When you’re in your retirement years, it’s definitely prudent to exercise due diligence and avoid riskier, growth-fueled investments that could put your nest egg in jeopardy. However, if you’re early in the game, you can obviously dial up the risk to a higher degree with growth-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Per a Motley Fool article by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While the case for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is almost a no-brainer given the sector’s recent performance and despite stricter measures on cracking down on ESG funds, emerging markets might be on the opposite end of the spectrum. Or are they? This certain bond fund combines both worlds and has been doing quite [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In an effort to expand U.S. investor access to a high quality floating rate market, Janus Henderson Investors (NYSE/ASX: JHG) has a new fund now available on the NYSE. Janus announced the launch of the Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (NYSE: JAAA), an actively managed exchange-traded fund designed to enhance access to a segment of the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
There’s a lot of uncertainty getting thrown around in the capital markets right now with a forthcoming U.S. presidential election and the world still in throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. For fidgety investors wanting a safe haven, it might not be a matter of want, but need–as in the needs provided by consumer staples. There [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
All around the world, economic superpowers are vying to be the first to develop a vaccine for Covid-19. China is an obvious contender given that the country was the epicenter of the virus and their success, if attained, could help boost certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Speaking to those ETFs, in particular, biotechnology-focused funds could stand [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Consumer spending is a vital driver of the U.S. economy and while there have been challenges to that scenario this year, the consumer is proving surprisingly resilient. That could highlight the case for the Principal Millennials Index ETF (Nasdaq: GENY). GENY tracks the Nasdaq Global Millennial Opportunity Index. This index seeks to capture the global spending [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Renewable energy exchange traded funds are among the most exciting, impressive industry-level ideas this year, a theme some market observers expect is just getting started. That means a long runway for upside could be available with the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (NasdaqGM: QCLN). QCLN seeks investment results that correspond generally [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Jonathan Bernstein, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Director, Stringer Asset Management We believe planning should be the baseline for measuring investment success. If you have an investment plan that has you on course, that’s worth its weight in gold. Therefore, investors may want to think twice before abandoning their plan and switching everything to an [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Weakness in the energy sector this year is hampering income-generating assets such as master limited partnerships (MLPs), but some market observers believe the asset class is ready to bounce back and that could be helpful to the ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP). AMLP seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
At this juncture in 2020, it’s fair to say a broad swath of investors that yields on domestic government bonds just aren’t cutting it for income investors because the Federal Reserve took interest rates to historic lows. Emerging markets bonds, an asset class accessible via an array of exchange traded funds, offer investors higher yields [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The world of actively managed exchange traded funds continues luring some of the biggest names from the traditional mutual funds industry. Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO investments could join that group. In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), GAMCO revealed plans for a variety of active ETFs that don’t reveal holdings on a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The retirement income puzzle is increasingly complex, but the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI) stands as a clean, simple piece that can boost retirees’ income profiles. NUSI can act as a complement to traditional equity and fixed income allocations or as the ideal protective hedge for investors with heavy exposure to technology and growth [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With the coronavirus pandemic lingering, connectivity is more important than ever. Investors can tap into that theme with exchange traded funds, such as the Global X Internet of Things Thematic ETF (NasdaqGM: SNSR). SNSR targets the Indxx Global Internet of Things Thematic Index. IoT “includes the development and manufacturing of semiconductors and sensors, integrated products [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
There are various post-election scenarios to consider, including gridlock arriving via former Vice President Joe Biden winning the White House, Democrats maintaining control of the House and Republicans doing the same in the Senate. The situation sounds ominous, but it could actually work in favor of equities and advisors can prepare for that scenario with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Old school cable television is being disrupted in a big way and the ARK Web x.0 ETF (NYSEArca: ARKW) is a prime example of an exchange traded fund sitting at the epicenter of that disruption. Among disruptive and emerging technologies, count streaming entertainment as one that’s benefiting the slew of stay at home orders Americans [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
International small caps can, in many cases, offer even more benefits than their U.S. counterparts, but stock picking in this arena is exceedingly difficult. The ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX) eases that burden and is becoming a star in its category. Small cap investors already know that looking at equities outside the large cap [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.