DRW News and Press, WisdomTree Global ex-US Real Estate Fund From 10/08/20

Prison REITs - the "darkest corner" of the REIT sector - have been slammed in 2020 as pandemic-related operational struggles have clashed with ever-intensifying political headwinds. Undoubtedly, the most controversial real estate sector, Prison REITs have been under assault from the h...

The weak trend in global trade and growth will not be enough to support risky assets such as equities in the coming months. The recent 10%+ consolidation in equities clearly shows how vulnerable is the market currently 'without' central banks and governments' help. Leading indicat...

Chances are most investors reading Seeking Alpha are overweight the US in terms of both stocks and real estate. This has worked out well in recent decades. However, a longer view of history shows this exposes individuals to extreme downside risks, especially in terms of geopolitical turmoil. I...

By Edward D. Perks, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions, and Gene Podkaminer, CFA, Head of Multi-Asset Research Strategies, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions Ed Perks and Gene Podkaminer of Franklin Templeton's Multi-Asset Solutions team discuss ...

Real Estate ETF and CEF Spotlight Exchange-Traded Funds ("ETFs") are an excellent option for investors seeking low-cost, liquid, and diversified exposure to real estate. Closed-End Funds ("CEFs"), a fund structure that shares some similarities but also some critical differences from ETFs, ...

By Jill Mislinski All eight indexes on our world watch list posted losses through July 6, 2020. The top performer is our own S&P 500 with a loss of 1.58%. China's Shanghai is in second with a loss of 2.15% and in third is Tokyo's Nikkei 225 with a loss of 3.98%. Coming in last is Londo...

By Eric Franco and Ajit Ketkar The COVID-19 pandemic upended what had been a healthy real estate market entering 2020. Global real estate securities, as measured by the FTSE EPRA NAREIT Developed Index, are down 21.3% for the year through June 30—trailing global equities—th...

According to CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, World Exports (Volume) experienced a significant decline in April, down 16.8% YoY, registering their highest contraction since May 2009 (-19%). While EM exports fell by 'only' 6.5%, they experienced a titanic drop of 24.8% in ad...

By Philip Lawlor, head of Global Markets Research Technical measures of investor confidence (or fear) are useful tools for gauging impending contrarian shifts in equity market performance. So what are these sentiment indicators telling us now? Our proprietary Composite Sentiment Indicato...

Anthony Okolie recaps the news of the day, including the latest COVID-19 updates, followed by Kim Parlee's talk with Ted Welter, Chief Investment Officer for Alternative Investments, TD Asset Management, about how alternative investments could provide long-term stability in your portfolio...