Fears of past market crises have investors selling the category despite its wide margins of safety and outperformance over its blend and value counterparts, says Morningstar's Shannon Zimmerman.
Vanguard's chief economist, Joe Davis, cautions investors who turn to equities to replace bond income and also offers some vehicles for short- and long -term inflation protection.
Tuesday's election eliminated some uncertainty around health-care reform, but the market is still undervaluing several firms in the sector, say Morningstar's Alex Morozov and Matt Coffina.
William Harding of Morningstar Investment Management, head of alternatives research Nadia Papagiannis, and ETF analyst Tim Strauts outline smart diversification strategies in this 50-minute roundtable discussion.
ETF analyst Tim Strauts explains how fixed-income alternatives could buffer your portfolio in a rising rate environment, or offer more equitylike exposure with less volatility.
Morningstar ETF Invest Conference panelists discuss the similarities, differences, and appeal of these two strategies in today's low-growth, low-return, and high-volatility market.