ETFs
5 High-Yield CEF ETFs For Tactical Income Investors
These ETFs of closed-end funds are not for everyone. But those who dive in will enjoy yields in the 6%-7% range. Many investors are making the right choice to build their core portfolios around low-cost, liquid and diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs) geared towards dividend paying stocks and bonds. These funds provide transparent exposure to a broad […]
3 Terrible Funds For Retirees – And A Better Buy Now
In my last article, I pointed out that the S&P 500 is far from overpriced right now. All you have to do is dig a bit deeper than first-level investors to see that this is true. And while I do think it’s a good idea to buy stocks right now, I don’t think the SPDR […]
The 5 Best ETFs To Buy If You Want To Own Bank Stocks
Bank stocks will be the stars of 2017 and these ETFs will light up your portfolio Financial stocks — and bank stocks in particular — have been a popular trade throughout 2017, but almost to a fault. Hopes of a United States devoid of financial regulations and thoughts that interest-rate hikes would send net interest […]
2 Retirement-Killing Mistakes Investors Make (And How To Avoid Them)
I know I don’t have to tell you that risk management is one of the keys to successful long-term investing. But here’s the strange thing: most responsible, risk-conscious investors underperform the market—and not by a little. Why? Because the reality of risk management is not the conventional wisdom frequently peddled by financial advisors. They warn […]
The 7 Best ETFs For Market-Beating Returns
These 7 ETFs have a strong track record of beating their benchmarks, and often the overall market Looking for the best ETFs? That’s something of a chore, considering there are well more than 1,900 exchange-traded funds on the market. Buy-and-hold funds or trading vehicles. Stocks, bonds, commodities or “multi-asset” ETFs. Leveraged funds, inverse funds. While […]
Water Investing: A Look At The Newest ETF
Water Investing – are ETFs a smart way to invest in water? Ever since the film The Big Short hit cinema screens, investors around the world have been intrigued by Michael Burry’s next bet and as it turns out, since he disbanded Scion Capital after the financial crisis, Burry has concentrated his investing activities on […]
5 High Yield ETFs Paying Up To 5.8%
I get it – you want a diversified portfolio that lets you live off dividends alone. And you probably don’t want to spend most of your waking hours worrying about a million tickers either. Consider exchange-traded funds (ETFs) then, which provide your portfolio with instant diversification through a single purchase. Pick a strategy you like […]
3 Diversified Funds Paying Up To 9.5%
Instead of meticulously picking one high paying stock after another – in hopes of building a secure dividend stream – how about simply buying a fund or two that does everything for you? After all, you’ve already made the correct asset allocation in choosing dividend stocks – which outperform non-payers by a wide margin. There […]
The 3 Worst ETFs In The World
The worst ETFs out recently have several things in common The exchange-traded fund business had a record year in 2016. An astounding $284 billion in net flows went into U.S.-listed ETFs. For anyone who’s counting that’s about $1,000 per capita. Passive investing, a big contributor to ETF growth, was an indirect beneficiary of this record-setting […]
3 Bulletproof Income ETFs For 2017
Analysts are divided by whether they think this hard-charging bull market can last through the rest of 2017, but most market watchers agree on one thing: It’s going to be a bumpy ride no matter what. That’s why today, I’m going to show you a trio of funds that are designed to fend off volatility […]
