Many investors turn to annuities to seek a return on their money that can benefit from positive markets but are shielded from negative markets. New tools like the BFRZ ETF allow us to access very similar profit and loss profiles to annuities, but maintain control of the assets and capital. This trade-off gives the power back to investors and allows for very prudent risk management, lower sequence of returns risk, and other benefits traditionally reserved for annuities.
For the second consecutive month, the industry saw a noticeable slowdown in new ETFs launched in May. However, even amid this more restrained launch period, the underlying trend of innovation continued to be a driving force within the ETF space.