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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 fund,...
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...
In 2022, Commodities Delivered
2023-01-05Among the not-so-fun events to come from 2022 market performance are the following: the worst...
In 2023, Gold ETFs Could Regain Lost Luster
2022-12-28One way of describing the performances of gold ETFs in 2022 is “interesting.” Interesting because...
Bet on a Buy-Write Strategy for Alternative Income
2022-12-20Rising interest rates served the predictable end of boosting bond yields, but that also means...
Alternative ETFs Stand Out in Rough 2022
2022-12-13With stocks and bonds declining in unison this year, investors were forced to consider other...
GREI May Have Ingredients for 2023 Rebound
2022-12-06Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the related exchange traded funds are notoriously...
PCEF Beckons for Income Investors, Bargain Shoppers
2022-12-01With just one month left in 2022, now is an opportune time for investors to do some bargain...
MERFX Has More Merger Arb Opportunity Than It Seems To
2022-11-28Due in part to factors such as persistently high inflation, rising interest rates, the war in...
Alternatives Gain Momentum and Allure
2022-11-21Simultaneous erosion in both bonds and equities this year is prompting some investors to evaluate...
MERFX Sticks Out for Diversification
2022-11-15This year, there’s been considerable talk about the death of the 60/40 portfolio structure. More...
Inflation Lessens, but VGISX Protection Still Warranted
2022-11-14The October reading of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed encouraging signs that inflation may...
Fed Pivot Could Bring Relief for Real Estate Stocks
2022-11-01Real estate equities and the related funds are slumping this year against the backdrop of five...
Event-Driven Strategies Return to Focus
2022-10-31Event-driven strategies that focus on corporate actions — usually merger arbitrage —...
REITs Right Place for Dependable Dividends
2022-10-24With bonds letting investors down in a big way this year, income from alternative asset classes...
Alternative Investments Audience Growing
2022-10-17Stocks are faltering this year, and fixed income assets aren’t offering investors much...