ETFs
3 Smart-Beta ETFs That Actually Deliver The Goods
Most smart-beta ETFs are falling flat on their promises Wall Street loves a good marketing gimmick. After all, it’s what drives investors into their new exchange-traded funds and products (And keeps paying for their kid’s tennis lessons and their sports cars). Right now, the key marketing term happens to be “smart-beta ETFs.” These ETFs use […]
A Diversified 3-Click Portfolio That Pays 11.1%
Why is it so difficult to find good yield these days? For the past half-decade or so, income ETFs and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) have exploded, to the point where ETFdb.com now lists some 130-plus dividend-focused equity products, 300-plus bond products and a host of other income plays on preferred stocks, alternative assets and more. But […]
The 10 Best Index Funds for 2017, 2018, 2019…
Investors of all stripes can agree that these index funds can work for everyone Index funds are responsible for saving investors like you and me untold billions of dollars in fees over the past couple decades. They’ve also spared us countless headaches. (I don’t know about you, but I’m glad I don’t have to pick […]
3 ETFs That Will Get You TRUE Portfolio Diversification
CORN, TIP and RING have practically zero correlation to the SPY Most investors understand the role portfolio diversification plays in minimizing risk. Unfortunately, many people think diversification simply means investing in exchange-traded funds that hold a number of different stocks. Owning shares of a diversified U.S. equities ETF such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF […]
Trump’s Election Sparks Record ETF Inflows
Donald Trump should get into the ETF business. According to research from Morgan Stanley in the past week long-term mutual funds posted accelerating outflows after Trump’s election but ETFs recorded the strongest inflows since July. Morgan’s figures come from data provider EPFR Global. According to the flows data, last week there was a “sharp uptick […]
On Sale Now: A Safe $11 Dividend Stock Yielding 19%
That’s right, Tim Plaehn shares one of his favorite and highest yielding stocks that can pay you almost 20% on your money. You can rest easy owning this stock as well because its dividend payments are rock-solid. My research in the world of high yield stocks shows that it is very difficult to find shares […]
3 Funds To Sell Now, 1 High-Yield Replacement
The Wall Street Journal reports – yet again – that stock picking is dead. We’re being told that passive index funds outperform actively managed funds over the long term, and smart investors should choose passive because actively beating the market isn’t possible. On one level, this is true. If your plan is just to buy […]
New Money Hitting Real Estate
Patience is a virtue when it comes to investing. The idea that the Federal Reserve simply cannot raise interest rates by any meaningful amount without crippling our economy is one I have held steadfast for years. But it doesn’t mean I’m blind to the short-term swings of the market based on expectations for the Fed’s […]
The 6 Stock Dividend Portfolio That Will Beat Your ETF
Cherry-picking the best stocks out of popular income ETFs, Tim Plaehn created a new portfolio that trounces its fund counterparts over the last five years. Use this model portfolio to boost your dividend payments and stock performance. I know a lot of income investors own shares of the iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSE: […]
Global ETFs/ETPs Hit Record $3.177Tn AUM
ETFGI reports Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of 3.177 trillion US dollars at the end of June 2016 LONDON — July 12, 2016 — ETFGI the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high […]
