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BNDI Worth a Bet as Bond Yields Rise
Treasury yields are continuing to climb, and at a particularly bad time as higher rates worsen the impact of the nearly $40 trillion government debt load.
How Quality Dividend ETF XUDV Can Boost Portfolios Amid Risk
Between rising inflation, ongoing geopolitical conflict, and heavy concentration risk, advisors face plenty of challenges when trying to protect and grow client portfolios. As the market broadens and costs climb, the ET…
Digital Asset Flows Are Tracking the Fed, Not Conviction
Digital asset ETFs and ETPs shed roughly US$100M within hours of Kevin Warsh speaking on Friday, September 4, then took in US$1B across the four sessions since. Set that beside US$2B and US$2.9B in the two preceding wee…
Goldman Sachs Launches Emerging, International Equities ETFs
Goldman Sachs Asset Management launched two new ETFs Monday, expanding exposure to emerging and international equities. The ETF duo includes the Goldman Sachs Data Enhanced Emerging Markets Equity ETF (GEMQ) and the Gol…
Curious About Value? How a Quality Value ETF Approach Can Help
It’s no secret that valuations are quite high, but what do investors and advisors make of that? On the one hand, there’s plenty of equities still out there in these early stages of the AI revolution. However, markets ar…
Got AI Trepidation? Hedge Your Bet With Industrials
The last couple of days have certainly been interesting for AI bulls and bears alike. Key Takeaways: It’s been a tale of two cities for AI investors as of late, with breakout Oracle earnings coming out amid growing call…
Out of the Doghouse, SDOG Holds Dividend Stalwarts
There’s a lot of enthusiasm directed to artificial intelligence (AI) and mega-cap growth stocks. Still, shares of companies returning capital to shareholders by way of buybacks and dividends are delivering the goods thi…
Active Tech ETF GTEK Beats Tech ETF Average By 20%
Looking for a way to energize your portfolio while adding greater flexibility? Tech equities continue to play a starring role for numerous portfolios, but markets are broadening. Valuations are high, and pressure is gro…
Why CLO Optionality Is Essential for Modern Income Investors
The structured credit landscape has evolved rapidly, we believe making structural flexibility and portfolio optionality imperative for modern income investors. That said, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) have hist…
Under the Hood: Why Value ETFs Are Not Created Equal
When I read Dr. Jim Dahle’s excellent post on choosing the best small cap value ETF, I was floored by how different the performances of these ETFs were despite their indexes all tracking small and value factors. My writ…
India wholesale prices rise 9.92% year-on-year in August
For textile and apparel supply chains, the manufacture of textiles index increased to 104.3 in August from 104.0 in July, with YoY inflation at 12.63 per cent against 12.80 per cent. The manufacture of wearing apparel i…
AI’s Growing Debt Appetite: Why This Time May Be Different
Key Takeaways USD investment-grade bond issuance has topped $1.5 trillion in 2026, with 20 jumbo deals worth $384 billion driving much of the pace. Technology companies have accounted for roughly 60% of jumbo issuance s…
India’s Modi and China’s Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
Cooperation in areas from politics and security to economics and finance are the main focus areas of the grouping, with 2026 chair India and 2027 chair China seeking wider partnership to boost its global clout.
My Favorite Consumer Staples Play Right Now
Owning consumer staples stocks is an absolute must in a dividend investing strategy. Most people turn to dividend stocks for two reasons — to generate income or to put the magic of compounding to work using dividend rei…
Meloni sees Italy 2026 growth at 1%, matching euro zone
DAMASCUS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb sus…
Treasury Yields Snapshot: September 11, 2026
A broad selloff in global bonds drove U.S. 10-year Treasury yields close to the widely monitored 5% mark, according to Reuters. The report, published on September 11, attributes the pressure to inflation worries tied to…
Brazil’s Marcelo Kayath would be strong pick for Finance Ministry, Eduardo Bolsonaro says
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian investor and former banker Marcelo Kayath would be “an excellent choice” to serve as finance minister should Senator Flavio Bolsonaro win the presidency in next month’s …
State Street’s PRSD ETF Celebrates 1 Year of Strong Performance
One year in, the State Street Short Duration IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRSD) is making a strong case for a broader approach to short-duration fixed income. Since its launch, PRSD has returned 3.46% at NAV, outperf…
This Segment Has a REIT ETF Looking Healthy
New investors don’t always realize it, but the real estate sector is more expansive than meets the eye. For example, the widely followed S&P Real Estate Select Sector Index is home to stocks from eight real estate sub-g…
Federal Budget Deficit Narrows More Than Expected
There is big new spending and deficits that would be even larger without review savings. Buffers are slim against the two fiscal anchors of a balanced operating budget by 2028-29, and a declining deficit-to-GDP ratio. T…
Japan Rotation Supports Case for This ETF
The artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor trades are garnering plenty of limelight this year and when investors evaluate those themes relating to ex-US equities, their attention largely shifts to China, South K…
XLC: Combining AI Growth & Telecom Defense
Of all the equity sectors to gain focused exposure to, why should advisors and investors consider choosing communication services? Key Takeaways: The communication services sector may be getting overlooked by some inves…
The Treasury’s Bond Buybacks Split Wall Street Views
(Kitco News) – Gold prices surged to their third straight weekly gain, as concerns over U.S. debt sustainability, a weaker dollar, and the Treasury Department’s surprise move to expand long-dated bond buybacks helped th…