4 Fixed Income ETFs Pulling Big Money in 2018
By Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA In the first quarter of 2018, actively managed fixed income funds pulled in $26 billion of new money, just…
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Investors Warm to Junk Bond ETFs as Default Rates Stay Low
The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEArca: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEArca: JNK), the…
TLT: A Bond ETF that can Keep Soaring
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: TLT) is up 4.7% over just the past month, an impressive move for a…
A Pretty Picture for Some Big Bond ETFs
With fixed income exchange traded funds swelling in size and many U.S. government bond ETFs at or flirting with all-time highs, there…
Nuveen Files Plans for Aggregate Bond ETF
Nuveen Investments, which has been angling to get back into the exchange traded funds business after a lengthy absence, filed plans with…
Inside Three Corporate Bond ETF Ideas
With many investors still apprehensive about embracing junk bonds, investment-grade corporate bond exchange traded funds remain a popular avenue for capturing relatively…
20 Hot Intermediate-Term Bond ETFs
More investors are dabbling in tactical or alternative fixed-income options in anticipation of a rising interest rate environment or overweighting equities all…
The Opportunities for Fixed-Income ETFs During Rising Rates
The fixed-income ETF space is at an inflection point. Junk bond concerns, corporate debt, and treasury uncertainties due to the upcoming interest…
Fed Up With the Fed?
In the wake of newly released economic indicators, namely large employment gains versus expectations, and the strong suggestion in the Federal Reserve’s…
The Surprising Relationship of High Yield ETFs & Interest Rates
After the strong jobs report on November 6th, it’s looking like the Fed might finally have some data to justify in their…
Is an ETF the Best Wrapper for High-Yield Exposure?
If you follow bond markets—and maybe even if you don’t—you’ve probably been hearing a lot about high-yield. Some say this so-called “junk” spells…
Does the U.S. Have an Inflation Problem?
One reason the Federal Reserve (Fed) has delayed initiating its first rate hike in years: Headline U.S. inflation has been persistently running…
The Case For Local Currency Denominated ETFs
Investing internationally – US dollar vs local currency denominated ETFs Investors are frequently advised to allocate at least a portion of their…
Is The Debt In Your High-Yield ETF Safe?
There has been a lot of recent talk about risks within the high yield market, much of them we believe are exaggerated,…