speaking, American companies are adaptable and have always been quick to adjust, in our view. Improvements in health solutions are also improvements for the economy, in our view. We believe another stimulus package will boost equities while punishing savers This Halloween, be more afraid of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Looking at the state of the world and what the future could hold, it’s clear that future generations will be shaped by the shift in behaviors due to COVID-19. New industries will accelerate, while current ones play catch up to adjust to the new world order. The yield from a standard 60/40 portfolio of global [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
How will your portfolio do under a blue wave? What about under another 4 years of the Trump administration? If you can answer these questions without any emotion, congratulations. Most folks, however, are worried about potential volatility the election may cause. But there is a better way. Using efficient tools, it’s possible to create a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Regulators are re-evaluating complex exchange trade fund tools that allow sophisticated traders to better weave in and out of markets to capitalize on more volatile conditions. The Securities and Exchange Commission will vote Wednesday on a rule change to ease the approval of leveraged and inverse ETFs, which incorporate derivatives to boost gains in both [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded fund investors should consider strategies for managing risk, while generating income from some of the most innovative companies in the market today. In the recent webcast, Income Redefined: Positioning Your Portfolio for the “Known Unknowns”, Mark Hackett, Chief of Investment Research, Nationwide, pointed out that while the S&P 500 Index has generated substantial [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
This week has been key for corporate earnings, with nearly 170 S&P 500 companies reporting, including tech behemoths like Apple, Amazon and Alphabet set to release reports this Thursday. What’s more, economic data like the Q3 GDP is also set to be released on Thursday, which could illustrate the extent to which the economy has recovered [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds were mixed on Tuesday as ongoing uncertainty over the stimulus package and the election weigh on sentiment. On Tuesday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) rose 0.9%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) decreased 0.2%, and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) was up 0.1%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stocks and index ETFs continued to slump on Tuesday, with only tech stocks struggling to remain in the green, as the number of coronavirus cases surges yet again, and the battle for control of the country becomes increasingly contentious ahead of next week’s U.S. presidential election. Two out of three of the key benchmark stock [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) might have the recognition in the ETF space, but don’t look just yet because its junior counterpart could be poised for more gains. The Nasdaq Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ) could give investors the necessary exposure to the next big thing in the mid-cap universe. Like big brother QQQ, QQQJ [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
China’s ambitious goal towards self-sufficiency is flowing over into the semiconductor sector. The second largest economy is looking to divest itself from reliance in technology, heating up competition from the U.S., all to the benefit of semiconductor ETFs. Per a Bloomberg article, “as the U.S.-China confrontation takes root, the ability to craft chips for everything [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Attention in the capital markets is strictly focused on whether investors can count on more stimulus measures before the forthcoming U.S. presidential election. Gold is as steady as she goes pre-election, but with rising coronavirus cases, can it tick higher before voters head to the polls? Per a Kitco News article, “Investor demand is holding [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Is big oil turning a new leaf? Oil investors are looking beyond profits as environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing could be supplanting the need to cash in on the commodity, especially given a challenging 2020. “For years, the oil industry drew in investors with sizable—and regular—returns,” wrote Irina Slav at OilPrice.com. “Even when oil [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
This September, Victory Capital launched the VictoryShares Nasdaq Next 50 ETF (QQQN), which has led to a lot of interest. ETF Trends spoke with Scott Kefer, Senior Portfolio Manager for Victory Capital, about the fund’s current status and why it has found success so quickly. “The launch of QQQN has been one of our best as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. political elections have little long-term economic and market impact. One of the main reasons that presidential elections do not have a significant long-term impact is that the U.S. President does not have much of a real influence over the economy and the markets. Consider a spectrum of executive power. On one end we have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Getting global diversification comes with its benefits by investing in international equities or bonds, but they don’t come without their caveats. Investors can minimize the risk of global investing by implementing a currency hedging strategy. A Money Management article noted how the paper To Hedge or Not to Hedge: A Framework for Currency Hedging Decisions [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The consumer staples sector doesn’t have the pizazz of the tech sector, but just because it doesn’t boast the latest iPhone doesn’t mean it should be avoided. With Congress still mulling over a stimulus deal amid the Covid-19 pandemic, consumer staples exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could be the beneficiary of future gains. That said, one fund [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.