February 23, 2021
The debt market is a vast sea that investors often can’t simply navigate on their own. Novice bond investors can get complete exposure via ETFs like the
IUSB seeks to track the investment results of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Index. The fund generally will invest most of its assets in the component securities of the index and may also invest in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the underlying index, but which BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
U.S. Stock ETFs Try to Stabilize Themselves after Morning Losses February 18, 2021
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds tried to pare early morning losses toward the end of Thursday’s session.
On Thursday, the
The equity markets have taken a breather after hitting record highs. Market observers warn of increased risks at these levels due to lofty valuations across various segments and the slow pace of the economy’s recovery, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Jason Pride, chief investment officer for private wealth at Glenmede, warned that the months-long rally suggests stocks now have high valuations, Reuters reports.
February 17, 2021
Capital keeps on flowing into emerging markets as more investors embrace a growing risk-on sentiment. These flows are helping core EM funds like the
IEMG seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index. The index is designed to measure large-, mid-, and small-cap equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
“The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is the younger, cheaper variation on BlackRock’s flagship iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM),” the fund’s ETF Database profile noted. “IEMG debuted in 2012 as part of the new ultra-low-cost iShares Core series, which was designed to attract buy-and-hold investors.”