Covered call strategies have been around for a very long time, but covered call ETFs have recently enjoyed a massive increase in popularity.
The popularity of Buffered ETFs, also referred to as Defined outcome ETFs, has exploded over the last five years. Historically there has been a wide deviation in caps over the years.
As investors have flocked to defined outcome funds or buffered outcome ETFs, certain questions have arisen, principally around buffered ETF performance and pricing.
The Defined Outcome investment landscape is rapidly evolving, offering new opportunities for managing risk and return with greater precision.
With Morningstar’s recent categorization of these funds, having a firm understanding of how they work and how to differentiate them is critical for investors. Join the experts at Swan Global for an educational exploration of options-based investing.
As we turn the page to a New Year, the environment is increasingly uncertain and unconventional, to say the least. The stock market is pushing new highs while the equity risk premium evaporates. As the Fed returns to a low-rate environment, generating income has become more difficult. Longer-term, structural problems loom over the U.S. economy as no one seems willing to fix the deficit and debt problems.
The last five years have bombarded investors with a seemingly never-ending array of challenges. Yet despite all these obstacles the S&P 500 is up almost 90% as of this writing.
Join the experts at Swan Global Investments for an educational webcast on how an active approach to hedged equity can mitigate risk in volatile times and capture growth opportunites.
What is interesting about the growth of hedged equity is that most of the assets are held in passively managed structures.
The derivative income space has grown tremendously over the last five years. Since the end of 2019 there has been a ten-fold increase in assets invested in derivative income ETFs and mutual funds, from $7bn to $73bn.
Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-09, fixed income investors have suffered the worst of both worlds. For a dozen years they endured the stingiest of yields on their fixed income holdings.
Join the experts at Swan Global Investments and learn how you can mitigate risk, generate income, and capture return.
We will explore research concerning passive, covered call income strategies, give an overview of the derivative income category and due diligence considerations, and take a closer look at an ‘active-active’ approach deployed in a new ETF.
A cruder version of the above phrase, “Mess Around and Find Out”, has gained popularity in the American vocabulary. Politicians keep messing around with the creditworthiness of the nation’s sovereign debt. On August 1st, they found out.
In 2022, both fixed income and equities stumbled, creating greater focus on alternatives. As market headwinds continue to remain strong, investors are increasingly turning to alternative strategies to increase diversification, address higher rates, and mitigate risk. Join the experts at Swan Global and VettaFi for a webcast that digs into where alternatives can fit in a portfolio.
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The Banking emergency arising with mid-sized, regional banks is a direct consequence of policy decisions. Examine the causes of bank failures in 2023 and the potential for larger contagion.
Quick – where were you 25 years ago?
The following are some commonly asked questions and concerns I’ve heard from advisors about 401Ks, target-date funds and retirement.
