Yahoo Finance: Tom Lydon Talks China Buys And Infrastructure Potential March 31, 2021
Joining the “ETF Report” with host Alexis Christoforous on Yahoo Finance, ETF Trends’ CEO, Tom Lydon, was on hand to talk about where the record amount of ETF flows has been heading over the past couple of quarters, in addition to China’s recent tech stock decline, and the potential for infrastructure.
Finishing the first quarter of 2021 with close to $240 billion in new assets, Lydon explains how that puts the market on pace for a trillion-dollar year in ETFs, which would be record-breaking, following 2020’s $600 billion year.
“Most of the money is going into growth. But, surprisingly, investors are finding opportunity overseas, not just in developed countries, but especially in emerging markets. Those have worked really well when we’ve seen a lower dollar for the last 18 months. However, most recently, we’ve seen the dollar creep up a little bit, with more money starting to c
What should our electricity future look like?
The February winter storm that devastated the State of Texas was damaging for a myriad of reasons. Not only did the storm cost hundreds of lives and left millions without water, heat, or electricity, but when the dust settles it is anticipated to be the most expensive disaster to ever hit Texas. Hurricane Harvey, which cost the state over $125 billion due to its devastation of the Houston area, will likely be eclipsed by the damage done by this one unseasonably freezing week of winter weather, with some estimates exceeding $200 billion[1].
In the early stages of the storm, the news cycle was dominated by fingers pointing blame at natural gas and wind turbines, questioning their reliability as power sources. While it was unfair to use either as a scapegoat, it called into question a larger issue: what should the future of electricity in the United States (as well as other parts of the world) look like?
SEC cautions potential investors against `high returns’ fraud schemes
SEC gave the advice at a webinar meeting with title `The ABC of Savings and Investment in Abuja’.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned potential capital market investors against putting their monies in fraud schemes that promise unwarranted high returns.
Tunde Kamali, the Head, Investor Education of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), gave the advice at a webinar meeting with title `The ABC of Savings and Investment in Abuja’.
Mr Kamali expressed regrets that fraudsters usually attracted their investors through offers of commissions, pressure tactics, and fictitious track records, among others.
How Rate-Hedged Bond ETFs Became Bona Fide Retirement Strategies April 1, 2021
Rising Treasury yields often prompt advisors and investors to embrace short-term bonds and related exchange traded funds, but there are other ideas to consider, including rate-hedged bond ETFs.
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Data confirm the utility of IGH and HYHG in the current environment.
“If, for example, 10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose just a half of a percent (still a low rate for 10-year yields), a typical investment-grade bond portfolio with a duration of 10 could see a five percent reduction in total return. And while short-term bond funds are an option to help reduce rate risk, they cannot eliminate it,” according to ProShares research.