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BlackRock Debuts 3 Bond BuyWrite ETFs
07:21pm, Monday, 22'nd Aug 2022
The iShares funds are the first to apply a BuyWrite strategy to fixed income securities.
CCCanary In The Coal Mine
07:52am, Friday, 19'th Aug 2022
Look to bonds to help predict stocks. Six for six in the new millennium.
Defensive, High Quality ETF Strategies for High Inflation, Slowing Growth
08:39am, Thursday, 11'th Aug 2022
With elevated inflationary pressures and slowing economic growth, some fear that we are heading toward a period of stagflation, or a recession-inflation. Nevertheless, there are still some exchange tr
Monetary Authorities Are Serious About Rate Increases, Avoid LQD
04:33am, Saturday, 06'th Aug 2022
LQD has bonds that are pretty long maturity, and not that many are variable rate. You can't predict politics easily, but it really does seem that monetary authorities will push forward with inflation,
ETF Edge: Being defensive with ETF bond funds
01:28pm, Monday, 01'st Aug 2022
Wallachbeth Capital's Andrew McOrmond and BNY Mellon's Ben Slavin, join the 'Halftime Report' to discuss being defensive in ETFs.
Conventional Fund Investors Move To The Sidelines And ETFs In June
09:21pm, Tuesday, 19'th Jul 2022
For the sixth straight month, mutual fund investors were net redeemers of fund assets, withdrawing $102.2 billion from conventional funds for June. Fixed income funds (-$62.7 billion for June) witness
How you can avoid bond fund losses when rates rise
02:15pm, Friday, 08'th Jul 2022
Bond funds that don't lose money when interest rates rise? Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?
Millions Are Still Flowing Into ESG Bond ETFs
07:16pm, Tuesday, 28'th Jun 2022
As the energy sector continues to trounce other sectors in 2022, a portfolio of corporate bonds with reduced energy sector exposure seems less than ideal. However, year-to-date, investors have bucked
ETFs On Track For Worst Year In Decades
01:41pm, Tuesday, 21'st Jun 2022
2022 could turn into the worst-performing year for stocks since 2008, and the worst year for bonds on record.
Raghu Ramachandran: How Insurers Are Affecting ETF Flows
09:59am, Tuesday, 14'th Jun 2022
A new report from S&P Dow Jones Indices this week estimates that insurance companies added $1.5 billion in ETF assets last year, bringing the total invested in these products to more than $45.4 billio
Stocks Fall Into Bear Market
05:27pm, Monday, 13'th Jun 2022
The S&P 500 fell more than 20% below its all-time high on Monday.
Investors Are Looking Back Into Corporate Bond ETFs
07:00pm, Monday, 06'th Jun 2022
After fixed-income assets fell off alongside equities this year, some bargain hunters are dipping their toes back into corporate bonds and related exchange traded funds. For instance, the iShares iBox
Insurers Own More ETFs Than You Realize
02:42pm, Wednesday, 25'th May 2022
The U.S. insurance industry's asset base in ETFs grew 15% to $45 billion at the end of 2021, according to a recently published research piece from S&P Dow Jones Indices. While insurance companies owne
How ETF Assets React To Bear Markets
05:29pm, Saturday, 21'st May 2022
A look at what history suggests.
LQD: Weighing Up The Pros And Cons
07:47am, Friday, 20'th May 2022
At 4.5%, LQD offers a high yield compared to long-term inflation expectations and U.S. stocks, with a spread over Treasuries that is likely to more than compensate for future defaults. The ETF is like