What Financial Advisors Are Watching for in 2017
The financial industry keeps coming out with innovative tools, such as exchange traded funds, to help investors and financial advisors access the markets. ETF…
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Fixed Income Investing as Fed Raises Interest Rates by Further 0.25%
With the Federal Reserve raising interest rates a further 0.25% on Wednesday, investors may be looking at their portfolio construction to see how their…
Active Management Could Be Next ‘Engine of Growth’ for ETF Industry
In an extended bull market where it is becoming increasingly harder to pick out winners, exchange traded fund investors may consider actively managed strategies…
A Bond ETF to Enhance Upon Traditional Barclays Agg Exposure
Many have turned to the benchmark Barclays Aggregate Bond Index as a guiding beacon for their fixed-income allocations, but the current low-yield environment has…
ESG ETFs to Help Investments Mirror Your Values
As more try to align their values with their investment portfolios, investors are looking into socially responsible exchange traded funds that focus on environmental,…
Tap a Capital Markets Team to Execute Smoother ETF Trades
If investors and financial advisors want large trades, especially in what is perceived as less liquid exchange traded funds, one should think about working…
An ETF Strategy that Incorporates Morningstar’s Investment Analysis & Methodology
More exchange traded fund providers are partnering up with other firms to create customized indices in what we now refer to strategic or smart…
Why ETF Investors Look to Dividend Growth as a Portfolio Diversifier
More investors are turning to dividend-themed exchange traded funds as a way to diversify their investment portfolios and generate some extra cash along the…
Revenue Tilt ETFs to Hedge Against Overheating Market
Traditional market capitalization-weighted indices are top heavy and expose investors to some of the most high-flying stocks of the current market. If investors are…
Fixed-Income Strategies and Indexing Innovations in ETFs
As the financial industry evolves and the markets environment shifts, fund sponsors have developed a number of strategies and innovative index-based exchange traded funds…
ETMFs: Combining the Best of Active Management with ETF Structure
As the financial industry grows and new innovations hit the market, investors are able to gain exposure to various market strategies with efficient and…
The Evolving ETF Ecosystem and Recent Drivers of Growth
The exchange traded fund universe has quickly expanded, with around 2,000 U.S-listed products trading on the market. Driving the current growth spurt, a number…