ETFs vs. Funds: It’s all over but the shoutin’
I was looking over a summary of new ETF launches this year and was struck how many of them came from traditional mutual fund companies – JP Morgan, Franklin, Principal, Nationwide, Oppenheimer to name a few. I guess it is not really surprising that they are interested in ETFs. Perhaps a more pertinent question is what took them so long? Investors and their advisors have known for a long time that ETFs provide a better set of benefits than funds and have been moving money towa
8 ETFs for 2018
Astoria believes that this late cycle, pro-cyclical rally persists, for now, until either (1) liquidity starts to deteriorate (2) inflation materially rises (3) the synchronized global earnings recovery collapses. In the second half of ‘18, higher dispersion will set in as Fed rate hikes, a decline in liquidity, and further yield curve flattening will have distinct portfolio implications. Hence, our bullish ideas are centered around the first 2 quarters. Click here to read th
