January 20, 2021
Fixed-income exchange traded fund investors are looking back into debt assets beaten down by the coronavirus pandemic, as the rollout of vaccines helps fuel demand for riskier assets.
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iShares U.S. Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ: FALN), which tracks the Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield Fallen Angel 3% Capped Index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds that were previously rated investment grade, just enjoyed a weekly net inflow of $478 million and another $93 million in inflows at the start of this week, more than doubling the fund’s assets under management to over $1 billion, according to Bloomberg.
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Queenie Tan (pictured), from Sydney, said her financial success gradually accumulated over time after she started researching and investing when she was 19
1. Buy good quality items that last
While it can be tempting to buy cheap appliances and items when you re trying to save money, the 24-year-old said quality is always key. When you buy the cheapest things you can find, often these things don t really last, and that s why it s important to invest in good quality items, particularly electronic items, Queenie said.
She recently bought a good quality stove top, a good oven, a good dishwasher and a good quality coffee machine - as these are things she uses the whole time.
Tactical High Yield Solutions for Today’s Yield-Starved Environment January 20, 2021
It’s not news to anyone that we’re in a low, potentially even negative, real interest rate environment. There’s little on the horizon to suggest change. What’s an advisor to trying to generate client cash flow to do? Think outside the aggregate.
In the upcoming webcast, Tactical High Yield Solutions for Today’s Yield-Starved Environment, Jeffrey Thompson, CEO, Donoghue Forlines; and Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research, State Street Global Advisors, will discuss how to include other income generating assets in your portfolio, but more importantly, how to think about managing risk in the hunt for yield.
Prepared by Scott Opsal
Investment styles generally have an inherent tendency to outperform in either bullish or bearish market environments. One cohort attracts buyers when the equity market is running higher and optimism prevails, while other styles draw interest when the market is weak, worry abounds, and safety is the desire of the day.
Such a behavioral bias is built into some factors by design, others accrue their directional bias as a secondary result of economic or cyclical forces.
There is no “official list” of bullish or bearish factors, so we must infer these tilts by examining style performance during periods when the market is exhibiting clear signs of bullish or bearish sentiment. The pandemic-induced swings during 2020 were exceptional in their speed and magnitude, providing excellent data points for analyzing style performance during extreme phases of market movements