SPDR® Nuveen S&P High Yield Muni Bd ETF

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  Macroeconomic Analysis

  Climate Change Risks: Look Beyond the Obvious

  When it comes to climate change risks, investors should look beyond the obvious sectors like fossil fuel and utilities. The VW (VLKAY) scandal has only reaffirmed this.

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  Fixed income ETFs: The longer the duration, the higher the loss

  The higher the expense ratio, the deeper the decline in an investment’s value. Also, the higher the period of investment, the greater the impact of expense ratios due to the compounding effect.

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  Must-know: Why expense ratios have affected TLT and MUB

  We note that net or effective returns (that is, returns after expenses) fall to 7.95% versus perceived returns of 8.44% for TLT for the past three years.

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  Why expense ratios affect ETF investors’ returns

  To see how expense ratios can affect investments over time, let’s compare the returns of several fixed income ETFs that differ only in expense ratio.

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  Why bid-ask spread costs are so important to ETF investors

  Other than the operating costs of an ETF, the other hidden cost that affects the return for investors is the bid-ask spread.

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  Financials

  Must-know: Important costs involved in owning an ETF

  Owning an ETF comes with some fees. These fees are called “expense ratios” because they’re expressed as a percentage of a fund’s assets.