The Growing Influence of Artificial Intelligence
Technology companies are known for innovation, and it doesn’t take long for a revolutionary new technology to take hold and become a part of people’s daily lives. In my view,…
The SEC to Enact Change: What is Amendment 12?
The SEC put circuit breaker rules into effect with Amendment 12 to enact change. On Nov. 20, 2018, Amendment 12 will go…
Investing With Rising Rates: 5 Portfolio Considerations
As central banks around the world set interest rates that strongly influence all sorts of debts, from mortgages to student loans to…
Are High Yield Bonds Too Risky?
The SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (ITE) and SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) have seen a large increase in short…
Lots of Corporate Bonds in One ETF
Investors looking for cost-effective exposure to a broad swath of investment-grade corporate bonds with varying durations may want to consider the Vanguard…
How Factors Performed During a Roller Coaster Q1
Factors ETFs had a roller coaster first quarter for many reasons. Let’s take a look at how they did. Roller Coaster QI…
Investing 101: What are Bonds?
When governments and corporations need money to pay for projects, they raise capital by issuing bonds, which are debt securities that they…
Why We Expect Treasury Rates to Stay Contained
Strengthening inflation data have driven US yields higher in recent weeks. We expect inflation to remain on the higher side in the…
How Higher Rates Can Create Assets for Municipal Investors
By SNW Asset Management via Iris.xyz After the jump in rates that occurred in late 2016, Treasury bonds more or less traded…
Bond ETFs: Smooth Operators Amidst Volatility
Some investors have been concerned about liquidity risks in the notoriously illiquid fixed-income markets that bond ETFs seek to reflect, but as…
An Active Way for ETF Investors to Access Investment-Grade Bonds
Principal Financial Group added an actively managed fixed-income ETF that focuses on investment-grade quality debt. Principal recently launched the Principal Investment Grade…