March 17, 2021
Gold and bitcoin are often compared in the same breath. Yet there’s considerable debate about stores of value, whether either will be acceptable for everyday financial transactions, roles in portfolios, inflation-fighting merit, and so on.
In fact, many market observers refer to bitcoin as ‘digital gold’. Yet some analysts believe those comparisons should come to a halt. That’s not a slight on either asset, but it could provide relief for funds such as the
SGDM tracks the Solactive Gold Miners Custom Factors Index and “emphasizes gold companies with the highest revenue growth and free cash flow yield, and the lowest long-term debt to equity ratio,” according to the issuer.
Risk and Reward: Strategies for Volatility in a Low Rate Environment March 17, 2021
As we near the end of the first quarter, market volatility continues to plague the capital markets. How are advisors managing to navigate market risk while continuing to produce impressive returns?
In the upcoming webcast,
Risk and Reward: Strategies for Volatility in a Low Rate Environment, Brendan Cavanaugh, ETF Product Specialist, Allianz Investment Management LLC; and Joanna Kanakis, Head of Enterprise Sales, Halo Investing, LLC, will outline a new approach to risk management, with risk- and volatility-reduction ETFs you can use in your own clients’ portfolio.
Specifically, Allianz has come out with a suite of Buffered Outcome ETFs designed to expand the risk management solutions available to investors. The lowest-cost buffered outcome ETFs on the market, AllianzIM ETF, seek to match the returns of the S&P 500 Price Return Index up to a stated Cap, while providing a level of risk mitigat
U.S. ETFs Pare Down Their Losses after Fed Statement March 17, 2021
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds pared some of their early-Wednesday losses after the Federal Reserve signaled its intent to maintain its near-zero interest rate policy for the foreseeable future.
On Wednesday, the
In a statement following its two-day policy meeting, the Federal Reserve outlined a rapid acceleration in U.S. economic growth and inflation this year with the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic dissipating, and repeated its pledge to hold target interest rates near zero for years to come, Reuters reports.
“Markets across the board are expensive today, and that is pinned on central bank support,” Hugh Gimber, a strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, told the Wall Street Journal. “So this whole market is very, very sensitive to changes in central bank policy.”
Is a Commodities Supercycle Coming? Make the Call with This Model Portfolio March 17, 2021
Owing to the weak dollar and rising inflation, among many other factors, commodities are growing more and more appealing. The trick is knowing how to right-size those allocations.
WisdomTree’s series of Endowment Model Portfolios can help with that objective.
“By thoughtfully integrating equities, bonds and alternative investments, WisdomTree has created variations of each model with differing risk profiles. WisdomTree’s bespoke approach seeks to ensure that there is a model portfolio for a range of investors, from the conservative to the aggressive,” according to the issuer.