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Why the USMC Multi-Factor ETF Deserves Your Attention in 2021
While many multi-factor ETFs lagged in 2020, USMC returned an admirable 13.42%, positioning the...
Preferred ETFs Could Shine Among Income Assets in 2021
A Perennial Millennial Bet: The Largest Generation, Now in ETF Form
Mega-Caps for Mega Returns? The USMC ETF
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Tesla Isn’t Guaranteed to Join These ETFs
2020-12-23In one of the most widely anticipated additions in decades, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) recently joined...
No Preferreds on Robinhood? No Prob With PREF
2020-12-22On Monday, popular brokerage app Robinhood, which has risen to notoriety among younger,...
The GENY ETF for Gen Y Spending: An ETF to Capture the Millennial Market
2020-12-21How consumers spend their hard-earned money is changing. Investors are adapting to the times with...
The Russell 2000 Index Is Poised to Beat the S&P 500
2020-12-18Small-cap stocks are leading markets higher. With the Russell 2000 Index poised to outperform the...
Up Over 110%, the ONLN ETF Is the Only Thing on Many a Christmas List
2020-12-172020 may go down as many things, particularly the year e-commerce as online retail asserted...
In the World of Fixed Income, What's the Next Move?
2020-12-16Low interest rates are depressing yields on a variety of asset classes and crimping income...
Join Firms Like Northwestern in the Switch to International Equity
2020-12-15A prominent theme emerging to toward the end of 2020 has been increasingly bullish views on...
Jump Back into Dividend Stock ETFs with the GDVD ETF
2020-12-14It’s been a tricky year for dividend stocks the world over, but that situation is...
Don’t Turn Away from Corporate Bond ETFs Yet
2020-12-11Some investment-grade corporate bond strategies are proving steady amid another spike in...
Multi-Factor Moves Great for Globe-Trotting Investors
2020-12-10International equities are among the heaviest-favored assets heading into 2021, a theme that...
What Can Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETFs Do for You?
2020-12-09Small-caps are surging to end 2020, and market observers are forecasting a rebound for...
Healthcare Innovation in an ETF Wrapper
2020-12-08Bolstered by positioning that includes exposure to companies fighting the coronavirus pandemic,...
Plebe or Patrician: The ETF for Investing NOBLity
2020-12-07With rampant dividend cutting in the S&P 500 in the first half of 2020, NOBL’s high bar...
A Multi-Asset ETF for an Unpredictable Environment
2020-12-04Rock-bottom interest rates are forcing advisors and investors to pull income from sources beyond...
New Direxion ETF Shooting for the Moon
2020-12-03Disruption and innovation are increasingly prominent investment themes, and issuers are taking...
The Convertibles Come Calling: A Balanced Bond ETF
2020-12-02Convertible bonds are among this year’s best-performing fixed income assets. Investors can...
I’d Prefer That: A Preferred Stock ETF to Fight Low Yield
2020-12-01With a new year right around the corner, advisors and investors should continue to prepare for an...
Staying Put during COVID Times Doesn't Mean Your Investments Should
2020-11-30It’s easy to have a home bias when it comes to investing in the capital markets. Investors could...
A Proposal for LDI Semantical Precision
2020-11-28One of the most significant acronyms used in managing pension risk is “LDI” for “liability driven...
The Market Is Up, But So Is Volatility
2020-11-27By Fei Mei Chan, Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices
So far, 2020 has brought us...
Narrow Horizons? A Multi-Asset ETF to Cover Your Bases
2020-11-24In today’s low-yield climate, advisors and investors must go beyond low-yield dividend...
Don’t Miss Out as Value ETFs Make Their Move
2020-11-23Value stocks are perking up and that augurs well for advisors and investors mulling a return to...
Short and Sharp: Brexit – are we there yet?
2020-11-21According to officials, the UK and EU could strike a deal on their future trading and security...
A Preferred ETF Solution to Enhance Income Portfolio
2020-11-20Fixed-income investors should consider how preferred securities and related exchange traded funds...
Suffocated by Low Interest Rates? An ETF Answer
2020-11-20Advisors and investors are running low on credible income-generating assets in the current...
Solving for Income: A Preferred Solution
2020-11-19The income problem. Every financial professional is facing the same dilemma: how do you generate...
A Solid Multi-Factor Approach for a Fickle ETF Market
2020-11-19Factor timing is difficult, which adds to the case for using multi-factor ETFs. One prominent...
It's a Small World: Principal's Small-Cap PSC ETF
2020-11-18Small-cap stocks are in a groove and the Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (PSC) is...
Don’t Sacrifice Growth for Income: A Convertible Middle Ground
2020-11-17Convertible bonds can be an attractive option for investors looking to supplement their income...
Dissecting a Recovery for Value Stocks and Related ETFs
2020-11-16Momentum is building for value stock resurgence, but investors looking to capitalize may want to...
ETF Opportunities Abound in an Increasingly Monolithic Healthcare Industry
2020-11-13Goldman Sachs’ David Kostin recently said that the healthcare sector “is the best...
Like a Diversified Portfolio? Check Out the PREF ETF
2020-11-12Preferred stocks are known as a high-yield asset class, but amid a post-election rally in various...
With Small-Cap ETFs Booming, Russell 2000 Index Hits Record High
2020-11-11Small-cap stocks are roaring, providing opportunity with exchange traded funds like the Principal...
With Regime Change Afoot, Is Your Portfolio Too Domestic?
2020-11-10With regime change coming in the nation’s capital, a more congenial tone toward countries...
Marrying Mid-Caps and Multi-Factors: The JHMM ETF
2020-11-09Investing in mid-cap stocks has its advantages. So do multi-factor exchange traded funds....
Still Lots of Logic for Preferring Preferred Stock ETFs
2020-11-06Vote counting is still happening in some marquee swing states, providing investors with an...
The NUHY ETF: ESG Virtue without the Low Yield
2020-11-05Amid the growth in ESG investments, more advisors and market participants are clamoring for...
Small-Caps a Safe Hiding Space for a Contested Election
2020-11-04Some market observers believe that a protracted contested election could favor smaller stocks.
PDEV Positioned for Regime Change in Washington
2020-11-03With market participants speculating that a change in White House occupant could be helpful for...
PSET: A Consistently Fashionable Approach to Quality
2020-11-02The quality factor is persistent and has proved as much over the course of 2020. Investor can tap...
Equity Market Volatility Doesn’t Ding IG’s Credentials
2020-10-30Equities are contending with a bout of pre-election volatility, but that turbulence isn’t...
Race for a COVID Vaccine Bodes Well for BTEC
2020-10-29The race to bringing a coronavirus vaccine to market is heating up. That spells opportunity for...
Seeking a Multi-Factor Approach to Developed Markets Equities?
2020-10-28Investors looking for exposure to ex-US developed markets stocks may want to consider putting the...
Principal's BTEC: The Healthcare ETF to Own Now?
2020-10-27The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (BTEC ) is among the healthcare exchange traded...
Here’s a Strong Umbrella for Multiple Investment Factors
2020-10-26Investors seeking the benefits of multiple investment factors under a single fund may enjoy...
A Less Defensive Healthcare ETF Warrants Attention
2020-10-23The healthcare sector is usually viewed as defensive, but that doesn’t diminish the...
The Principal Healthcare ETF Thriving Under Vaccine Progress
2020-10-22This exchange-traded fundtracks an index designed to provide exposure to early-stage...
How Do Millennials Relate to ETFs?
2020-10-21The coronavirus pandemic is bringing about seismic shifts pertaining to how and where consumers...
Preferreds: Potent Income Puzzle Pieces?
2020-10-20PREF is increasingly relevant today because conservative fixed income investments sport yields at...
The Unique ETF Capturing Younger Consumer Resilience
2020-10-19Consumer spending is a vital driver of the U.S. economy and while there have been challenges to...
Get Active in Search for Quality IG Credit
2020-10-16With corporate bonds still not out of the downgrade woods, an active approach to investment-grade...
Small-Cap Surge And The PSC ETF
2020-10-15Smaller stocks look poised to take on leadership roles and that could prove meaningful for the...
Preferreds Remain Unique Income Generators in Low-Yield Climate
2020-10-14When traditional income-generating assets don’t deliver as expected, preferred stocks are a...
Smaller Stocks Looking Smart
2020-10-13Data confirm scores of large- and mega-cap stocks are overvalued at present. That doesn’t...
Why Qualified Dividends Matter
2020-10-12The Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF (PQDI) is an example of a qualified ETF...
Green Bonds Growing in Number and Price
2020-10-09Things are perking up in the green bond market and that should be of assistance to the VanEck...
Access Convertibles Without Full Commitment in this ETF
2020-10-08Investors seeking more income and upside potential in fixed income may want to give Principal...
Preferreds Versus Bond Alternatives
2020-10-07With Treasury yields historically low and municipal bond yields not far off that pace,...
Where to Be When Small Caps Lead Again
2020-10-06If small-cap stocks regain leadership roles, investors may want examine multi-factor ETFs,...
A Fresh Take on Investing Quality
2020-10-05As is the case with other investment factors, sometimes new approaches can work well with...
Smaller Stocks Seen Perking up, Potentially Benefiting This ETF
2020-10-02Some market observers are displaying in confidence that mid- and small-cap stocks can rally into...
Layer Large Cap Foundational Factors with This ETF
2020-10-01Domestic large-cap equities are likely to remain in style for the foreseeable future. Investors...
Consumer-Driven ETF Won’t Feel Much Election Impact
2020-09-30As Election Day 2020 draws closer, it’s common for market participants to discuss various...
Preferred Stocks Maintain Plenty of Allure
2020-09-29Traditional equity and fixed income yield and income are getting harder to source thanks to low...
Preferreds Could Shore up Low-Yield Portfolios
2020-09-28Broadly speaking, preferred stocks can bolster income-generating portfolios, but some active...
New Case Spotlights Qualified Dividends
2020-09-25Following its June debut, the Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF (PQDI) is...
Cyclical Shifts May Benefit a Surprising ETF
2020-09-24Data indicate professional investors are revisiting cyclical stocks and that trend could have...
A Cost-Effective Idea for Small-Cap Value Exposure
2020-09-23While value stocks continue moving in fits in starts, investors may want to consider adding the...
Go Beyond Common Equity Dividends With This ETF
2020-09-22If 2020 is teaching income investors anything it’s that they cannot rely solely on either...
Dodging Value Traps With a Steady Dividend ETF
2020-09-21With interest rates low and value stocks showing some signs of life, investors are reminded of...
A Resilient Approach to Investment-Grade Credit
2020-09-17A recent spate of equity market volatility didn’t punish investment-grade corporate debt,...
Being Selective With International Equities
2020-09-16International equities have long been a source of frustration for investors, but with the right...
Multi-Factor Small-Cap Could Be Poised to Rally
2020-09-15Small-cap stocks showed some resilience amid recent retrenchment by mega-cap technology stocks...
Momentum Matters in Multi-Factor Small-Cap ETF 'PSC'
2020-09-14The Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (PSC), as its name implies, is a multi-factor...
This ETF Matters as Dividends Stay Relevant
2020-09-14With some market observers saying the worst is over for this year’s dividend duress, the...
This Credit ETF Holds Steady Among Equity Market Turbulence
2020-09-11Equity markets incurred a big bout of volatility to start September, but some corporate credit...
Surprising ETF Holds Up Amid FAANG Malaise
2020-09-10The Invesco S&P 500 High Beta Portfolio (SPHB ) may not be the first ETF think of when...
Change Some Convertibles Exposure With This Income ETF
2020-09-09Income is becoming harder to source in this low-yield environment and too much fixed income...
Momentum Matters in this Multi-Factor Small-Cap Strategy
2020-09-08The Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (NASDAQ: PSC), as its name implies, is a...
It Pays to be Active as Corporate Bond Issuance Rises
2020-09-04Data confirm plenty of companies are taking advantage of record-low interest rates to either...
This Small-Cap ETF Rally Could Prove Durable
2020-09-03The Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (NASDAQ: PSC) is higher by more than 5% over...
A Great Starting Point for Multi-Factor Implementation
2020-09-02Advisors looking for a straight forward approach to deploying multi-factor strategies in client...
Plenty of Income Power With This Preferred ETF
2020-09-01In a challenging low-yield environment, the combination of active management and preferred stocks...
For Retirement, This Tax-Advantaged Income ETF Matters
2020-08-31With Election Day right around the corner and regime change a possibility in the nation’s...
Become a FAN of This Wind Power ETF
2020-08-28With renewable energy taking center stage in policy debates and disrupting power consumption and...
Use a Millennial ETF to Gain on Gen Z
2020-08-27When it comes to the intersection of consumer spending and demographic trends, millennials get...
Playing it Safe in Rocky Dividend Climate
2020-08-26Active management has its benefits and that’s true with dividend equities, particularly at...
With Cheap Current Value, Consider the DEEP ETF
2020-08-25Investors positioning for a rebound in value stocks may want to go deep with the Roundhill...
Post-Pandemic, Millennial Spending Can Recover
2020-08-24The coronavirus pandemic is crimping consumer spending across an array of demographics, but the...
Coronavirus Vaccine Coming, Allowing Catalysts for this ETF
2020-08-21The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (BTEC ) is already on a scintillating pace this...
The Right Strategy for Revisiting International Equities
2020-08-20There are signs of life for some international equity markets and that could bring new reason for...
Rise of eCommerce Continues and This ETF Should Benefit
2020-08-19Favorable data for online retailers continues piling up, indicating the Global X E-commerce ETF (...
Low-Yield Climate Calls for Being Active With Preferreds
2020-08-18With yields on U.S. government debt declining, junk bond yields doing the same, and plenty of...
A Healthcare ETF Offering Immunity During Election Year
2020-08-17The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (BTEC ) is among the cadre of healthcare ETFs that...
Spreads Say Principal Corporate Bond Is Worth Considering
2020-08-14Corporate bond yield spreads are subdued and that could pave the way for opportunity with the...
A Fine Time to Embrace Merits of Shareholder Yield
2020-08-13Investors seeking a different approach to shareholder rewards and generating income should...
With Small Caps Firing up, Revisit This ETF
2020-08-12Small-cap stocks are strutting their stuff again and that could pave the way for more upside in...
Possibilities Remain Plentiful for This Innovative ETF
2020-08-11With significant tailwinds by way of the coronavirus pandemic, the Principal Healthcare...
Count On BTEC for Healthcare Growth
2020-08-10Amid the coronavirus pandemic, some healthcare ETFs are coming off age and showing they have the...
A Potent Preferred Idea for Extra Income
2020-08-06Preferred stocks are taking on added importance in today’s low-yield environment, but many...
Playing the Short Game With Active Income
2020-08-05Now more than ever, it pays to be strategic with fixed income assets, even those with low and...
An Underrated, Yet Potent Multi-Factor Idea
2020-08-04Investors that want to ride the growth factor train while positioning for a possible rebound in...
How to Capitalize on Healthcare Innovation
2020-08-03It’s been an eventful first seven months of 2020 for healthcare ETFs. With innovation and...
For the Growth/Value Debate, Lean to The Former
2020-07-31Try as it might, and it’s certainly trying, the value factor just can’t seem to make...
Examining the Potency of Shareholder Yield in a Low-Yield World
2020-07-30Many investors simply monitor yield view bonds or common stocks, but a more encompassing solution...
Gain Backdoor REIT Income With This Active ETF
2020-07-29Real estate investment trusts (REITs) dealt some rough hands to income investors in the first...
Coronavirus Vaccine Competition Proves Meaningful for This ETF
2020-07-28The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (Nasdaq: BTEC) is one of this year’s most...
Startup Opportunities Could Continue to Fuel Healthcare Innovation ETFs
2020-07-23The pandemic is not only fueling healthcare services, but is also spurring innovation in the way...
Stimulus Package is a Game-Changer for EU Debt Market
2020-07-22With nations around the globe implementing their own rescue packages to stave off the economic...
Mega Cap Companies Could Continue to Thrive Past the Pandemic
2020-07-21Stay-at-home orders, social distancing and remote work have all fed into a funnel of...
A Solid Midcap ETF, As Large Caps Can’t Have all the Fun
2020-07-20Large cap technology companies might have the upper hand at the moment amid the market...
Is Momentum Behind Small Caps Sustainable?
2020-07-17Small cap equities have been benefitting off the rebound from the coronavirus sell-offs back in...
Check Out These Fixed Income ETFs as Demand Spikes
2020-07-16Institutional money is driving record demand for fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs). While...
Millennial Spending Habits Signal Sign of the Times
2020-07-15A recent MSN report highlighted the spending habits of millennials, which shows key trends...
2nd Quarter Saw Great Returns in Corporate Bonds
2020-07-14As the Federal Reserve poured funds into the bond markets, particularly exchange-traded funds...
Watch International ETFs as IMF Warns of Rising Global Debt
2020-07-13It’s not just the coronavirus pandemic that investors have to worry about when it comes to...
Stronger Corporate Bond Market May Bolster This Fund
2020-07-10After enduring some strife earlier this year, the investment-grade corporate bond market is...
Taking Note Of A Prudent Preferred Idea
2020-07-09As has been widely noted, common stock dividends on bank equities are in a holding pattern, or...
Will A Chinese Stock Market Rally Fuel Yields?
2020-07-08Once the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic, China is now on its way towards recovery if its...
Rising Coronavirus Numbers Makes Case for this Healthcare ETF
2020-07-07According to Goldman Sachs, the rising number of coronavirus cases will limit growth in a...
This ETF Notes Top Nasdaq Players with Best Pricing Power
2020-07-06Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the technologically tilted Nasdaq Composite has been the bright...
Get Active with Fixed Income During These Uncertain Times
2020-07-02During uncertain times like today’s pandemic-ridden economy, it’s difficult to navigate the...
Capitalize on Added Strength in Megacaps with This ETF
2020-07-01Tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have thrived during the Covid-19...
Check Out This Corporate Bond ETF After Fed Purchases Revealed
2020-06-30First it was ETFs and most recently, it was individual bond purchases as the U.S. Federal Reserve...
Don’t Count Out Value Investing Yet
2020-06-29To add value or not to add value—that seems to be the question moving forward as more...
Demographic Trends Are Vital to the Corporate Bond Investment Thesis
2020-06-26With the Federal Reserve buying billions of dollars worth of corporate bond ETFs, products such...
Pacer ETFs Launches 4 New Funds
2020-06-25Pacer ETFs, an ETF provider that offers strategy-driven, rules-based ETFs, celebrates their fifth...
Consider Expected Price Push in the COVID-19 Market
2020-06-25There are various ways to play the current market—as volatile as it has been given the effects of...
Are Small Caps Running Out of Steam After Recent Rally?
2020-06-24Equities, small or large, have been rising in unison since the height of the coronavirus pandemic...
Antiquated or Not, Value Investing Still Makes Sense
2020-06-23The value investing style gets a lot of mislabeling as an antiquated form of investment, but...
This ETF Offers Tax-Advantaged Dividends in Today’s Low Yield Environment
2020-06-22Yield is hard to come across these days, but there are other options like the Principal Spectrum...
Growth Funds See Inflows While Investors Exit Value Funds
2020-06-19Pandemic or not, the value versus growth debate rages on and data thus far has been favoring the...
Fed Action Could Continue to Satisfy Momentum Investors
2020-06-18While the recent equities rally may have fizzled thus far this week, the momentum could depend on...
Principal Launches ‘PQDI’ ETF to Help Boost After-Tax Income
2020-06-17Today, Principal Global Investors launched the Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active...
Opportunities for Value Investors if Willing to Venture Abroad
2020-06-17It’s difficult enough to find value-tilted exchange-traded funds in the U.S. given the recent...
Real Estate Could Be the Best Value Option for Safe Haven Investing
2020-06-16When it comes to diversification, real estate can offer value as a safe haven asset amid the...
Millennial Daytraders Behind Current Market Changes
2020-06-15Pre-2008 financial crisis, quantitative strategy, and high-frequency traders got flack for the...
The Gap Between Value and Growth Reaches 25-Year High
2020-06-11A recent Financial Times report underscored the widening gap between value and growth. As the...
Habits May Be Changing, but Millennial Spending Still Matters
2020-06-10A variety of data and research suggest the coronavirus pandemic is shifting how millennials spend...
This Income ETF Is on the Mend in a Major Way
2020-06-09Investors looking for income with asset diversification can consider multi-asset ETFs, such as...
Small Cap and Value Benefiting from Recent Rally
2020-06-08Small cap ETFs are riding the recent wave of optimism on the economy reopening, which is also...
Shareholder Yield Proving Stronger Than High Yield for Equity Investors
2020-06-05With interest rates residing around historic lows, it’s easy to be tempted high dividend...
An ETF With a New Approach to Value May Solve Factor Debate
2020-06-04Few investment factors are currently drawing controversy and debate on par with value. Long story...
Maybe the Fed Should Consider This Corporate Bond ETF
2020-06-03Inflows to fixed income exchange traded funds are soaring this year and the Federal...
Value Still a Contrarian Move, But Tide May be Turning
2020-06-02With economies around the world looking to reopen its doors to the general populace again, the...
Can Momentum Sustain Its Mojo Moving Forward?
2020-06-01Equities are surfing a nice, strong wave of momentum, but unfortunately, this is the stock market...
Don’t Lean Heavily on Investments as Economy Reopens
2020-05-29Growth-fueled investments, particularly within the technology sector have been fueling the...
3 ETFs to Capitalize on EBAY’s Future Growth Prospects
2020-05-28Despite all the technological advances over the years and the spate of companies thriving in the...
This ETF is Winning the Single-Factor Race So Far
2020-05-27Momentum can be difficult to stop and while the constant debate in the capital markets involves...
Coronavirus Alters Millennial Spending, but not Thesis for This ETF
2020-05-26The coronavirus pandemic is altering how millennials spend, but not the thesis underpinning the...
Surprise Income Potential in Small/Mid Multi-Factor ETF
2020-05-25Smaller stocks, including mid caps, aren’t often viewed as premier dividend destinations, but the...
Value Investing App Launches for All Types of Investors
2020-05-22Not every investor is willing to do what it takes to perform a Benjamin Graham-style analysis of...
Millennials Will be Heavy Consumers of Luxury Goods by 2025
2020-05-21As the population ages, the changing of the guard into luxury goods will see more millennial...
Moderna Helps, but It’s not this ETFs Only Catalyst
2020-05-20Moderna (MRNA) is one of the biggest stories in the biotechnology space this year because the...
Hedge Fund Manager Makes the Case for Value Investing
2020-05-19AQR Capital Management founder Clif Asness addressed whether value investing can work today via a...
This Multifactor ETF Held Ground in March, but Can it Still Thrive Now?
2020-05-15A forgettable March saw one ETF walk away from the pandemic sell-off relatively unscathed—the...
US Pension Funds Still Piling into Bonds Amid Pandemic
2020-05-14When it comes to the capital markets, COVID-19 has had an appetite for destruction, but in turn,...
Is Cloud Computing’s Recent Strength a Positive Sign for Growth?
2020-05-13Social distancing has allowed users to lean heavily on cloud computing, which is driving growth...
Play the Small-Cap Resurge With Multiple Factors
2020-05-12Don’t look now, but the Russell 2000 Index is higher by more than 20% over the past month,...
You Can’t Be a Successful Investor, Unless You Have This
2020-05-11You might have the capital, the focus and the knowledge to take on the markets, but you may still...
Multi-Factor Investing Features Sector-Level Utility
2020-05-08Multi-factor ETFs are often viewed as broad market ideas, but the strategy has applications at...
Is the 40-Year Bull Market in Bonds Officially Over?
2020-05-07A 40-year bull run is nothing to scoff at, but all things must come to an end. One Wharton...
CEOs Using a Value-Investing Style Have Outperformed Those Who Don’t
2020-05-06Some chief executive officers (CEOs) have the ability to manage a company’s operations with...
*Millennials, Gen Z Will Help Shape Consumer Behavior
2020-05-04It’s not all about Tik Tok videos when it comes to millennials. Consumer habits will shape the...
A Youthful Step to a Young Healthcare Rally
2020-05-04Healthcare is one of the sectors that’s outperforming this year and while much of that is...
Powerful Potential With PSM, Mid/Small Fund
2020-05-01Smaller stocks – both mid and small caps, are lagging their large-cap counterparts and have been...
New Med Practice Due To Covid Lift Principal ETF Hope
2020-04-30The COVID-19 pandemic is altering how medicine is practiced. That’s to the benefit of healthcare...
Managing Retirement May Put Your Nest Egg in Jeopardy
2020-04-29An experienced investor may be able to successfully manage his or her own retirement account, but...
Coronavirus Is Altering How Millennials Spend
2020-04-28The coronavirus is reshaping how people spend and consumer trends that particularly clear among...
Fixed Income Exposure Is Still Needed in Today’s Market
2020-04-27Yield seekers have seen better days with metrics like the Bloomberg Barclays Global-Aggregate...
In Value ETFs, Sector Exposures Matter
2020-04-24As is the case with traditional broad market funds, sector exposures are vital in explaining the...
Good Times Could Be Rolling for Emerging Markets
2020-04-23Emerging markets (EM) investors could be riding a wave of optimism fueled by hopes of a...
A Great Way to Multi-Factor With Domestic Large Caps
2020-04-22There are dozens of multi-factor ETFs dedicated to domestic large-cap equities and many of these...
Reconsider Small-Cap Value With This Unique ETF
2020-04-21For decades, small-cap value was one of the best factor combinations investors could embrace, but...
Size Up The Shareholder Yield With This ETF
2020-04-20Some ETFs focus on dividends while others emphasize buybacks, the two primary forms of...
Quality Factor Still Alluring in Rough Environment
2020-04-16Amid heightened concerns about corporate credit ratings, balance sheets, dividend sustainability,...
Measure Shareholder Yield With This ETF
2020-04-16Some ETFs focus on dividends while others emphasize buybacks, the two primary forms of...
Multi-Factor Corporate Bonds Will Thrive Amid Coronavirus
2020-04-15Multi-factor strategies aren’t just for equity investors, and it helps to implement this same...
A Multi-Faceted Method For Volatility Reduction
2020-04-14Low volatility is a standalone investment factor, but there are ways to implements it via a...
Investors Need Quality For The Sake Of High Yield
2020-04-10After the Federal Reserve’s decision to pump more money into the economy by purchasing assets,...
Uncertain Markets Show Utility of This Large-Cap ETF
2020-04-09One good day of action notwithstanding, U.S. equities are still subject to plenty of uncertainty....
Looking Under the Hood: Growth’s Hidden Bets
2020-04-08An emerging story in this crazy, hyper-volatile market, has been the disparate performance of...
A Multi-Factor Advantage With Small-Cap Stocks
2020-04-07Small-cap equities are scuffling this year, but investors positioning for a rebound in the asset...
Fill in Important Cap Gaps With This Multi-Factor ETFs
2020-04-06Typical cap-weighted, broad market index funds are heavy on large-cap equities, forcing investors...
Put the Price on Your Side With This ETF
2020-04-03Historical data indicate that companies with competitive moats and pricing power in their...
When Momentum Rebounds, This ETF May Lead the Way
2020-04-02The March broader market retrenchment dealt a blow to some momentum stocks, but when the factor...
Pay Off Being A Contrarian With Value, Using This ETF
2020-04-01The value factor has been repudiated for close to a decade, but a fresh approach to this once...
Seize Seismic Demo Shifts With This Principal ETF
2020-03-31In the financial services community, perhaps only baby boomers get more attention than...
A Unique Value ETF May be a Good Deal Here
2020-03-30Many factor-based strategies, including supposedly docile value funds, haven’t provided investors...
Yes, Healthcare Is Innovative, This ETF Proves as Much
2020-03-27Healthcare is often viewed as a defensive sector, but as the group evolves, so does that...
An Active Advantage With the Principal Preferred ETF
2020-03-26Preferred stocks are often viewed as a docile, low beta, income-generating asset class, but many...
A Strong Dollar May Spell Trouble for EM Bond ETFs
2020-03-25Emerging market bond exchange traded funds could continue to come under pressure with greater...
The Fed is Buying Bond ETFs? Now What?
2020-03-24In case you missed the news, the Fed is now going to be directly buying corporate bonds, muni...
Stocks Give Early Gains As Quadruple Witching Takes Over
2020-03-23While stocks attempted a rally early on Friday, they quickly gave up their earlier gains as...
Thailand ETF Beaten as Coronavirus Infections Rise
2020-03-20The Thailand country-specific ETF plunged Wednesday, with Thai equities experiencing their worst...
Investors Need to Be Mindful of Their China ETF Exposures
2020-03-20Index-based ETFs mirror the moves of their underlying holdings. Consequently, if China’s...
ETF Edge: Tom Lydon Talks Volatility, Uncertainty, & Bonds
2020-03-20There’s no way around it, CNBC’s Bob Pisani opens this week’s ETF Edge with news that the ETF...
Consumer Staples & ETFs to Consider in Wake of Possible Quarantine
2020-03-20As the stock market, oil market, and gold market continue to be ravaged by the coronavirus...