On this week’s episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci was joined by VettaFi Chief Digital Product Officer Saleem Khan to discuss VettaFi’s latest behavioral intelligence data for the month of March. Later, Geraci was joined by Chris Verrone, Strategas’ head of technical & macro research, to talk about the Strategas Macro Momentum ETF (SAMM). [...]...

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A changing rate narrative now leaves advisors weighing the costs and benefits of taking on additional interest rate risk. Mark Cintolo of Natixis Investment Managers and Dominic Nolan of Aristotle Funds joined VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth to discuss rate risk in the recent Fixed Income Symposium. Mark Cintolo, CFA, CAIA, VP, and portfolio consultant at...

Everyone knows that middle siblings tend to get overlooked, but is that happening to midcap stocks, too? Large-cap stocks like the past year’s “Magnificent Seven” dominate headlines, while stock pickers and analysts sift through countless small-cap firms to find the next big star. That leaves midcap stocks out in the cold somewhat, missing out on [...]...

Last week, bond yields continued their march higher as the markets digested higher inflation surprises and the prospects for higher Treasury issuance. The yield curve shifted higher almost in parallel fashion, with 2Y and 10Y yields rising by 10 basis points each, to 4.99% and 4.62%, respectively. The 30Y bond yield moved higher by 9 [...] The post...

A significant portion of small caps are unprofitable, making it essential for investors to fully understand the composition of their small-cap exposure. 40% of small caps in the Russell 2000 Index are unprofitable, according to an article from Kiplinger’s published earlier this year, and very few small-cap companies generate meaningful free cash flow....