January 2021 Update on the U.S. Economy With COVID-19 still spreading throughout the United States, the Astor Economic Index continued its weakening trend in the month of December, ending the quarter down from its peak several months ago but still well into solid growth territory. This month’s non-farm payroll came in about as expected with a loss of 140,000 [...] READ MORE » |
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The SGDM ETF: Worth Its Weight in Gold Low interest rates, a weak dollar, and the specter of inflation are among the factors boosting gold prices this year. That’s great news for exchange traded funds like the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: SGDM). SGDM tracks the Solactive Gold Miners Custom Factors Index and “emphasizes gold companies with the highest revenue... READ MORE » |
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Multi-Asset Model Portfolios? A Unique Winning Strategy Multi-asset strategies are in the spotlight due to depressed bond and cash yields. Yet these ideas aren’t carbon copies of each other, making allocating in this space a tricky endeavor. A good place to start is with the Global Multi-Asset Income Model Portfolios, which are part of WisdomTree’s menu of Modern Alpha Model Portfolios.... READ MORE » |
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The Q’s Have It: CQQQ Joining the High-Flying QQQ Club The technology play doesn’t look to be letting up anytime soon, and that’s also the case for the world’s second largest economy. ETF investors should give the Invesco China Technology ETF (CQQQ) a closer look after its 20% start to 2021. CQQQ is based on the FTSE China Incl A 25% Technology Capped Index. The Fund... READ MORE » |
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How Creation/Redemption Makes ETFs Tax-Efficient Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are truly unique investment products, endowed with a number of specific advantages. One of the ‘pros’ of ETFs is their tax efficiency, which is a direct result of how ETF shares are created and redeemed. In fact, it is the creation/redemption process that drives a significant part of the ETF... READ MORE » |
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The QQQJ ETF: Nasdaq’s On-Deck Circle Money never sleeps. Nor does innovation. Investors looking to access a basket of tomorrow’s innovators today, can consider the Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ). QQQJ is a large cap growth fund, but the average market capitalization of its 100 components is significantly smaller than that of the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:... READ MORE » |
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