6 ETF Strategies to Hedge Rate Risk
As investors anticipate rising interest rates ahead, investors may look to various ETF strategies that are designed for this kind of environment.…
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Bond ETF Investors Should Adapt to Fed Changes
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike its benchmark interest rates or the third time this year, and some Wall street…
Rising Inflation Expectations Lower Treasury Bond ETFs’ Appeal
Treasury bond exchange traded funds continued to deteriorate, with yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes hitting a 17-month high Thursday, as crude…
How to Better Manage Rising Rate Risks with Alternative Bond ETFs
The debt market has been reeling as bond yields rose. However, fixed-income investors can hedge against rising rates through alternative bond exchange…
ETF Strategies for Growing Risk of Normalizing Interest Rates
With increased expectations of a rising interest rate environment ahead, fixed-income ETF investors should prepare their bond portfolios for the growing risks.…
Inverse Treasury ETFs Gain Traction on Mounting Rate Hike Bets
As the markets anticipates with almost complete certainty that the Federal Reserve will restart raising interest rates in December, bearish or inverse…
ETFs to Hedge President-Elect Trump’s Inflationary Proposals
President-elect Donald Trump has backed a number of measures that could fuel inflationary pressures ahead. Consequently, investors should consider exchange traded fund…
A Cautious Call on Long-Term Treasury ETFs
The Federal Reserve gave Treasurys and the corresponding exchange traded funds, such as the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: TLT),…
Charts Not Encouraging for Bond ETFs
Perhaps this will change if, as expected, the Federal Reserve declines to raise interest rates this week, but for the moment, it…
ETFs to Hedge Rising Risks in Treasury Bonds
Investors have flocked to U.S. Treasuries and bond-related exchange traded funds in a world of negative-yielding sovereign debt. However, with U.S. Treasury…
Bearish Bond ETFs Back in Style
Ten-year Treasury yields surged 9.8% last week to 2.11%, the highest levels since late February. Over the past month, 10-year yields are…
These Leveraged ETFs are Burning Investors
When properly used, leveraged exchange traded funds can be potent tools. The temptation of that potency must be accompanied by the reminder…
Attractive Alternative Treasury ETFs
Treasury yields are beginning to tick higher after the bout of volatility sent investors to safety. While rates haven’t surged, Treasury bond…
Inverse Treasury ETFs Help Hedge Against Rising Rates
Speculation on Fed tapering has pushed benchmark Treasury yields to a 11-week high. Consequently, bond investors have begun shifting out of long-term…