3 Opportunities in the Corporate Bond Market

3 Opportunities in the Corporate Bond Market

As the dust begins to settle following the extreme volatility seen in the second quarter of 2020, the corporate bond market has revealed opportunities. At Sage, we favor the communications, energy, and high-yield sectors as we believe they offer solid credit fundamental trends along with strong relative value. Communications The... READ MORE »

Examining a Benefit of Active Non-Transparent ETFs

With more active non-transparent ETFs (ANTs) bursting onto the scene, advisors may want to examine one of the important perks of this fund structure: warding off front running. A base definition of front running implies some level misdeed as it says the action is a trade based on non-public information. In the fund world, front [...] READ MORE »

Reducing Low Rate Risk in Retirement With NUSI

Low interest rates aren’t a retiree’s best friend. Record low borrowing costs brought forth by the Federal Reserve take some of the shine off of asset classes, including government and municipal bonds, once thought of as staples of retirement investing. The Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI) can change... READ MORE »

ARKK Adorers Amplify Adulation for Soaring ETF

There are story stocks and there story are ETFs. The ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK) is a little bit of both, due in part to its sizable allocation to Tesla. However, the electric vehicle maker isn’t the only story with ARKK. Amid a surge of inflows earlier this year, ARKK became the largest equity-based actively [...] READ MORE »

Mortgage Rates Could Fall Further, According to Market Experts

One byproduct of Covid-19 that has current and prospective real estate owners interested is the low interest rates. With the central bank looking to keep rates near zero, it’s been a boon for mortgage rates, which could fall even further. “With coronavirus sending the U.S. into a recession and causing record-high unemployment,... READ MORE »

Summer Investing European Vacation? Do It With Dividends

Europe hasn’t been a hot topic, at least in a positive way, in investment conversations for some time, but that is starting to change and that shift brings opportunities with ETFs, including the WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEArca: EUDG). EUDG tracks the WisdomTree Europe Dividend Growth Index, “a fundamentally... READ MORE »