by Marketing | Feb 21, 2025 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are contributing to investor activity, from earnings to tariffs to market breadth and comparisons of foreign markets to ours. Enjoy! Beckham: It’s not just megcap tech...
by John Luke Tyner | Feb 21, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
Quantitative Tightening Ending Soon This week’s press about the Fed minutes release were the same: the Fed is worried about tariffs and is in no rush to lower rates. But beneath the headline the Fed signaled Quantitative Tightening (QT) for Treasuries is...
by Brian Jacobs | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog, Investment Concepts
With Treasury yields at multi-year highs, many investors are turning to Treasury-focused ETFs, money market funds, and broad bond index funds to capture attractive returns. However, a common tax reporting issue could cost you: misreported Treasury distributions. If...
by Aptus PM Team | Feb 14, 2025 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are contributing to investor activity , from rate expectations to growth drivers to government spending and comparisons of foreign markets to ours. Enjoy! Inflation and...
by John Luke Tyner | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
CPI rose 0.5% in January, above the 0.3% gain expected and an uptick from a 0.4% increase in December. Year-over-year, prices rose 3.0%, a tenth of a percentage point higher than expected and the fourth consecutive month of acceleration. Source: Stifel as of...
by Brian Jacobs | Feb 10, 2025 | Blog, Investment Concepts
Daily leveraged ETFs aim to magnify the returns of an underlying asset or index, often by 2x or -2x the daily return. While appealing for short-term trading, their mechanics often lead to lower long-term returns despite higher risk. Inspired by Corey Hoffstein’s...
