“This is the most expensive sentence in finance,” said my Professor. He went to the whiteboard and wrote out: “This time it’s different.” This was my very first class in business school, circa 1990: Remedial Math. My acceptance to Boston University had been contingent on me completing this summer course, as I went into B-school [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With equity valuations stretched, core fixed income yields near zero, and cross asset-class correlations increasing, traditional portfolio management and diversification methods are presenting investors and allocators with critical challenges. How do you keep portfolios exposed to risk assets while navigating these challenges? In the upcoming webcast, Adding Convexity To Your Core Equity Portfolio, Paul Kim, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The widespread proliferation of environmental, social and governance investments will require global data standards and regulations to further progress. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s latest 2020 business and finance outlook report, Sustainable and Resilient Finance, ESG scoring and reporting has the potential to unlock a significant amount of information on the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds continued to strengthen on Thursday as hopes of a new coronavirus stimulus package fueled the momentum. On Thursday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) increased 0.5%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was up 0.4% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) rose 0.8%. On [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As investors consider the political ramifications of the upcoming presidential election, exchange traded fund investors should be prepared for what the market implications may be of either outcome and what that could mean for investment portfolios. In the recent webcast, An Election Playbook for Client Portfolios, Liz Young, Director of Market Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. This ETF offers exposure to the U.S. homebuilding industry and, as such, offers exposure to a corner of the domestic economy that tends to be cyclical in nature. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Crude oil is ramping up once again this week as oil futures and ETFs continue to move higher on Thursday, as analysts suggest that the crude market may have already priced in the sluggish global demand recovery, and the broadening economic uncertainties about the economy as the coronavirus continues to ravage the globe. West Texas [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stocks and index ETFs are mixed to higher again on Thursday, building momentum following a decline in sentiment that was related to a potentially smaller coronavirus assistance package. After a pullback earlier in the session from over 155 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is now just 0.27% higher. The S&P 500 advanced by 0.63%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is causing providers to offer new products to help differentiate themselves from the masses. One of the newest offerings could become the next big thing in ESG–sustainability-linked bonds. “Finance chiefs are selling a new type of bond designed to attract socially minded investors that costs less [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While investors may like the safety and security of large caps, particularly in today’s uncertain market environment with Covid-19 and a forthcoming presidential election, small caps are starting to show signs of life. What exactly is causing small cap ETFs to heat up right? “Wall Street has been experiencing a roller-coaster ride over the past [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The robotics industry has proven its mettle amid the Covid-19 pandemic with machines taking the place of humans in order to stave off further infections from the virus. That said, a recent Robotics & Automation News article identified additional trends that can only further the expansion of the robotics industry–good news for ETFs like the Robotics [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Thursday, BlackRock announced the launch of the iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: HYBB). The fund will seek to track the investment results of the ICE Bank of America BB US High Yield Constrained Index (HUC1) and is the first ETF to offer this exposure to investors in the United States. As of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s been a memorable year for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2020, but despite the pandemic, certain sectors within the industry will continue to thrive. A CNBC report discussed three themes that were going on in the ETF space–namely fixed income, ESG, and risk-based strategies, according to Armando Senra, head of iShares Americas at BlackRock, during [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Even if more governments are cracking down on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, there’s no doubt that the space will continue to grow in the global landscape. With that, global investment firm and ETF provider BlackRock is sensing an opportunity with climate change around the world. Per a Financial Times report, “BlackRock has launched [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.