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By Global X In 2020, annual outlooks quickly became obsolete as the COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise. Nearly a year later, we believe massive stimulus efforts, vaccine development and distribution, and new political agendas put us on a likely more predictable path to recovery.
Higher-than-average yield is the number one reason most fixed income investors will add corporate bonds to their debt portfolio. Whether you’re looking for safer haven, investment-grade corporate bonds, or high-risk high-yield debt, VanEck offers plenty of options to consider: VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (BATS: ANGL) : seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the ICE BofAML US Fallen Angel High Yield Index, which is comprised of below investment grade corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars that were rated investment grade at the time of issuance.
Fun fact: Over the past decade, exchange-traded funds hauled in $2.7 trillion in new assets while actively managed mutual funds bled $684…
Amid an already hectic trading session, as investors contend with larger-than-normal trading volumes due to quadruple witching, the phenomenon when options and…
It’s been a tricky year for dividend stocks the world over, but that situation is improving, bringing opportunity with exchange traded funds…
Investors can turn to exchange traded funds to track the expansion of U.S. infrastructure, even if the incoming Joe Biden administration doesn’t…
Investors can look to semiconductor sector-specific exchange traded funds as chipmakers struggle to meet a global shortage of chips for electronic devices…
Equities have been singing a soft, sweet melody of late thanks to the vaccine rally, but investors shouldn’t forget to add some…
Getting complete bond exposure doesn’t mean investors have to sift through the vast array of bonds in the debt market. An active…
Multi-asset exposure can help balance portfolios by adding uncorrelated assets, which is quite helpful given a sharp market downturn. Rather than individually…
It’s the time of year when everyone makes market predictions for the upcoming year. Among the many investors are currently hearing, one…
A bear-market bias continues to weigh on the US Dollar Index, which has tumbled sharply this year. That’s a bullish tailwind for…
The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF ( IVW ) is trading at its highest P/E ratio since the dot com bubble burst…