Franklin Templeton Expands Its Bond ETF Options
Franklin Templeton has added three new actively managed fixed-income exchange traded funds that could help yield hunters find attractive avenues of income…
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Why Junk Bond ETFs Are Picking Up Again
Speculative-grade corporate bonds and junk bond ETFs are picking up again, revealing the ongoing appetite for higher yielding bonds despite rising rate…
Eaton Vance’s New Floating-Rate ETMF for a Rising Rate Environment
Eaton Vance Management rolled out a new NextShares exchange traded managed fund, or ETMF, to generate high level of current income by…
3 Bond ETF Strategies for a Rising Rate Environment
This year has surprised many fixed-income ETF investors as benchmark Treasury yields fell in an environment where the Federal Reserve is already…
Amplify Rebrands Dividend ETF to Target Yield-Generating, Floating-Rate Securities
Amplify is revamping the Amplify YieldShares Prime 5 Dividend ETF (BATS: PFV) to an exchange traded fund strategy based on closed-end funds…
Using ETFs to Manage Inflation Risks
While inflationary pressures may not be too pressing at the moment, conservatively positioned, income-oriented investors may be at risk if inflation spikes…
Tactical Income ETF Strategies for the Modern Advisor
Despite concerns over Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, fixed-income exchange traded funds remain a go-to asset for protecting principal in a potentially…
Corporate Credit ETF Outflows Reflect Rate Risk Anxiety
Fixed-income investors seem to be taking interest rate risk very seriously ahead of the Federal Reserve December meeting, trimming exposure to intermediate-term…
Investors Turn to Senior Bank Loan ETFs Ahead of Potential Rate Hikes
With more expecting the Federal Reserve to begin another round of interest rate hikes as soon as December, fixed-income investors are shifting…
ETF Options to Hedge Growing Risk in Junk Bonds
Speculative-grade debt and junk bond exchange traded funds have strengthened as investors search for higher yielding assets in a low-rate environment. However,…
Revisiting Bank Loan ETFs for Income
Yield-hungry investors should look beyond the usual asset classes in their quest for income and that includes considering bank loans or senior…
ETFs That Welcome a Fed Rate Hike
The markets soured on speculation of a possible Federal Reserve interest rate hike as soon as this month. However, there are market…
Senior Bank Loans: An Alternative Fixed-Income ETF Strategy
Yield-strapped investors seeking to augment their income should consider incorporating senior secured floating-rate bank loans and related exchange traded funds into their…
A Relatively Cheap, Defensive Floating-Rate ETF Strategy
As the markets anticipate a higher likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike before the year’s end, it may be a…