An ETF Where Risks Are Being Taken to Generate Yield
By Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA The CFRA Focus ETF for August is iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB). In ranking 240 bond…
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Bond ETFs to Gain Share From Individual Bonds & Mutual Funds
By Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA Advisors are increasingly gaining comfort in using bond ETFs to build portfolios and continue to plan to move assets…
BlackRock Expands iShares ‘Core’ with Real Estate, Intermediate Bond ETFs
BlackRock is expanding its lineup of cheap iShares “Core” ETFs with the addition of a U.S. real estate sector and a medium-term…
BlackRock’s ETF Fee Cuts ‘Out Vanguard’ Vanguard
BlackRock has cut prices across its iShares Core exchange traded fund suite ahead of the new Department of Labor fiduciary rule changes,…
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…
31 ETFs for Maximized Fixed-Income Investing
Investors seeking an easy way to fill out a fixed-income portfolio may start off with an aggregate or total bond market exchange…
Short-Term Bond ETFs Time to Shine
The Federal Reserve could announce an interest rate hike next week. Consequently, fixed-income investors may want to think about ways to limit…
Two iShares Bond ETFs to Swap Indices
Two iShares fixed income exchange traded funds will transition to new indices on Tuesday. The iShares Core Short-Term U.S. Bond ETF (NYSEArca:…
BlackRock: 3 Bond Strategies for the New Year
In my last post, I took a look back at the fixed income strategies that I proposed at the beginning of 2013…
What to Look for in a ‘Core’ ETF Investment Portfolio
When constructing a well diversified exchange traded fund portfolio, it is important to maintain strong “core” allocations before diverging off the beaten…
Investors Come Out on Top in ETF Fee War
After Vanguard and Charles Schwab aggressively cut expense ratios in the so-called exchange traded fund fee war, BlackRock’s iShares responded with low…