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Neena Mishra: With the U.S. Treasury bonds now at ultra-low yield levels, the investors are looking at alternate sources of income from their investment portfolios. One asset class which has attracted a lot of investors’ interest recently is emerging markets debt, Read more…
Michael Johnston: Over the past several years, interest in ETFs that offer exposure to high yielding asset classes has surged. From dividend-paying stocks and MLPsto junk bonds and emerging market debt, investor dollars have consistently flown towards assets Read more…
ETF Base: Americans have a very different experience in the credit markets than international borrowers and investors. During the 2008 financial crisis –a US “export” to the rest of the world Read more…
Neena Mishra: With the “safer” US fixed income instruments such as Treasury bonds and high-grade corporate bonds yielding meager returns, many income oriented investors now prefer Read more…
Matt Tucker: Last month, iShares introduced (BATS:CEMB), which gives investors exposure to emerging market corporate debt. Since the fund’s launch we’ve fielded some questions from clients wondering why the yield on CEMB is close to the yield on another Read more…
Russ Koesterich: In today’s low yield environment, fixed income investors face a stark choice: accept lower income or take on additional risk to generate incremental yield. Read more…
Michael Johnston: iShares continued its introduction of ETFs targeting high yielding asset classes with the debut of two more funds on the BATS Exchange this week. The Global HighYield Corporate Bond Read more…
Karen Schenone: Ever wonder how to use all the fixed income ETFs out there? We have a tool for that! Read more…
NYSE:EMB, NYSE:IEF, NYSE:IEV, NYSE:SHV, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TLH, NYSE:TLT
Stoyan Bojinov: Investors’ confidence has taken a serious beating over the past few months as debt drama on both sides of the Atlantic ocean has paved the way for volatile price action across financial markets Read more…
Stocks dropped for a third consecutive session yesterday, on mixed trade. All five major indices closed near session lows. High beta stocks once again led the decline. Leading the decline were the S&P MidCap 400 and the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ), as both slid 1.6%. The small-cap Russell 2000 Read more…
Jared Cummans: Interest in achieving fixed income exposure through exchange-traded funds has been a hot topic in recent years, with some advisors expressing serious concerns over the potential shortcomings in bond ETFs while others have fully embraced the efficiencies of the exchange-traded structure. Read more…
NYSE:ALD, NYSE:BONO, NYSE:BUNL, NYSE:CBND, NYSE:PFIG, NYSE:WIP, PHB
Michael Johnston: After a record-setting October gave investors hope that 2011 would finish on a strong note, the first couple weeks of November have effectively taken any wind out of those sails. The culprit–surprise, surprise–has been the cash-strapped PIIGS economies of Europe, with Italy now grabbing Read more…
NYSE:BAB, NYSE:BABZ, NYSE:EMB, NYSE:VNQ, NYSE:XRT, PCY, PMR, REZ
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