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Assessing the Oil Market’s Changing Narrative
2023-05-10The energy sector was the best-performing group in the S&P 500 in 2021 and 2022, and while...
Check Gold for Diversification and Risk Reduction
2023-05-05With the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD ) — the largest gold-backed exchange traded fund by assets...
Closed-End Funds Outlook Murky, but Brighter Ahead
2023-04-26Closed-end funds are high-yield assets and as such, there’s an element of interest rate...
Red Metal Could Lead to Green for Investors
2023-04-13As an industrial metal, copper lacks the glitz and glamour of gold and platinum. However, the red...
Fighting Inflation With Gold-Plus Approach
2023-04-06Recent readings of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicate that while inflation is trending...
Without Bank Worries, Get Preferred Income in This ETF
2023-03-31Preferred stocks and the related exchange traded funds have long been favored assets of...
Consider Treasury ETFs for Clients Near Retirement
2023-03-30Well-informed advisors are now well aware of the yields available in Treasuries, a trend that is...
ETF Issuer League: 7% Jump for Barclays
2023-03-24If volatility wasn’t the big theme of the last week already, here comes the ETF Issuer...
Gold's Safe Haven Status Restored by Bank Calamity
2023-03-23It may not be a repeat of the global financial crisis. Hopefully it won’t be, but recent stress...
Tap Electric Vehicle Boom With Commodities
2023-03-16Electric vehicle sales are increasing around the world, and the good news for investors that...
Of VIX and Return: Volatility ETFs Dominated Last Week
2023-03-13A lot of research goes on these days assessing how anxious Americans are based on online...
Alternatives Provide Increasing Income Appeal
2023-03-09With Treasury yields elevated and likely to remain that way as the Federal Reserve mulls more...
Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer Value, Credit Quality
2023-02-28Experienced bond investors know that capturing the combination of good value and strong credit...
Old Advice Relevant in Real Estate Investing
2023-02-22Experienced real estate investors know that it’s all about location, location, location. That’s...
Central Banks Binge on Bullion Buying
2023-02-15Gold is finally delivering for investors. Sort of. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD ), the largest...
Survey Says Gold Restrained, but Silver Prices to Climb
2023-02-08Gold is already soaring to start 2023, and while silver has some ground to make up, commodities...
Rebound in Convertible Bonds
2023-02-01When considering that convertible bonds are among the fixed income assets that behave most like...
Investors Benefit From Gold Defiance
2023-01-27As measured by the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD ), the largest bullion-backed exchange traded...
With Copper Nearing Record Highs, Consider Copper ETFs
2023-01-24In what could prove to be good news for the global economy, copper prices are flirting with...
On Right-Sizing Real Estate Allocations
2023-01-19The real estate sector was punished in 2022 due in large part to rising interest rates, but the...
Platinum Pertinent in 2023's Commodities Conversation
2023-01-11Commodities are on a two-year winning streak over stocks and some market observers believe more...