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These 15 Funds Were the Worst Performing of the Past Decade—Is One in Your Portfolio?
These 15 funds lost billions in shareholder value over the past decade, even during a bull market. Discover which leveraged ...
2 High-Yielding ETFs Retirees Can Safely Build Their Portfolios Around
A couple of ETFs that may be attractive options for retirees are Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF ( SCHD -1.16%) and Pacer ...
ETFs Are Proving a Double-Edged Sword in a Normally Staid Market
This month’s panic-driven selling across municipal bonds — fueled by the boom in ETFs — is proving a mixed blessing for ...
The Best ETFs and How They Fit in Your Portfolio
Exchange-traded funds make it easy to diversify a portfolio and are often easier for investors to buy than their mutual fund ...
The belated CLO ETF stress test
It’s no secret why the air has now come out of CLO ETFs. Although no AAA-rated CLO — the tranche favoured by most ETFs — has ever defaulted since their introduction in 1997, fears over defaults make ...
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Investment trusts tap the profits in exotic and obscure global markets
Peter Walls, manager of the Unicorn Mastertrust fund, highlights three investment trusts as he shares where he'd put his ...
The 7 Best Monthly Dividend ETFs to Buy Now
When bull markets stall and the economic picture is uncertain, many investors turn to monthly dividend exchange-traded funds, ...
US Fund Investors Pull Back in March Amid Market Volatility
Amid growing uncertainty around the trajectory of the US and global economies, investors pulled back on purchases of ...
Stock Market Whiplash: 5 Moves to Protect Your Portfolio Now
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), and the Nasdaq (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have ...
Is the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF a Buy Now?
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF pays a quarterly distribution. Investors received the fund's most recent distribution on March 31, $0.2488 per share. On an annualized basis, it amounts to about a ...
My husband will inherit $180K. I think we should invest the money. He wants to pay off his $168K mortgage. Who’s right?
My husband, 61, is on Social Security Disability Insurance. I’m turning 60 soon, and I don’t work. He has $15,000 in ...
What Is a Leveraged Volatility ETF?
Leveraged volatility exchange-traded funds are specialized exchange-traded funds that use derivatives and borrowed capital to deliver multiple returns (typically 1.5x or 2x) of daily changes in ...