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Eric Dutram: ALPS, the small ETF issuer best known for its commodity products, appears to be continuing its expansion in the U.S. sector market with its newest fund. The brand new product, the Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:SDOG), Read more…
Michael Johnston: Dividend-paying stocks continue to be a popular investment theme in the low rate, high volatility environment. With expectations for record low yields on traditional sources of income expected to continue for the foreseeable future, more Read more…
Ben Gersten: Over the past few years there have been unprecedented swings in the major indexes, scaring some investors out of the markets altogether. Read more…
ETF Base: John DelVecchio, manager of the Active Bear ETF, received a front page mention on the Wall Street Journal for his foresight to sell short Green Mountain Coffee Roasters just before the firm announced earnings Read more…
Eric Dutram: UBS, a leader in exchange-traded notes, recently announced two more additions to its lineup, both with a focus on the dividend space. Additionally, both of the notes look to employ a 2x leverage technique which rebalances on a monthly basis. Read more…
Eric Dutram: With income inequality issues and economic protests dominating the headlines as of late, the so-called ‘one percent’ have been in focus. These wealthy individuals—in case you have been living under a rock the past few months—consist of the richest 1% Read more…
Michael Johnston: UBS continues to develop a suite of exchange-traded notes that appeal to yield-focused investors, recently expanding its lineup with a pair of ETNs that offer monthly leveraged exposure to dividend-paying stocks. Both of the new ETNs will be linked to indexes Read more…
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Eric Dutram: While many small ETF issuers have had great success breaking into the industry, a few have had a more difficult road. Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Thanks to the evolution of the ETF industry, dividend investing has become even more attractive in recent years. Exchange-traded products allow investors to tap into this popular Read more…
Jim Trippon: The market always tries to be forward looking, to get ahead of what might happen. If individual traders and investors try to use that strategy, it can go mainly two ways: one, it can be proactive and help traders and investors avoid disasters or, two, it can make traders and investors make moves in Read more…
In recent years ETFs have become the vehicle of choice for accessing a wide range of asset classes, from traditional stocks and bonds to more “exotic” strategies such as commodities and hedge fund-like positions. So it is no surprise that there are now dozens of dividend-focused ETFs designed to deliver Read more…
ETF Base: Buybacks are back in play. Looking to boost shareholder value, a number of companies have announced share repurchase agreements to buy back shares on the open market. Betting on one’s own company is usually a safe bet for executives, one which increases the earnings per share for a firm, Read more…
Noel Archard: In our last installment of Under the Hood, you’ll recall I compared and contrasted the two US dividend products that iShares offers (DVY and HDV). Since the topic of yield isn’t going away any time soon, it only seems natural to expand the conversation to our largest dividend ETF Read more…
Michael Johnston: Dividend ETFs have been at the intersection of two of the hottest investing trends over the last year or so, turning in stellar performances and attracting huge cash inflows. Interest in dividend-paying stocks has skyrocketed, as these securities have double-edged appeal as tools Read more…
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Anyone who has ever been pulled over by the cops for speeding knows all too well the pejorative query of the arresting officer: “What’s your hurry?” I mention this because it seems practically everyone these days is in a rush to ride the risk-trade and get back to financial Read more…
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