Low volatility is a popular investment factor, but many of the exchange traded funds offering exposure to it are old in their approaches. Those looking for a more modern bet on reduced volatility should consider the VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (VSMV). VSMV follows the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index, providing the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and ETFs heavy on the stock, including the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK), can continue bullishness established this year regardless of what happens on Election Day. “Companies within ARKK include those that rely on or benefit from the development of new products or services, technological improvements and advancements in scientific research relating [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Retirement planning and generating income retirement boils down to math. Unfortunately, retirement math is getting trickier, but the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI) is an exchange traded fund that can help in this scenario. NUSI is an actively managed portfolio of stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index and an options collar. Per index rules, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Salvatore Bruno, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, IndexIQ Not all risks are created equal; looking at merger arbitrage through a managed risk lens That risk and reward are related is a key tenet of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and portfolio construction. To achieve a return above the risk-free rate, usually figured as the yield [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Jeremy Schwartz, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Research, WisdomTree Increasing portfolio quality is a theme many investors flock to during recessions. You might worry that rotation and flows to quality strategies push up valuations to premium prices, hurting the prospects of forward-looking returns. But WisdomTree has a potential solution. We have a family of quality dividend growth strategies that combine [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By VanEck Webinar Replay: Making Sense of Rising US Equity Valuations – Watch Now. I’ve written frequently about market valuation in recent months, and for good reason. It’s no secret that a small number of stocks have accounted for a disproportionate amount of the market’s return. More and more U.S. stock investors are facing a difficult decision: [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By US Funds For the past several months, I’ve been watching “Resurrection: Ertugrul” on Netflix. It’s a Turkish television series that first aired in 2014. Set in the 13th century, the series centers around the titular Ertugrul, the father of Osman, who founded the Ottoman Empire. Some viewers have called the show the Turkish “Game [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By US Funds The news cycle has been changing at a rapid clip these past few months, so you’re excused if you missed an important development involving President Donald Trump last week. And no, I’m not talking about that development. Last Wednesday, the president signed an executive order addressing the threat posed by the United States’ overreliance on “critical [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Alps Funds GREEN LIGHT FOR ACES LAST WEEK As optimism builds for a second round of U.S. fiscal stimulus due to resurgent COVID-19 cases globally, the ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES) soared nearly 10% last week with gains from each of its 7 pure-play clean energy segments. ACES was driven higher by double digit [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By The Wealth Consulting Group (WCG) In this week’s edition of our #WCGImpactSeries, we discuss the importance of #water as a #resource, the #impact of innovative technologies, and the opportunities for thematic investing in the ESG space. Why water? Is it obvious? As I think about water and its impact on the planet, it seems [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager, Gold Strategy, VanEck Gold Correction U.S. dollar strength kept pressure on gold throughout September. The dollar, as measured by the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY),1 trended higher as the stock market trended lower from its all-time highs. The pandemic stimulus-driven bull market looks to be in jeopardy as the S&P 5002 fell sharply [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Justin Spittler Today I’m going to show you a trading tactic so simple, yet so reliable, it’ll allow you to predict when certain stocks will skyrocket days or even weeks in advance. Master this tactic and it’ll feel like you’ve got a “cheat code” to the markets. Let me show you exactly how it [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Dawn Pennington, Editorial Director, Mauldin Economics None of us are medically invincible. We saw that last week when the president and first lady announced they had tested positive for COVID-19. Remote work has helped to save many jobs and lives. And as coronavirus infection and death rates continue to tick higher, many people are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Stephen McBride Imagine handing half a million bucks to a 19-year old college kid. That’s what Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel did in the summer of 2004. Thiel backed Mark Zuckerberg when he was just an arrogant kid who wore flip-flops to business meetings. “Zuck” founded thefacebook.com earlier that year, and he was begging [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A prevailing thought around election time is whether or not the market will see significant shifts, depending on the outcome. There’s also a matter of how this continues to factor into uncertainty, let alone what benefits come from making stimulus-related decisions before or after the election. That in mind, during CNBC’s “Halftime Report,” there were [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As more investors prep for a Joe Biden presidential election victory, some are looking back into riskier and more attractively priced segments of the global markets, such as emerging market exchange traded funds. The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEArca: IEMG) gained 4.2% over the past month and rose 2.2% year-to-date. Citigroup argued that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded fund investors seeking to diversify their investment portfolios may consider a brand new approach that simply and elegantly reinforces their core equity exposure. In the recent webcast, Adding Convexity To Your Core Equity Portfolio, Paul Kim, CEO and Co-Founder, Simplify; David Berns, CIO and Co-Founder, Simplify; Corey Hoffstein, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.