Equity market valuations usually aren’t retirees’ primary concerns, but elevated multiples bear watching. Investors concerned about that situation can turn to the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI). 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 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Just as e-commerce is disrupting the concept of brick-and-mortar retail stores, fintech is doing the same with the antiquated notion of bank branches. That’s a longer-ranging theme that holds positive implications for assets such as the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKF). ARKF member firms are companies that are powered by innovations and are working [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Polls say one thing, but one of the lessons from the 2016 presidential election is that anything can happen come Election Day. With that in mind, advisors should consider preparing for a variety of potential outcomes come Nov. 3 and model portfolios can aid in that preparation. While there’s growing consensus markets could be in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On this week’s “ETF Edge,” Paul Delaquilla, President and Global Head of ETFs at Defiance ETFs, Andrew McOrmond, Managing Director at WallachBeth Capital, and Tom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends, talk SPACs and 5G as investors anticipate assets tied to both. Host Bob Pisani has his eyes on delving into the special interested acquisition company [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Environmental, social, and governance or ESG investing could be the next big theme that could reshape passive investments ahead. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, as much as 57% of mutual fund assets in Europe will be invested in funds that consider environmental, social and governance factors by 2025, or €7.6 trillion or $8.9 trillion, compared to 15.1% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s never been clearer that the economy is in the middle of a dramatic long-term change. What started as a natural market reaction to an outside threat has become an accelerant for global growth – if you’re in the right corners of the market. In the upcoming webcast, Beyond Tech: How Innovation Is Changing Everything, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The NYSE has been reporting on the continued rise of ETFs following the close of Q3. Things are approaching $5 trillion in assets under management (AUM). ETF Trends CEO, Tom Lydon, hopped on CNBC’s “ETF Edge,” with host Bob Pisani to discuss the growing ETF universe, how the flows are looking, the increased pivot towards [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Europe-related exchange traded funds have been weakening as a resurgence in coronavirus cases triggers renewed shutdown measures to contain the new outbreaks. The iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS: EZU) declined 1.2% over the past month. Meanwhile, the Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (NYSEArca: FXE), which tracks the euro currency against the U.S. dollar, fell 0.8%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Oil services sector-specific exchange traded funds reflected some of the best performing areas of the market on Monday after Halliburton’s (NYSE: HAL) beat on third quarter earnings. On Monday, the VanEck Vectors Oil Service ETF (NYSEArca: OIH) gained 0.8% and iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (NYSEArca: IEZ) increased 1.0%. The broader Energy Select [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds retreated as hopes for an economic stimulus package passing before the November elections begin to fade. On Monday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) dropped 0.6%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.6% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) fell 0.6%. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Invesco Fifth survey of 238 factor investors across the globe finds persistent appeal amid volatility; 95% respondents interested in allocating to fixed-income factor investing. Invesco today released findings from its fifth annual Invesco Global Factor Investing Study, the most comprehensive industry survey tracking factor investing sentiment. Interviews for this year’s global factor study were conducted during [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA Key Takeaways Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ETF assets have risen sharply in 2020 off a low base, with iShares’ three largest broadly diversified funds alone gathering $13 billion year-to-date through October 16 and Vanguard also boasting success. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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.