In Plus episode 464, we review how floating rate U.S. Treasury bonds are structured and why the iShares Floating Rate Treasury Bond ETF (TFLO) has a tiny bit of volatility compared to a money market mutual fund. Why different preferred stock issues from the same issuer have different yields. We discuss actively managed preferred stock strategies. Can we use the same methodology to value income-producing and non-income-producing assets? Do we need to invest in individual country ETFs to … [Read more...]
A New Portfolio Experiment – Country Rotation
One of my investment goals in 2015 is to further increase my level of diversification. As part of that initiative, today I increased my exposure to emerging markets equity through a number of country specific exchanged traded funds. This is part of a new portfolio experiment I am undertaking. … [Read more...]
