AGG: Close To A 5% Yield, With Cash Just 4.5% (And Falling)
Economic growth estimates are stabilizing, with healthy retail sales and job market improvements, suggesting a decent US GDP growth heading into 2025. I maintain a buy rating on AGG, as its yield is significantly higher than cash accounts, despite inflation risks and Fed policy uncertainties. AGG offers broad exposure to investment-grade bonds with a yield to maturity of 4.85%, making it attractive relative to historical averages.
A Record Year for ETF Inflows Imminent
The U.S. ETF industry is about to hit a tremendous milestone. Year to date through November 11, $897 billion has flowed into exchange traded funds, according to FactSet data.
Bond ETFs Trade on Veterans Day
Today is Veterans Day. My father served in the army during the Vietnam War.
Pivotal Decisions
Ahead of a pivotal week of consequential decisions, U.S. equity markets posted a second-straight week of declines as investors parsed a relatively disappointing slate of employment and inflation data. The pivotal Nonfarm Payrolls report showed that the U.S. economy added just 12k jobs in October - the weakest month since 2020 - with notably weaker trends under the surface. Private employment declined by 28k during the month, fueled by the largest plunge in manufacturing employment since the pandemic shutdown, alongside job declines in retail, transportation, and hospitality.
Why I'm Loading Up on These 3 High-Dividend ETFs for Passive Income
These ETFs provide different types of income.
Lots of ETF Milestones to Celebrate
We love to celebrate ETF milestones at VettaFi, whether it is a well-established ETF hitting an even higher round number or newer products proving that age is not a factor. Last week, the first U.S.-listed ETF, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), crossed a new threshold.
A Time for Portfolio Reflection
For some people, the early days of the fourth calendar quarter is a good time for reflection. In life and certainly in portfolios.
An October Surprise
U.S. equity markets extended gains to a fourth-straight week despite a resurgence in benchmark interest rates after a critical slate of employment data showed surprisingly strong labor market trends. One of several strong employment reports, Nonfarm Payrolls data showed that the U.S. economy added 254k jobs in September - the strongest in six months and well above consensus estimates. Combined with a nearly 10% surge in crude oil prices driven by renewed Middle East tensions, markets reflected a significantly less aggressive Fed rate cut path in the months ahead.
7 Dividend Stocks I'm Buying As The Recession Debate Rages
The ongoing debate on whether the economy will face a recession or achieve a soft landing continues, with mixed opinions from experts. Despite my longstanding recession prediction, the economic expansion has been extended due to delayed deployment of pandemic-era savings. Tariffs have not benefited American manufacturing, leading to higher input costs, disrupted supply chains, and a slump in manufacturing jobs and output.
Bond ETF flows this year just topped annual record set in 2021
Investors are flocking to bond ETFs this year, according to State Street.
5 Most-Loved ETFs of Last Week
ETFs across various categories pulled in $8.6 billion in capital last week, with U.S. fixed-income ETFs leading the way.
Active, Crypto & Core ETFs, Oh My
Approximately 150 U.S.-listed ETFs gathered more than $1 billion in the first eight months of 2024. As I looked through the leaderboard, a few key themes jumped out.
