Investing in Dividend ETFs With Long, Real-Time Records
There are myriad dividend exchange traded funds with which investors can use to tap dividend growth. In fact, dividend ETFs have been among the…
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Taking a Bottom Up Approach to ESG ETF Investments
As investors consider more ways to build up and diversify their portfolios, consider environmental, social and governance exchange traded funds (ETFs) that combine an…
Factor Investing: What is the Right Number of Factors?
By Rob Bush, Deutsche Asset Management One of the key differences between factor investing and other types of investing is that factors are not…
How to Find Value With International Smart Beta ETF Plays
With U.S. stocks looking expensive as the bull market ages, investors are looking for value opportunities and some developed international markets have plenty of…
First Trust Rolls Out Slew of Smart Beta ETF Options
First Trust has launched a batch of smart-beta exchange traded funds to help investors focus on dividend-paying U.S. stocks and low-volatility international components, along…
Rising Rates Don’t Keep Investors From Dividend ETFs
Higher interest rates are often viewed as problematic for dividend stocks and the related exchange traded funds, but even with two rate hikes this…
ETF Investors Don’t Have to Give Up Quality in Quest for Yield
Dividend growth stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have helped investors access quality market exposure with attractive yields as well. “With dividend growth strategies,…
Dividend ETFs for a Stubbornly Low-Yield Environment
Despite expectations for a tighter monetary policy out of the Federal Reserve and rising interest rate outlook, fixed-income yields remain stubbornly low. Consequently, income-starved…
A Smart Beta Idea for International Income
Investors looking for added equity income at a time of still low interest rates throughout the developed world can consider international dividend exchange traded…
Smart Beta ETFs Are Not All Created Equal
Smart beta exchange traded funds have quickly grown in popularity. As more investors incorporate these strategies into their investment portfolios, it is important look…
Fed Doesn’t Derail Smart Beta Dividend ETF
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates last week for the second time this year, setting the stage for at least one more rate hike…
Two Novel Smart Beta Factors That Could Enhance International ETF Exposure
The smart beta exchange traded fund universe is quickly expanding as money managers employ various market factors and come up with new ways to…