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In this special one-hour presentation, Morningstar director of personal finance Christine Benz and ETF expert Mike Rawson discuss how to build a low-maintenance, hands-free portfolio that will help you reach your financial Read more…
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Eric Dutram: Although yields are low, fixed income ETF investing can still be a valuable part of an investor’s portfolio. Securities in this space still have low levels of correlation to broad equity markets and are often less volatile as well. Read more…
Jared Cummans: Income investing has become particularly popular in recent years, as near-zero interest rates have left many starved for attractive yields. As such, many investors turned to equity ETFs paying out high dividends to find a stable source of income. But looking through past distributions and current Read more…
Noel Archard: If you know me, you know I love a good liquidity story. Watching the tape a few weeks ago, I saw what I think is a great example of liquidity in one of our newer funds and the ETF creation/redemption process in action. Read more…
Noel Archard: “It was a Valentine’s Day present for the CMBS market.” That’s a quote from a Forbes.com article, referring to our new iShares Barclays CMBS Bond Fund, (NYSEArca:CMBS) Read more…
Michael Johnston: The vast majority of the more than 1,400 ETFs now available are pretty straightforward; most investors can pretty quickly grasp the investment objectives based on a quick glance at the name and holdings. There are, however, some ETFs that investors do not understand well at all– Read more…
Matt Tucker: ABS, MBS, CMBS. Navigating your way around the various fixed income sectors can sometimes feel like a bowl of alphabet soup. And with the proliferation of fixed income ETFs giving Read more…
Michael Johnston: Today brings the most anticipated ETF launch of the last several years, with PIMCO debuting an exchange-traded version of its popular Total Return Bond Fund (NYSEArca:TRXT). The new ETF, PIMCO’s fifth actively managed product, is managed by bond guru Bill Gross–who is widely Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Bond fund giant PIMCO launched its highly anticipated Total Return ETF (NYSEArca:TRXT) on Thursday, bringing to market an exchange-traded version of the mutual fund that has accumulated about $250 billion in assets since its debut in the 1980s. The new ETF is the most Read more…
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Don Miller: Warren Buffett last week did more than warn investors on the dangers of low interest rates and inflation. The Oracle of Omaha also had harsh words for traditional bonds. In a Fortune article Buffett went so far as to say, “Right now bonds should come with a warning label.” Read more…
Matt Tucker: I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road this year, attending conferences, talking to the media and meeting with investors. One thing I’m learning is that there is still a lot of confusion when it comes to fixed income and fixed income ETFs. With a size of more than $36 trillion the US fixed Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets posted mixed results on Thursday as earnings worries in the morning translated into selling pressures on Wall Street, although euphoria returned to the markets after a better-than-expected employment report. The Nasdaq led the way higher in green territory on the Read more…
Matt Tucker: In my last blog, I recapped 2011 and how it turned out to be the year of unmet investor expectations. Instead of interest rates rising, they fell. Instead of the municipal bond market suffering from widespread defaults, it fared better than in 2010. Read more…
Jared Cummans: This past year was the most active ever for the exchange traded industry in terms of product development; the launch of more than 300 new products shattered the record set in 2010. Read more…
Kevin Grewal: As confidence in a sustainable economic recovery continues to remain wary, unemployment remains high, the equity markets remain volatile and consumer demand grows at a snail’s pace, high yield corporate bonds, and the exchange traded funds that track them, could pose an Read more…
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