A Dividend ETF for Thrifty Investors
Dividend exchange traded funds are usually pricier than plain vanilla, broad market domestic equity funds, but there are still plenty of cost-effective…
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Dividends And Value: An International Affair
By Todd Shriber via Iris.xyz Ex-US developed markets stocks are struggling this year. As of Sept. 19, 2018, the widely followed MSCI EAFE…
Down, But Not Out: Preparing For Value’s Resurgence
By Todd Shriber via Iris.xyz A simple definition of value investing is the implementation of a strategy that selects stocks that are trading…
An Opportune Moment to Reconsider Cheap China ETFs
Now that investors can sift through the market wreckage, some should take a second look at the emerging markets, especially the cheap…
A Smart Way for ETF Investors to Capture Emerging Market Growth
Investors who are looking into emerging-market stocks may consider the merits of a multifactor, smart beta ETF approach to access this market…
Emerging Markets: When the Time is Right, Will you be Ready?
Investors should not ignore the emerging markets as these economies could still outpace the developed world. While this segment of the world…
A Smart Beta Municipal Bond ETF Play
Bringing smart beta to the municipal bonds segment, Columbia Threadneedle Investments expanded on its strategic beta ETF lineup with a rules-based approach…
3 Revenue Weighted ETFs With Value Tilt
When it comes to valuations, or a measure of stock prices in relation to underlying companies’ worth, like earnings or revenue, stocks…
A Smart Way to Navigate Today’s Markets with Factor ETFs
ETF investors can look at various factor strategies to target specific market exposures and investment outcomes as a way to prepare for…
4th Quarter Factor Views: Understanding Today’s Market
As the current bull market charges on, more investors are implementing a range of factor-based investment strategies to build a stronger, diversified…
The Time is Right to Call on Quality Factor
Investors often look to low volatility strategies when equity market volatility increases, but the quality factor is worth considering in such an…
An Appropriate Time to Make a Quality Query
By Todd Shriber via Iris.xyz Of the five major investment factors – low volatility, momentum, quality, size and value – quality is perhaps…
Mid Caps Married With a Multi-Factor Strategy
By Todd Shriber via Iris.xyz There is a lingering dichotomy with mid-cap stocks. The asset class is often referred to as the “sweet…
‘DON’ – A Marvelous Mid-Cap Dividend ETF
Mid-cap stocks are often seen as the overlooked segment of the equity market. With that, the group’s dividend capabilities are also overlooked…