When it comes to emerging markets bonds, many fixed income investors face a conundrum. They’re attracted to the asset class by yields that are well above those found on developed world sovereign debt, but they’re apprehensive regarding the elevated risk profile associated with developing world bonds. One way of damping risk with emerging bonds is [...]
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Through Tuesday, April 25, bitcoin shed 6.55% over the prior week retreating from $30,000. The largest digital currency was able to reclaim $28,000 on Tuesday, stoking speculation that a more substantive near-term rally could be in the offing. Some exchange traded funds, including the Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF (SATO), are highly correlated to [...]
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Recession fears continue to mount in the capital markets, pushing more investors to safe havens like consumer staples. Likewise, traders could be looking for shorting opportunities such as consumer discretionary plays. In an economic downturn, consumers are tightening their belts as opposed to spending on luxury goods, trips, and the like. In times like this, [...]
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Investors looking to get environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exposure may want the quality offered by large caps, but the extra growth potential of mid caps — a simple solution is the Calvert US-Mid Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (CVMC). When it comes to ESG exposure, large-cap companies certainly offer the quality aspect of factor [...]
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While a slew of exchange traded funds offer exposure to smaller stocks with growth profiles, investors have long embraced large- and mega-cap equivalents. That’s consistent with market participants’ long-running biases toward larger companies and perhaps the result of the previous bull market — one in which big growth stocks were market leaders for years on [...]
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Recession fears continue to amplify in the capital markets, but this could push commodities higher, particularly those of the agricultural variety. The U.S. Federal Reserve has been in a dogfight with inflation, and it’s proving to be a long-term battle. Persistent inflation has been forcing the Fed to hike interest rates, which could come at [...]
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Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers’ room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs. Bear, Karrie Gordon and Elle Caruso debated the case for and against [...]
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Closed-end funds are high-yield assets and as such, there’s an element of interest rate sensitivity. That’s particularly true with closed-end funds focusing on municipal debt. Some such products reside in the Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF (PCEF). PCEF, which follows the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund Index, is a high-yield asset as evidenced by a 30-day [...]
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While demand for U.S. equity ETFs has picked up in April, international equity funds continue to experience relative strength. Year-to-date through April 21, international equity ETFs gathered $33 billion compared to just $6.5 billion for domestic equity products. Asset managers should expect further net inflows to international equity funds, according to VettaFi data. During [...]
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While the Federal Reserve looks to keep inflation in check with interest rate hikes, it’s keeping fixed income investors on their toes. In order to extract more income, it will take a higher tolerance for risk, offering opportunities in emerging markets (EM). Using the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as a gauge, EM was certainly off [...]
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Commerce Bancshares Inc (Symbol: CBSH) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.1% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth, acco
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel