LDSF News and Press, First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF From 07/01/21

MSCI US REIT Index rallied 2.7% in June, which marks an impressive run of eight consecutive monthly increases. The Russell 3000 Index jumped 2.5% in June, the fifth straight monthly advance. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds shows that global asset allocation remains competitiv...

Every few quarters, the repurchase (repo) market seems to experience a new event, with the ensuing headlines fostering a renewed awareness of the importance of this keystone of our financial system. One of the safety valves again being utilized by investors during this unprecedented e...

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) - $0.0350.30-Day SEC Yield of 2.46% as of May 28.Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 25; ex-div Jun 24. For further details see: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0350

I think the Fed is generally terrible at communicating things to the outside world. Stocks are a very good inflation hedge in the long run. If you want to gamble, at least be smart about it by using products that aren’t guaranteed to kill your portfolio in the long run. ...

The latest leading economic data indicate that the recovery is intact and that the strong GDP growth reported for the first quarter of this year will continue. We were looking for the US economy to recover rapidly during the second half of 2020, level off during the first half of 2021...

Volatility returned to government bond markets in April, amid a flood of central bank decisions and noteworthy economic data. The largest movement came from the Portuguese 10-year government bond, whose mid-yield surged by nearly 27 basis points to close at 0.49%, the highest level si...

While many yields are at, or near, their historic lows, opportunity remains in select segments of emerging-market debt, triple B-rated corporate bonds and certain areas of the mortgage-securities market. A good way to approach value stocks has been to find those that are attractively ...

Today's post rolls out the inaugural Risk Review column for the major asset classes, a monthly update that's the companion piece to the monthly performance report and risk-premia estimates. Risk analysis is a broad and deep subject and so this monthly update will be no one's idea of a...

April delivered across-the-board gains in the major asset classes as risk-assets around the world rebounded from widespread losses in March. The lead performer in April: broadly defined commodities, which surged 8.3% via the Bloomberg Commodity Index. The worst performer last mont...

I believe that those investing in the broad stock market indexes are taking a lot of risk right now, and that it would serve them well to hold some bonds. At present, the 10-year Treasury note is priced to return 1.57%/year. The concept of avoiding a bigger loss is a tough one for...