Tag: ETFs
These Fat 9% To 24% ETF Yields Are Traps
I told you that the Infracap MLP ETF (AMZA) was a dog. Well, the fund just cut its dividend by 37%. This is one of the biggest ETF payout cuts in recent memory, and it’s a gut punch to shareholders who rode out massive underperformance for the income tradeoff. That payout mattered. Just look at the difference between price returns […]
How To Find The Best Sector ETFs 1Q18
Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. How can you pick with so many choices available? Don’t Trust ETF Labels There are at least 42 different Technology ETFs and at least 209 ETFs across eleven sectors. Do investors need 19 choices on average per […]
10 Best ETFs For 2018: Funds At The Starting Line
Which funds are going to kick the competition to the curb this year Investing in stocks can be lucrative, but for a lot of people, it can also be devastating — picking wrong can put a big dent in your nest egg. Enter exchange-traded funds — baskets of securities collectively traded like stocks — which […]
The 5 Dumbest High-Yield Funds (Ranked Worst to Just “Bad”)
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shattered growth records in 2017, with inflows topping $464 billion last year. The global ETF market now boasts more than $4.5 trillion in assets, and a large part of the appeal has been driven by dirt-cheap fees. But many of these fund’s fees are “cheap for a reason.” We’ll talk about five […]
Why Investing In Exchange Traded Funds Will Grow Your Wealth Fastest
As an investor, you have many options for where to put your money. You could invest your money into certificates of deposit at your bank, in mutual funds or even in stocks. While all of these choices have their place in investor’s portfolios, there is one type of investment that outshines all of them. It […]
7 Emerging Market ETFs To Buy For Big Gains In 2018
These funds provide easy access to global opportunities Emerging market ETFs had a great year in 2017. That may come as a surprise to some investors who were only looking at U.S. stocks, but it’s true. Consider, for instance, that China’s benchmark Hang Seng Index is up about 35% on the year. That puts even the 18% […]
Run Away From SPY, IVV, VOO, And Other S&P 500 ETFs
A decade after the Global Financial Crisis, investors seem to have forgotten about risk. The amount of money that has flowed into S&P 500 ETFs in recent years concerns me. With little regard for valuation, investors just continue to pump capital into ETFs that track the main index. Over the last three years, $100 billion has flowed into […]
3 Smart Beta ETFs To Buy For Low-Risk Portfolio Diversification
These smart beta ETFs will reduce volatility and risk in your portfolio When you see an article about smart beta funds, the first thing that might come to your mind is what does “smart beta” mean? “Beta” measures the volatility of a security or portfolio in relation to the entire market. Volatility is how we […]
3 ETFs To Buy Before They Charge Higher In 2018
The markets continue their bullish run into year-end. Here’s how to profit. The market continues to press higher as the heightened prospects of a tax reform deal has seemingly filled the rally tank as we head into the end-of-the-year, which is normally bullish for stocks and ETFs to buy. Investors are beginning to scramble for […]
Follow The Money In These 7 ETFs To Buy Now
These banking and finance funds are looking good for 2018 Major financial stocks have had a pretty good year in 2017. Big names like Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) have jumped roughly 20% since Jan. 1 to outperform the S&P 500’s 16% gain. And only megabank Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) has really struggled, and that’s for good reason […]
