Investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional stocks and bonds to meet their income goals. One fund drawing attention for its generous yield is the GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (HIPS). While the ETF’s total-return performance has lagged recently, HIPS is still handily...
Europe is an epicenter of ramped-up defense spending. Many countries in the region are also NATO members pledging to increase the percentages of GDP allocated to national security in significant fashion in the coming years.
Some European nations promise to get 5% of GDP...
Some of the best portfolio opportunities can arise when investor demand lines up with favorable federal policy. Take the critical mineral and materials sector, for instance. This is a sector that, as of late, has benefitted from increased interest in inflation hedge. Not only...
Fixed income investors have been basking in the sunlight of higher yields the past few years amid the Fed’s aggressive rate-hiking cycle. Fast forward to now, with the Fed instituting its second rate cut of the year. Active management now appeals to ETF...
Ex-U.S. equities have been a bright spot for portfolios this year, offering a source of return as U.S. markets have faced volatility. Entering 2025, many investors were already moving to add ex-U.S. stocks to address a recent underwriting trend; Liberation Day and further...
On this week’s episode of ETF Prime, Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, joins host Nate Geraci to review the major ETF milestones and most popular stories from the past month as the industry continues its record-breaking year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03TKUIJbLKU
Rosenbluth and Geraci highlighted that...