Should You Play International ETFs Right Now?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its global growth forecast for 2024.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 5, 2024

Get Smart (Beta) With International Exposure Outside the U.S. With DEEF

Getting international exposure is a typical way to get uncorrelated market movements relative to the United States, but at a time when a pandemic has the whole world in its grasp, it becomes a quandary.

ETF Trends • Dec 22, 2020

What’s the Best Stock-Bond Allocation in Today’s Market?

Even before the coronavirus pandemic rained heavy volatility on stocks and bonds, the 60-40 allocation was already in question as a viable strategy at the height of the bull market. Now, that 60-40 allocation has been rendered even more arcane, which puts strategies like smart beta into the limelight.

ETF Trends • May 18, 2020

Momentum Has Been a Surprising Outperformer During Pandemic

COVID-19 shook up the capital markets to a point where investors were looking for alternative strategies to navigate the investing landscape moving forward. One of those strategies is factor-based investing, which saw its fair share of challenges like the rest of the markets, but some surprise performers have emerged like momentum.

ETF Trends • May 8, 2020

Falling Stock Prices Aren’t Hurting ESG Companies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Right now, it’s good to be green—despite the coronavirus outbreak, environmental, social and governance (ESG) companies are thriving amid the chaos.

ETF Trends • Apr 14, 2020

Factor-Based Exposure to the Global Market Helps in Today’s Market

With volatility surging in these times of uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic still a wild card in the capital markets and its impending effects on the global economy, investors could be seeing more rough waters ahead. To navigate the rough tide, getting factor-based exposure though smart beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is certainly an option.

ETF Trends • Apr 8, 2020

Which Factor Works Best in the Current Market Environment?

Investors who are getting their toes wet with factor investing have a litany of options when it comes to choosing which fund suits their portfolios best.

ETF Trends • Feb 6, 2020

Smart Beta ETFs Apply Tried-and-True Investment Strategies

Smart beta ETFs have gained popularity among investors who are seeking alternative ways to access the equities market and diversify a traditional portfolio mix. “Traditionally, smart beta almost means anything that isn’t market-cap weighted – some weighting scheme that takes you away from that standard approach,” Luke Oliver, Head of Investing, Americas, DWS, “It’s kind [.

ETF Trends • Oct 15, 2019