…of CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar ETF (FXC), sell short 200 shares of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and sell short 300 shares of Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB) at the market. Japan Holdings (FXY, DXJ) With Japan’s economic output exceeding expectations for the third quarter in a row, the country’s 2%…

…Jones US Real Estate ETF (IYR) •iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (USMV) I talk about trades like this in my ETF Master Class. Hard to get rich on trades like this, but it certainly takes the thinking about of it. For what it’s worth, I try to avoid…

…to an option and ETF market maker. Taleb said in Fooled by Randomness (I believe, it’s been a while since I read it) that you want to listen to the traders with the gray hair, because they’ve survived every cycle. I am unfortunate enough to have a bit of gray…

…of CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar ETF (FXC), sell short 200 shares of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and sell short 300 shares of Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB) at the market. Japan Holdings (FXY, DXJ) Our Japan position is down 0.9% month-on-month. The yen is stronger than it was a month…

…WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury ETF. Investment Recommendation: WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury ETF (USFR) USFR tracks the price and yield of the Bloomberg US Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index. This index follows the path of the US Treasury Floating Rate Notes. The yield paid on these bonds rises and falls based…

…When Rates Are Rising ETF provider Global X Funds ran the numbers on this. From 1960 to 2017, the stocks that performed best in a rising rate climate were those paying over 6.4%. I’ve written about how interest rates will continue to rise. I’ve even recommended WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury…

…about VXX. A volatility ETF—now that is a financial innovation. Naturally, everyone piled into it, especially after the financial crisis, which was the biggest bull market in volatility the world had ever seen. Everyone wanted to be long volatility. As you can see, that hasn’t worked out too well. Why…

…market is crashing and vol is roofing and everything is coming undone. The Fed backed off, like I thought they would. I’ll still be surprised if we get another rate hike this year. Follow the liquidity, follow the liquidity, follow the liquidity. High Yield Update Two issues ago, we recommended…

…iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerg Mkts ETF (EEMV) There has been no shortage of drama with emerging markets over the last few months. We’ve seen everything from political turmoil in South Africa and Turkey, to a currency crisis in Argentina, and the ongoing trade-war between China and the US.…

…iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF (EEMV) Page 9 CDs of the Month: the Highest-Yielding CDs from Top Banks Page 12 Portfolio Review Page 14 By Patrick Watson Here’s my favorite definition of yield: 4 a : to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as…