Generate Global Income With This Dividend ETF
Ex-US equity markets are trailing domestic stocks this year, but investors looking to position for a rebound in international stocks may want…
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First Trust Adds More Momentum Plus ETFs
First Trust, one of the largest issuers of smart beta ETFs, recently launched three First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus ETFs. Included…
Reducing Stock-Level Risk With Equal-Weight Funds
Equal weight, the index methodology that assigns approximately the same weights to all of the benchmark’s components, is one of the oldest…
Consumer Discretionary ETF Could Soar in September
With the consumer discretionary sector ranking as one of this year’s best-performing sectors, investors may want to consider a more tactical approach…
Revisiting Euro Currency Hedged ETFs
The CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (NYSEArca: FXE) is lower by nearly 3% over the past month and some foreign currency market observers…
A Popular Dividend Strategy in an International Wrapper
Dividend investors looking to add some international income to their portfolios have plenty of exchange traded funds to consider. Those also looking…
A Steady Quality ETF For The Second Half
Among the individual investment factors, quality has been a solid performer this year. Just look at the iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality…
Another Examination of Low Volatility ETFs
Among smart beta ETFs dedicated to individual investment factors, low volatility products have been popular with conservative investors based on the premise…
This Dividend ETF is Impressing This Year
With the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, sending Treasury yields higher, many investors thought some high dividend strategies and the related ETFs…
Go Global With This Multi-Factor ETF
A growing number of multi-factor exchange traded funds offer exposure to international stocks. One of the more seasoned members of that group…
A Solid Bet Among Multi-Factor ETFs
Multi-factor ETFs, or those funds employing multiple investment factors, are a rapidly-growing corner of the broader smart beta universe. Over the past…
Sustainable Smart Beta Investing With Upside Potential
Exchange traded funds adhering to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing principles are expected to see rapid growth in the coming years,…
BlackRock to Shutter Some Currency Hedged, Factor ETFs
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the parent company of iShares, the world’s largest issuer of exchange traded funds, said it is closing several…
Smart Beta ETFs: What Are They? How Do They Work?
Investors seeking ways to further diversify their portfolios should consider smart beta ETFs, which use both active and passive methods of investing…