Page 4 - Jon Ulin News Today

ETF inflows on track to shatter 2020 record Flows into exchange-traded funds have been unprecedented this year, even against the backdrop of a record 2020. Despite market valuations and inflation threats, financial advisers are keeping the pedal to the metal. July 6, 2021 3 MINS If flows into ETFs is any indication, investors and financial advisers are going full steam ahead into this market, shunning warnings of market bubbles and inflationary threats. Through the end of ...

Rising inflation? No problem for fans of emergency cash Financial advisers continue to recommend hefty cash reserves yielding almost nothing and losing ground to inflation, under the premise that safety trumps yield. April 27, 2021 3 MINS Even with yields unable to keep pace with inflation, most financial advisers are holding firm in support of liquid, emergency cash allocations. “The most important characteristic of holding cash is not return but safety and stability,�...

Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff? The big increase in the U.S. M1 money supply could lead to inflationary pressures that will increase risks for the fixed-income portion of a 60-40 portfolio allocation. April 9, 2021 4 MINS Traditional portfolio diversification, the bedrock of financial planning, is coming under assault from an unprecedented Federal Reserve monetary policy that is pouring trillions of dollars into circulation. “The 60-40 portfolio has ...