To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, at ryan@mainmgt.com. Also check out Main Management CEO Kim Arthur on Twitter and Main Management on LinkedIn. The post Main Management Market Note: April 26, 2024 appeared...

The S&P 500 capped off its best week of the year as it rose 2.67% from last Friday. The weekly gain ends the index’s streak of three straight weekly losses. The index is currently up 7.53% year to date and now sits 2.94% below its record close from March 28, 2024. The table below summarizes [...] The post S&P 500 Snapshot: Best Week of 2024...

Investors seeking total return, portfolio diversification, and tax efficiency are showing interest in Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) ETFs. MLP ETFs can harness the various benefits of MLPs through the straightforward ETF platform. The funds can provide good exposure to midstream energy infrastructure companies, along with yield potential. The Alerian...

For the second week in a row, launches of new ETFs have been sluggish, to say the least. Granted, the five launches that took place this past week were more than the two that launched in the week ended April 19. The Passover holiday was likely a contributing factor to this slowdown. However, unlike last [...] The post This Week in ETFs: New ETFs in...

ESG ETFs have lost their luster in recent years — just don’t tell the Calvert U.S. Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (CVLC). The fund has performed well over the last one-year period despite so much uncertainty around ESG investing. Amid challenges both fiduciary and political, ESG investing has struggled somewhat, it’s true. Yet with many [...]...

In light of recent economic indicators pointing to interest rate cuts deferred until later this year, now may be an opportune time for investors to fine-tune their portfolios. In the April 2024 Calamos Investment Team Outlooks, John P. Calamos, Sr., discusses the current investment outlook for the U.S. economy. He notes that while the equity [...] ...