February 22, 2021
The 2020 election season is a thing of the past, but that doesn’t damage the case for infrastructure assets such as the
NFRA tries to reflect the performance of the STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index, which identifies equities that derive the majority of revenue from infrastructure business, providing exposure to both traditional and non-traditional infrastructure sectors. Investors considering NFRA or any other infrastructure asset are betting this time will be different when it comes to policy execution under President Biden.
Chris Huemmer, a senior investment strategist at FlexShares, sees infrastructure as an asset class poised to benefit this year.
Enthusiasm for the
FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund (NYSEArca: NFRA) and other infrastructure exchange traded funds may feel like it’s waning, but investors shouldn’t be fooled. In today’s low yield environment, NFRA still merits consideration.
NFRA tries to reflect the performance of the STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index, which identifies equities that derive the majority of revenue from infrastructure business, providing exposure to not only infrastructure sectors, but non-traditional ones as well. Investors considering NFRA or any other infrastructure asset are betting this time will be different when it comes to policy execution and implementation.
Pay nowâor pay a lot more later? Thatâs the choice Americans face when it comes to our crumbling infrastructure. Â
Third-worldish airports. Pothole-strewn roads. Trains that crawl compared with sleek counterparts in Asia and Europe. Hundreds of water main breaks a day (more than 500 today alone, says WaterMainBreakClock.com). On and on. Weâve been complaining for years, and politicians have been vowing for years to do something about it. Yet not much seems to happen.Â
You might not know that youâre paying a hefty tab for this Flintstones-like infrastructure: $3,400 a year. Thatâs the hidden cost to youâannually, says a study by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It comes in the form of car repairs from hitting those potholes, time and gasoline wasted sitting in traffic, power outages, and more.Â