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Profit Off Health and Wellness With This Fund
The Global X Health & Wellness Thematic ETF (NASDAQ:BFIT) seeks to harness the effects of changing consumer lifestyles by investing in companies geared toward promoting physical activity and well-being. The fund aims to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx Global Health & Wellness Thematic […]
Reality in Between Bites
In the 1990s, the phrase “reality bites” became a popular saying that was used to describe the, often harsh and painful, experiences of life. You know, the sort of experiences that jolt you out of your youthful fantasies and bring you back into the real world. There was even a 1994 film of the same […]
Managed Risk Fund Provides Automatic Investment Rotation
(Note: third in a series on hedged-equity, low-volatility ETFs) For investors who are seeking exchange-traded fund (ETF) investments with low volatility that can still produce quality returns, DeltaShares S&P 600 Managed Risk ETF (DMRS) provides an interesting strategy. This fund strikes a balance between active and passive management by managing itself through a set of […]
Real Conversations Matter
The first presidential debate of 2020 took place last night, and if you came away from the roughly 90 minutes of verbal chaos as disappointed in the result as I was, then you’re not alone. Even my random late-night sampling of opinions from both sides of the political aisle revealed just how unsatisfying the exchanges […]
S&P 400 Managed Risk Fund Offers Appreciation Potential
(Note: second in a series on hedged-equity, low-volatility ETFs) The DeltaShares S&P 400 Managed Risk ETF (DMRM) seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 400 Managed Risk 2.0 Index. This exchange-traded fund (ETF), created on July 31, 2017, has amassed $87.52 million in total assets by offering investors exposure […]
Shield Yourself From Risk with the Low-Volatility Fund DMRL
(Note: first in a series on hedged-equity, low-volatility ETFs) Volatility is a familiar and unavoidable reality in today’s market. As any seasoned investor understands, market volatility can send a portfolio into a tailspin, as breaking even requires a market surge and restoring a portfolio’s original value takes an even bigger market boost. To combat volatility […]