Active Growth ETFs Are Back: Why Active Managers Are Beating the Market Again
Active large-cap growth ETFs are making a strong comeback as market shifts and risk aversion favor active management, allowing them to outperform passive benchmarks.
Aaron Levitt
Aaron Levitt is an independent investment analyst and author living in State College, Pennsylvania. His work appears in several high profile publications in both print and on the web. As an advocate for long-term globally oriented investing, Aaron believes that exchange traded funds have leveled playing field for Main Street. Following global macro-economic trends, investors now have several avenues to create great long term portfolios. Aaron is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he studied Economics and International Business. Aside for helping regular investors develop winning portfolios, his current projects include writing his first book about investing in North America’s changing energy landscape.
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Active Growth ETFs Are Back: Why Active Managers Are Beating the Market Again
Active large-cap growth ETFs are making a strong comeback as market shifts and risk aversion favor active management, allowing them to outperform passive benchmarks.
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New Active REIT ETFs, Bigger Opportunities in Real Estate
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Stocks & Bonds: The Diversification Myth Investors Need to Rethink
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Muni Market Crosscurrents: Balancing Risks and Opportunities in 2025
Municipal bond investors face a volatile 2025, but strategic positioning—through duration management, barbell strategies, credit selection, and active management—can help navigate the risks and capitalize on strong yields.
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Fixed Income Boost: Why Closed-End Funds Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio
Closed-end funds (CEFs) offer fixed-income investors a unique way to boost yields, buy assets at a discount, and gain potential tax advantages while maintaining exposure to both safe-haven and riskier bonds.
Fixed Income Boost: Why Closed-End Funds Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio
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Harnessing Trends: How Model Portfolios Make Thematic Investing Easy
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Harnessing Trends: How Model Portfolios Make Thematic Investing Easy
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MSCI’s Eye-Opening Study on Active ETFs
A new MSCI study reveals that many active ETFs fall into two distinct categories—high-conviction funds with true active management and broadly diversified funds — making it crucial for investors to understand what they’re really buying.
Breaking Tradition: Vanguard’s Bold Bet on Active Fixed-Income ETFs
Vanguard, long known for passive investing, is making a significant push into active management with a series of new actively managed bond ETFs, highlighting the growing appeal of active strategies in the fixed-income space.
Breaking Tradition: Vanguard’s Bold Bet on Active Fixed-Income ETFs
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With cash yields declining and reinvestment risks rising, investors may find better long-term returns by shifting into short-term bonds
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California’s Wildfires & Muni Bonds: Crisis or Opportunity
Despite the devastation caused by California’s wildfires, the state's strong finances, insurance coverage, and historical resilience suggest that its municipal bonds remain a solid investment opportunity
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Despite the devastation caused by California’s wildfires, the state's strong finances, insurance coverage, and historical resilience suggest that its municipal bonds remain a solid investment opportunity
Taming Bitcoin’s Volatility: How Active ETFs Offer Downside Protection
Buffered Bitcoin ETFs use options and derivatives to help investors manage risk, providing downside protection while still allowing for potential gains in the volatile crypto market.
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STRIPS & Zeros: A Volatile Ride to Secure Future Income
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Zero-coupon bonds and STRIPS offer high yields and strong future income potential but come with significant volatility, making them ideal for long-term, buy-and-hold investors.
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