Tag: ETFs
7 Emerging-Markets ETFs To Buy
Emerging markets assets are slumping, but if that changes, these ETFs could be leaders For a variety of reasons, emerging markets stocks and the corresponding exchange traded funds (ETFs) are being punished this year. The widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is lower by nearly 7% year-to-date and some funds tracking developing economies are sporting […]
How To Buy Your Favorite Stocks At 14% Off (With Yields Up To 7%)
If you’ve read the headlines about tech’s woeful slump in the past couple weeks, you might think stocks are out of favor. You’d be wrong—and this chart proves it: Forget the Headlines: Stocks Are Rolling After February’s gut-wrenching plunge, the S&P 500 has more than recovered and is up 6.2% year to date. If this […]
5 Strong Healthcare ETFs To Buy
These healthcare ETFs take investors to some exciting corners of a growing sector The healthcare sector is the second-largest sector exposure in the S&P 500. This prominence is reflected in the world of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), where there are dozens of healthcare ETFs. Some funds reflect the sector’s increasingly dynamic composition. Offerings in the healthcare ETF universe […]
7 Best Tech ETFs To Ride The Earnings Wave
Instead of going the stock-picking route, look to tech ETFs for a basket of earnings winners With the FAANG stocks accounting for a massive percentage of the S&P 500’s 2018 upside, it is not surprising that investors remain fond of technology exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The FAANG quintet, comprised of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), dominate the lineups of scores of […]
5 Safe And Sound ETF Strategies For 2H
After a bumpy ride in the first half of the year, global stocks are bouncing back, with iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund (NASDAQ:ACWI), which targets the global stock market, up 1% last week. The U.S. stocks, as indicated by SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, is up 1.5% to start the second half versus […]
7 Low-Cost Mutual Funds To Love
Low-cost mutual funds are not too hard to find, but these are among the best to buy Due in large part to the competitive threat from index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), fees across the fund universe, including actively managed mutual funds, are declining. “Our study of U.S. open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded funds found […]
Build A Total Portfolio With Just 5 Vanguard ETFs
Want to build a diversified portfolio? Vanguard ETFs make that process easy. There’s a reason why money continues to flow into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other indexed products. Passive and indexed portfolios take the guesswork out of market-timing decisions because index funds own all the stocks within a certain market segment. Buying index funds on […]
4 Funds That Will Help Protect Against Rising Interest Rates
This is how investors can endure and thrive among rising interest rates Conventional wisdom often dictates that rising interest rates can be a pain for investors. Unfortunately, the Federal Reserve has boosted borrowing costs four times since the start of 2017, including once to this point this year. Some bond market observers still see interest […]
4 Decidedly Strange ETFs With Monster Potential
These strange exchange-traded funds offer investors potential for significant upside At the end of April, there were nearly 1,900 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trading hands in the U.S. Just this year, approximately 100 new ETFs have come to market. With numbers like that, you’re bound to run into a few products out there that could diverge […]
7 Excellent Set-It-And-Forget-It ETFs For The Lazy Investor
These ETFs can help you to maximize returns without much trading To build long-term wealth for the big-ticket items and retirement, you need to invest. Keeping your money in a CD paying 2% won’t cut it. So, if you’re an investor seeking a set-it-and-forget-it exchange-traded fund (ETF) portfolio, then low-fee, diversified index funds are your […]
