In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matt Kaufman, Global Head of ETFs at Calamos Investments, about auto-callable ETFs, which have quickly become very popular with investors due to their ...

After long-term yields peaked in 2023, preferreds rebounded strongly, only for some high-coupon issues to be redeemed soon after. Investors chasing yield should pay attention to the yield-to-call (YTC ...

Move over, buffer funds. Forget those income-enhanced strategies. Leverage? Who needs it. Wall Street has found another derivatives-powered bet to stuff inside an ETF: The single-stock autocallable.

Want to know my unpopular opinion on the fixed income market? It is more difficult for active fixed income managers to outperform today than it was five years ago. As a reminder, there is an inverse ...

For well over a decade, the institutional municipal market has been dominated by high 5% bonds callable at 100 in year 10. The premium market price corresponding to the artificially high coupon ...

Interest rates have been high across the board in recent years thanks to the Federal Reserve's prolonged fight against sticky inflation. That has been tough for borrowers, but it has allowed consumers ...

Every week, Allworth Financial’s Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, CFP®, answer your questions. If you, a friend, or someone in your family has a money issue or problem, feel free to send those questions to ...