Looking overseas: The case for international investing The debate about international investing has raged for decades, on a range of topics including diversification benefits, how riskier companies in less developed countries can provide opportunities for greater returns, and how investors in countries around the world may make the mistake of assuming [...] READ MORE » |
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Vident Investment Advisory Wades into ANTs Vident Financial, the firm behind ETFs, such as the U.S. Diversified Real Estate ETF (NYSE Arca: PPTY) and the Vident Core US Equity ETF (NasdaqGS: VUSE), is getting into the realm of active non-transparent ETFs (ANTs). “VIA has entered into a license agreement with New York City-based Blue Tractor Group, LLC (Blue Tractor), permitting... READ MORE » |
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The Average Large Cap Fund Continues to Struggle More than seven of ten active large-cap mutual funds failed to outperform the S&P 500 Index in the three-year period ended June 2020, rewarding the $667 billion of assets held in related index-tracking ETFs led by SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). Despite the strong recent run for mega-cap growth stocks, [...] READ MORE » |
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Clark Capital’s Bottom-Up, Fundamental Strategies Since the S&P 500 Index low on March 23rd, the V-shaped recovery in stock prices was stellar in the face of extreme economic conditions. The five-month upward trajectory in the market was not solely due to improving fundamentals. A combination of Fed liquidity fueling the markets, negative real interest rates offering little alternative... READ MORE » |
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Let’s Dive Into the Reasons Why You Need Municipal Bonds The Federal Reserve showed just how important the bond market is by purchasing debt-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but one area they didn’t focus on was the municipal bond market. It’s one sub-sector of the debt market that retail investors shouldn’t overlook and let’s dive into some reasons why. “Municipal... READ MORE » |
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