March 9, 2021
When it comes to precious metals and the clean energy equation, silver gets most of the attention, but there’s utility with platinum and the
SPPP provides “a secure, convenient and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors who want to hold physical platinum and palladium. The Trust offers a number of compelling advantages over traditional exchange-traded platinum and palladium funds,” according to the issuer.
“As the coronavirus pandemic brought worldwide economies to a standstill in 2020 platinum demand fell by one million ounces, according to the World Platinum Investment Council, an industry group,” reports Pippa Stevens for CNBC. “But supply fell by 1.3 million ounces amid Covid-related disruptions as well as outages at some key plants. Ultimately platinum demand which averages about eight million ounces per year was pushed into a deficit.”
Amid raucous market action, the bulk of which is being caused by rising Treasury yields, the
ERShares Entrepreneurs ETF (ENTR) is becoming more attractive on the basis of price, while its underlying fundamentals remain sound.
ENTR tries to reflect the performance of the Entrepreneur 30 Index, which is comprised of 30 U.S. companies with the highest market capitalizations and composite scores based on six criteria referred to as entrepreneurial standards. ENTR primarily invests in US Large Cap companies that meet the thresholds embedded in their proprietary Entrepreneur Factor (EF).
There has been a significant shift in how companies conduct business over the last year, with many corporations transitioning their employees to the home as more stringent regulations become commonplace. With this shift comes a need for innovation, with companies like Ring, Crowdstrike, Tesla, and Fiverr embracing an entrepreneurial mindset. Investors looking to get in on the action can look to the is
March 9, 2021
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury recently touched 1.6%, its highest level since the COVID-19 shutdown. Why are rates rising? 1) economic data is improving, and 2) the market is
optimistic about the reopening of the global economy. Are rising rates
bad for your portfolio?
Our view (which I believe is different from others) is that
rising rates should not be bad for your portfolio if you are properly diversified. Meanwhile, market pundits are arguing that it is a doomsday scenario. I think the problem is that many investors have extrapolated previous returns into the future and believe unprofitable technology stocks (i.e., “hopes and dreams” stocks) and bonds will keep going up forever. As my mentor once told me, “everything works until it doesn’t.” So true!
/PRNewswire/ Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS) today reported total assets under management (AUM) as of February 28, 2021 of $166.6 billion..
March 8, 2021
After a strong performance to start the session Monday, stocks and index ETFs tumbled into the close, leaving on the Dow Jones Industrial Average positive on the day. Inverse ETFs shined.
Early in the session, stocks and index ETFs were mixed to higher, continuing their recovery on Monday, as investors were invigorated by Senate approval of a fresh coronavirus stimulus package, helping to boost companies set to benefit from an economic return.
The S&P 500 had climbed almost 1%, buoyed by financial stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 460 points or 1.5% in morning and market afternoon trading. But by the close, the S&P 500 was down 0.54%, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.41% as tech volatility and a rotation out of big tech names like Google and Apple dragged the index lower.