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Gold may shine with 2021’s inflation risks

Mar 11th, 2021 | By
Gold may shine with 2021’s inflation risks

Maxwell Gold, Head of Gold Strategy, State Street Global Advisors, examines the current inflation landscape and gold’s historical performance as a potential efficient diversifier during bouts of different forms of inflation.


Two ways to position your portfolio for a rise in inflation

Mar 11th, 2021 | By
BlackRock builds out iBonds target-maturity range with US TIPS ETFs

By Lyxor Asset Management.

It’s one year since the pandemic shut down large parts of the global economy. Now, hopes that mass vaccination will accelerate economic normalization have raised the prospect of inflation.


How to value thematic strategies

Mar 8th, 2021 | By
Matthew J Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research

By Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at SSGA.

During the pandemic, we’ve seen an evolution of behavioral changes fuel transcendent trends across our economy that may create new future growth opportunities.


Consider high yield emerging markets bonds amid reflation

Feb 15th, 2021 | By
William Sokol, Director of Product Management at VanEck

By William Sokol, Senior ETF Product Manager at VanEck.

Higher rates and inflation are a major challenge for fixed income asset classes, but we believe emerging markets high yield corporate bonds may better withstand these pressures.


Answering the call for fixed income ETF innovation

Feb 5th, 2021 | By
Lidia Treiber, Director, Research, WisdomTree.

By Lidia Treiber, Director, Research, WisdomTree.

The last few years have delivered different fortunes for fixed income ETFs.


Bank ETFs: Wall Street putting its money where its money is

Feb 3rd, 2021 | By
Hillman debuts active US large-cap value ETF

By the ETF research team at Direxion.

2021 has already been a fickle year for the big banks. And yet, followers of the financials know what usually happens next: the banks show weakness.


S&P DJI: Commodities start the year on the front foot

Feb 3rd, 2021 | By

By Fiona Boal, Head of Commodities and Real Assets at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

The headline S&P GSCI rose 4.9% in January.


ESG’s turning point: Four trends could accelerate flows in 2021

Feb 1st, 2021 | By
ESG's turning point SPDR ETFs

By Brie Williams, Head of Practice Management, and Rebecca Chesworth, Equity ETF Strategist at State Street Global Advisors.

So much transpired across society, economies, and the investment community to advance ESG investing in 2020.


Warren Harding’s fiscal restriction is not coming back. Play it with commodities

Feb 1st, 2021 | By
Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree.

As dollar weakness continues, Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree makes the case for investors to position their portfolios toward commodities.


Global ETF trends to watch in 2021

Jan 30th, 2021 | By
Jason Xavier, Head of EMEA ETF Capital Markets at Franklin Templeton Investments.

Jason Xavier, Head of EMEA ETF Capital Markets at Franklin Templeton explores key trends to watch in ETF markets during 2021 including ESG, fixed income, and emerging markets.