The most dominant theme/takeaway for me this year is the apparent lack of investor exposure to international equities.
The virtual guarantee of collecting a higher nominal return each year is intrinsically appealing, and companies that boost their dividends regularly can cultivate a clientele of investors who appreciate the income in return for deploying their capital with a proven performer.
The biggest data point on tap this week came early Friday morning before the opening bell, and it was the “official” April employment report.
This week’s ETF Talk addresses another bond-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF), iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG).
Both oil and gold stocks were up huge last month, and now we need to watch these trends to see if and/or when they might start really affecting other markets.
This week, I ran some numbers on the performance of some of the biggest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) here in the United States vs. some of the biggest ETFs around the world.