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So Much Emerging Markets For 2021 And This New ETF Could Be The Play
It’s the time of year when everyone makes market predictions for the upcoming year. Among the many investors are currently hearing, one of the most
Is It Timely To Hold A Dollar-Hedged Investment Portfolio?
A bear-market bias continues to weigh on the US Dollar Index, which has tumbled sharply this year. That’s a bullish tailwind for US investors holding
IVW: Growth Stocks Risk Being Victims Of Their Own Success
The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF ( IVW ) is trading at its highest P/E ratio since the dot com bubble burst while the outlook
3 Emerging Markets ETFs For 2021
One of the asset classes generating plenty of buzz as a 2021 idea is emerging markets. Up 4.5% over the past month, the MSCI Emerging
The Global MOAT Index: Competitive Advantage for All
The capital markets are banking on a vaccine rally to carry through to the end of 2020 and well into 2021. As the global economy
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF: A Sub-Optimal Option To Exploit The Value Comeback
You can’t predict, [but] you can prepare. – Howard Marks Value stocks have come into vogue of late. As pointed out in The Lead-Lag Report,
One 2020 Takeaway: Don’t Hyper-Concentrate Your Stocks
2020 taught investors many lessons in the capital markets. One resounding theme: you can’t have too much concentrated exposure. In this case, it was too
It’s Getting Harder and Harder to Bet on Dollar Strength
The U.S. dollar is sagging. Investors can capitalize on its weakness with the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund (UDN). UDN seeks to track
Emerging Markets Poised to Bounce Back in 2021
It’s been a tough decade to be an emerging-markets investor, as this sector has underperformed the S&P 500 since 2010. But market watchers say after
Precious Metal ETFs Fall Amid Risk-On Sentiment
With stocks and index ETFs continuing to seek out higher ground, precious metals are falling again, with gold and silver futures augmenting their downtrends from
Passive’s Not Passive – From Global X ETFs
Passive investors still need to act as their own portfolio manager, including when investing in beta products, because they’re still making important market bets even when they’re not stock picking.
KraneShares Launches China 5G ETF, KFVG
On Tuesday, Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ( KraneShares ), a global asset management firm known for its China-focused ETFs and innovative China investment strategies, announced
SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF: A Well-Diversified International Alternative
DWX offers you well-diversified exposure to developed international markets besides the US; emerging market exposure is limited to 15%. Dividend plays have come into focus