Tag: ETFs
4 BlackRock ETFs To Buy For Steady Retirement Income
There’s a reason BlackRock dominates the retirement ETF landscape Retired investors are often looking for core exposure in funds that demonstrate low costs and steady income. These two attributes are key to maintaining a correlation with the market, while creating a passive stream of dependable dividends to offset living expenses. One fund company that offers […]
Closed-End Bond Funds Are Ripe For The Picking
You really can’t beat getting a dollar for 90 cents. Unless, of course, you manage to find one for 85 cents. While deals like that really shouldn’t exist in the real world, they’re actually pretty common in the closed-end fund (CEF) space. And today, some of the best bargains can be found among the safest […]
The 3 Best Dividend Growth ETFs For 2017
When you invest for the long haul, dividend stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are going to be the bedrock of your portfolio. The idea is simple: The slow crawl higher of the market over time, plus a few percentage points of return each year in income, will be enough to push your nest egg to […]
5 Overhyped Dividend Stocks You Must Avoid Now
Donald Trump’s win has done something extraordinary to the financial sector. Just look at this one-month chart for the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): Banks Love Trump This is unexpected on two levels. First, of course, Trump’s very election came as a shock to many. Second, there was no shortage of people saying stocks […]
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 […]
Russian Roulette
Tensions are running high as Russian troops remain in control of the Crimea region of Ukraine. Russian President Putin hasn’t given any indication he’s going to back down. Now there’s the very real possibility of UN and US sanctions against the former Super Power. There’s no doubt about it, these sanctions will be felt not […]
A Better 401(k)
For the majority of people, a 401(k) is the main vehicle used to save for retirement. The popular employer established retirement savings plan is funded by salary deferrals. The money contributed is often matched by the employer up to a certain percentage of your salary. But employers don’t have to match the employee’s contributions. 401(k)s […]
Hot US Industry ETFs – TAN, BBH, SOCL
Stocks are coming off their worst month since May 2012. It’s clear that uncertainty about Syria, Fed tapering, and emerging markets have taken the wind out the bull markets’ sails. But some ETFs continue to roll higher. Let’s take a closer look at the three industry ETFs with the best performance year-to-date. Guggenheim Solar ETF […]
Schwab’s New Actively Managed Fundamental ETFs
Actively managed ETFs are opening up new opportunities for investors. These cutting edge investments use innovative indexes to combine the benefits of active portfolio management with the low-cost of passive investing. Charles Schwab jumped on the actively managed ETF bandwagon when they launched six new funds earlier this month. The “Fundamental Index ETFs From Schwab” […]
3 ETFs That Tanked In May – TUR, EHPE, AUSE
The bull market in US stocks sent the S&P 500 racing to a new all-time high of 1,687 on May 22nd. Amazingly, the large cap index was up 5.6% for the month at its peak! Even after Fed Chairman Bernanke’s ‘tapering’ comments sparked a selloff, the S&P still finished the month of May up 2%. […]
