Major equity indexes appear to have resumed their uptrend following a minor pullback after the Fed’s “no taper” decision last week. With all eyes are on tomorrow’s monthly U.S. employment report, stocks could be setting up for a volatile day of trading as speculation over the Fed’s next shift in monetary policy will come into the spotlight. Mutual fund veteran Franklin Templeton made its entrance into the ETF industry earlier this week when it rolled out its first offering, an actively managed short-duration U.S. government bond fund [see 5 ETF Alternatives to Troubled Treasuries]. The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income while still focusing on capital preservation; as such, this ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies [see Better-Than-AGG Total Bond Market ETFdb [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: How To Find The Best Money Market ETF ETF Alternatives To The World’s Largest Mutual Funds ETF Ideas For Deflation Defense Picking The Right Money Market ETF Money Market Fund ETFs Battle For Inflows: SHV vs. MINT
Major equity indexes appear to have resumed their uptrend following a minor pullback after the Fed’s “no taper” decision last week. With all eyes are on tomorrow’s monthly U.S. employment report, stocks could be setting up for a volatile day of trading as speculation over the Fed’s next shift in monetary policy will come into the spotlight. Mutual fund veteran Franklin Templeton made its entrance into the ETF industry earlier this week when it rolled out its first offering, an actively managed short-duration U.S. government bond fund [see 5 ETF Alternatives to Troubled Treasuries]. The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income while still focusing on capital preservation; as such, this ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies [see Better-Than-AGG Total Bond Market ETFdb [...]
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