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HYG’s Big Day: An ETF Liquidity Case Study

A well-known high yield bond ETF recently experienced its biggest trading day ever. What’s the takeaway for investors? Matt Tucker is here to explain….

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Playing the Field for Yield

While some investors are focused on what to do when interest rates finally rise, others struggle with the fact that rates remain at rock bottom today. With the latter challenge in mind, Matt Tucker shows how some investors are finding yield in multiple places using a multi-asset class solution….

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The Fixation on the Fed: 3 Investing Implications

Hypersensitive investors are reacting to every utterance from central banks like the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. Russ shares three investing implications of this fixation….

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Kimchi to Kiwi: 10 Bonds You’ve Never Heard Of

Like many people this Memorial Day weekend, Matt Tucker has food on the brain. But rather than burgers and hot dogs, he’s thinking about kimchi and baklava. Why? Besides being different kinds of food, they’re also some of the more colorful bond names out there. …

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Apple Bonds in ETFs: If, When & How?

Wondering if the recent new issuance of Apple bonds will end up in your fixed income ETF? Matt Tucker uses the record offering as an opportunity to revisit how the process works, from soup to nuts….

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ETF Strategy for Rising Rates: Reduce Portfolio Duration

Concerned about rising interest rates? You’re not alone. Luckily, Matt Tucker has you covered with a commonly used ETF strategy that can help defend a bond portfolio against price losses when the inevitable rate rise finally occurs….

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Ask Russ: Inflation Fighting Investments

Wondering how the various inflation fighting investments stack up? Russ answers reader and client questions about different inflation hedging strategies in his latest “Ask Russ” installment. …

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7 Essential Habits of Highly Confident Retirees (Video)

What did confident retirees do during their working careers to build their retirement savings? Chip breaks down their 7 Essential Habits in this brief, lively animated video. As always, the “secret” to a successful retirement is controlling what you can control: your savings habits.

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ETF Strategy for Rising Rates: Sector Allocation

With interest rates at an all-time low, many investors are looking for ways to prepare for an eventual rate rise. Matt Tucker outlines a common strategy to help protect bond portfolios in a rising rate environment….

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POV: Getting Defensive For A Springtime Swoon (Video)

As sequester-related furloughs kick in across a number of federal agencies, investors are being reminded that the US economy likely won’t escape unscathed from these government-imposed spending cuts. Russ K explains what this means and how investors can prepare a portfolio for a slowing economy and springtime swoon….

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