Last week we learned there are new fixed income exchange traded funds in the pipeline. Ameristock filed to launch 5 new ETFs. Roger Nusbaum reports that investors looking for steady income need to be careful when adding these to your portfolio. Here are a few things to look for:
- The ETFs will blend maturities to reach a favorable yield, but this will not lock in a favorable yield for investors looking for a particular income stream;
- Dividends will be paid once a year;
- For individual investors, it is not difficult to purchase a Treasury – usually there is no commission and small orders are easy to accommodate – also, single-issue risk and liquidity are not really problems;
- Treasuries can go down in value, but at maturity you get your par value back. This is not the case with a Treasury fund.
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