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To find the best high-yield bond mutual funds, we began with the Fidelity Investments screener. Our initial list was 381 funds, including both taxable and tax-exempt municipal bond mutual funds. We screened out all funds with lower than neutral Morningstar rankings. The remaining group included many institutional class funds with minimum initial investments of at […]
As with many alternative energy investments, there’s no bright line as to what makes a “wind stock” as opposed to a company that does other things and merely dabbles in this area. Consider General Electric (GE), which is undoubtedly a big player in the wind sector, as its onshore wind segment generates billions each year. […]
Styles come and go, and so does the demand for clothing, as the economy moves from strong to weak and back again. For this reason, the retail sector, of which apparel and textile companies are a part, tends to move along with major indices like the S&P 500, although not necessarily to the same magnitude. […]
We began with a list of more than 140 small-cap ETFs, organized by category, with the intent of selecting a variety of funds employing diverse investment strategies. The initial list was sorted on expense ratio fees, five-year total returns and three-month total returns. The latter factor was to evaluate how the funds performed in a […]
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are government bonds specifically designed to protect the purchasing power of your money from inflation. The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF aims to duplicate the returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index, which tracks TIPS with a maturity of five years or less. TIPS are issued with a set […]
To determine our top choices for the best junk bond ETFs, we screened the available universe of high-yield corporate bond funds using the following criteria: Funds with an overall credit rating of A- or better A credit rating of B or better for returns An expense ratio of less than 0.65% An ETF with an […]
As the crypto market gears up for November, Flockerz’s unique vote-to-earn (V2E) model positions it as a potential driver for the next meme coin surge, with $1.1 million raised in its presale. As the crypto market shifts into November, often regarded as a historically strong month, meme coin newcomer Flockerz ($FLOCK) has garnered significant attention, […]
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that SIFMA, which represents broker-dealers, investment banks, and asset managers, released a white paper that argues that CFP Board “increasingly functions as a de facto private regulator for CFP certificants” and proposes that CFP Board eliminate […]
The Ottawa Senators are on the road to play the New York Rangers on Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. ET. Ottawa (5-4-0) is coming off an 8-1 home win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. New York (6-2-1) is coming off a 5-3 road loss to Washington on Tuesday. Senators vs Rangers: Head-to-head […]
Fourteen wickets fell on Day 1 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, November 1 as bowlers continued to dominate proceedings in the three-match series. Batting first after winning the toss, the Kiwis folded up for 235 in 65.4 overs. In response, India found themselves […]