Among factor-based exchange traded funds, low volatility products, including the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE:SPLV), are undeniably popular. There are, however, drawbacks to low ...

Market volatility is an essential part of investing to understand, as the prices of assets will always change and fluctuate. Investors are always looking for ways to hedge against volatility and ...

Volatility refers to the degree of variation in the price or value of an asset, security, or market over a specific period, typically measured by the standard deviation or variance of returns. It ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are flinging money at low-volatility exchange-traded funds at a record pace in hopes of protecting their portfolios from wild swings in equity markets, but they may not ...

If there is one thing investors learned this year, it’s that they need to understand how to navigate uncertainty. From President Trump’s Liberation Day announcements on April 2 and the ensuing market ...

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) offers broad U.S. equity exposure with lower volatility, targeting investors seeking risk reduction without sacrificing sector diversification. USMV has ...

Turning a $1 million portfolio into reliable passive income is less about chasing the highest yield and more about ...

Maybe it is a case of not letting exchange-traded funds such as the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) have all the fun, but emerging ...

After the wild market oscillations in 2011, many investors have become guarded in their equities allocations. Meanwhile, exchange traded funds that track the “low volatility” theme have made their way ...