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Practical insights on ETFs, bonds and global markets for long-term investors – curated from fund managers, index providers and market analysts, with a link to every original source.

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  • Play a Russian Recovery with VanEck’s RSXJ ETF

    Like the rest of the world, Russia is trying to weather the economic storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the country’s officials are projecting positive GDP growth for 2021, which is a good sign for the VanEck Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF ( RSXJ B- ).

  • U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs Could Continue to Rally

    Investment-grade corporate bonds have been strengthening as the prospects of an economic recovery and a slowdown in borrowing have helped support credit markets. The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) increased 8.5% over the past yea

  • Looking For Bonds? 3 Prescient ETFs from Invesco

    Getting more than broad-based bond exposure doesn’t mean investors have to deep dive into the debt market. They can start with three ETFs from Invesco that are seeing heavy average daily volume.

  • This Thriving Multi-Factor Portfolio Boasts a Star-Studded Lineup

    Multi-factor investing is suitable across a variety of market environments and is looking to prove itself again in 2021. Advisors can access a variety of multi-factor strategies under a single umbrella with the WisdomTree Multi-Factor Model Portfolio. 

  • How Platform Businesses Are Upending the Stock Market

    In the realm of disruptive growth investments, there are a slew of platform-driven companies spanning an array of high octane segments and technologies. Predictably, stock picking in these spaces is difficult, but advisors can ease that burden with WisdomTree’s new Disruptive Growth Model…

  • VanEck Is Planning An Equity-Based ETF That’s A Spin On Crypto

    There still isn’t a bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the U.S. When that’s going to change is up for considerable debate, but in the meantime, investors have some other avenues to consider, including blockchain exchange-traded funds .

  • The ‘ARKG’ ETF: Join the Genomics Revolution

    The genomics space is rapidly innovating. The ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector Fund ( ARKG ) makes accessing innovation much easier. For investors, ARKG’s active management and utility are vital because the fund is flexible and able to capitalize on genomics advancements more rapidly than index-based rivals.

  • 2021 Outlook: Cyclical Rotation Ahead

    Things have changed. Looking at 100 years of data, this chart from Morgan Stanley shows that cyclical sectors have never had a lower weight in the S&P 500 Index . Growth , stability and defense sectors have never had a greater weight—now more than three-quarters of the index.  Cyclical sectors are Financials, Industrials, Energy and Materials.

  • Agricultural ETFs Jump Amid Crop Report Revisions

    Corn and soybean futures rocketed higher on Tuesday amid a decline in crop yields, sending agricultural ETFs higher as well. Agricultural ETFs gained amid revisions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, that hammered projected ending stocks for both commodities, reflecting limits to last year’s U.S. production estimates and a more nebulous outlook for South American crops.

  • As Gold Yields Grow, Watch Two VanEck ETFs Closely

    Tactical Allocation Channel Gold prices are still up about 19% within the past year, but have stumbled to start the new year. As Treasury yields start to move higher, keep an eye on a pair of ETFs: the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF ( GDX B+ ) and the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF ( GDXJ B ). GDX seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE® Arca Gold Miners Index®.

  • Ten Themes for 2021

    To kickstart our Behind the Markets podcast in 2021, we had the pleasure of chatting with John Davi of Astoria Portfolio Advisors about the 10 themes he’s incorporating into his model portfolios for 2021

  • Is a Weaker Dollar Paving the Way for Euro Strength?

    The Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU) and the Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ)  are both up about 3% to start the new year. While both funds feature a euro hedging strategy, the currency could be gaining strength amidst a weaker dollar.