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Michael Johnston: Yield, it seems, continues to be on the minds of investors everywhere. With interest rates continuing to hug record lows, finding meaningful current returns has become Read more…
Eric Dutram: ETFs as an investment avenue are often associated with passive fund management style which enables them to be more cost effective (in terms of expense ratios) than their mutual fund cousins. However, with the growth of the ETF industry as a whole Read more…
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Eric Dutram: ETFs as an investment avenue are often associated with passive fund management style which enables them to be more cost effective (in terms of expense ratios) than their mutual fund cousins. However, with the growth of the ETF industry as a whole Read more…
Eric Dutram: Despite concerns over low yields and a brewing bond bubble, many investors have plunged into fixed income ETFs. In fact, even with the broad market concerns, Read more…
Mike Larson: Chasing yield. It’s an investing term that sounds so innocuous. And I hear it thrown around on CNBC and in print as if it’s nothing to worry about. Read more…
Eric Dutram: U.S. Treasuries’ yields are still hovering near their lows, leaving the investors to look for alternative sources of current income. As a result, some of the products providing high yields such as high yield bonds, high dividend equities and preferred shares Read more…
Bloomberg News’ Mary Childs discusses junk ETFs. She speaks Adam Johnson and Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television’s Read more…
ETFS are poised to overtake credit deritivitives by the years end as a way to speculate on Junk bonds. In the following Bloomberg segment, Stephanie Ruhle, Alix Steel and Erik Schatzker report on the details behind this morning’s headlines. They speak on Read more…
Matt Tucker: It’s a common misconception: Bonds are for older investors, stocks are for younger investors. As with many myths there is a bit of truth mixed in – an older investor at or nearing retirement age wants the conservative risk profile and income Read more…
Despite a rally that took stocks 5% higher, investors took a total of $16.3 billion out of stock funds and added twice that much to bond funds in the 6 weeks prior to Read more…
Eric Dutram: With Treasury rates maintaining their level below 2% for 10 Year debt, many investors have been forced to focus in on stocks for current income needs. Fortunately, there is no shortage of options in this market, as there are several stocks Read more…
Eric Dutram: Lingering economic conditions and still high unemployment rates are weighing on domestic equity markets. The market chaos is compelling investors to look for other investments beyond equities. At present, fixed-income markets, Read more…
Indexuniversal global head of editorial Matt Hougan gives tips for investing in today’s stock market. He sees allot of people placing their money into junk bonds, although he cautions that 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…
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