Senior Director of ETF and Mutual Fund Research, CFRA
Todd Rosenbluth is Senior Director of ETF and Mutual Fund Research at CFRA where he leads the firm's holdings-based research efforts within the Equity Research and Fund group.
Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA Research, looks back at the 2019 Wealth/Stack conference, and why research tools can help free up advisor resources to meet client needs.
Nearly 200 companies in the S&P 500 hiked their dividends a median 8% during the first six months of 2019, making these dividend-yielding ETFs worthy of a closer look.
Traditionally an issuer of broad allocation funds, iShares looks to give investors an "emotional connection" to the themes driving investments around technology.
Investors are gaining more confidence in actively managed stock or bond portfolios in an ETF wrapper. New issues by the big sponsors could further boost demand.