Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesBitcoin ETFs were a hit with investors in 2024, and now asset management firms are starting to build out ways to combine crypto and derivatives in exchange-traded packages.New products are set to roll out this month. Asset manager Calamos announced Monday that it will launch a structured protection ETF that aims to give investors a way to capture some of bitcoin’s upside with 100% downside protection.The fund will combine options exposure on the Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index with Treasury holdings and is designed to be held for 12 months. The exact upside cap will…
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Melkinimages | E+ | Getty ImagesTarget-date funds are a way for 401(k) participants to put their retirement savings on autopilot — and they capture the lion’s share of investor contributions to 401(k) plans.About 29% of assets in the average 401(k) plan were held in TDFs as of 2023, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America, a trade group. That share is the largest of any fund category, and is up from 16% in 2014, according to PSCA data.By 2027, target-date funds will capture roughly 66% of all 401(k) contributions, and about 46% of total 401(k) assets will be in…
Ring security cameras are displayed on a shelf at a Target store on June 01, 2023 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAmazon’s Ring is partnering with fire safety product maker Kidde to launch a connected smoke alarm, the company announced Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The companies plan to launch Kidde smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that integrate Ring’s home security technology and can deliver alerts to the Ring mobile app. The Kidde Smart Smoke Alarm with Ring will cost $54.97, while the Kidde Smart Smoke and CO Alarm with Ring will cost $74.97. Both products…
Jared Goff had an early screen pass intercepted deep in Detroit Lions territory, and a deep ball from his own end zone picked off later. Sam Darnold missed throw after throw for the Minnesota Vikings.The final, most pivotal game of the NFL regular season, the first between teams with 14-2 records, was not the anticipated showcase for the most dominant division in modern league history. But the ramifications were massive just the same.The Pick Six column sorts through the fallout from the Lions’ 31-9 victory, which secured Detroit the NFC North title and a first-round playoff bye as the NFC’s…
The 10-year Treasury yield has continued its climb to kick off 2025, and Morgan Stanley is recommending that investors stick with quality stocks to manage any ensuing market tumult. Contributing factors behind the benchmark yield’s rise include expectations for a less-dovish policy stance from the Federal Reserve and a rise in term premium – that is, the additional yield investors demand in exchange for the risk of holding fixed income – according to Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Michael Wilson. “Recently, these drivers have pushed the 10-year yield above 4.50% and the correlation of equity returns to bond yields…
Reflecting on 2024, Uber Technologies (UBER) was one of our more asked-about stocks. Despite seemingly having buy-in from investors, the stock failed to deliver strong returns. However, in the first days of 2025, UBER has emerged as a top ten performer in the S & P 500, perhaps ushering in a new phase of outperformance. The shift is notable because the major indices have overbought downturns that contrast with UBER’s oversold upturn. The weekly bar chart of UBER reveals a year-long trading range, with a correction having generated oversold conditions near year-end. In December, the DeMARK Indicators signaled downside exhaustion,…
A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations.In Kentucky’s biggest city, Louisville, Hugh Ross used his shovel Monday to break hard sheets of ice as he cleared a driveway. Frozen rain fell atop several inches (centimeters) of snow that fell Sunday, which he said “couldn’t have been worse.””You’ve got to break it up first,” Ross…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailSarah Kaufman, NYU Rudin Center for Transportation director, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss NYC’s congestion pricing policy and the data Kaufman will monitor to measure if the policy is working. Source link
The photo illustration shows the Bitcoin cryptocurrency on November 12, 2024 in Shanghai, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesThe price of bitcoin leapt back above $100,000 to start the first full trading week of the new year.The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 4% at $102,234, according to Coin Metrics. The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, gained more than 3%. Bitcoin and ether are coming off their best weeks since Dec. 6, while Solana had its best week since Nov. 22.”Overall, we are in a bullish environment and traders appear to be…
LOS ANGELES — It was one week into his new job as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers when JJ Redick had a sudden rush of horror.He had just hired his first two assistant coaches, and he couldn’t have been more pleased. Nate McMillan had 19 years of NBA head-coaching experience. And Scott Brooks spent 12 years as an NBA head coach. Both played point guard in the NBA, McMillan for 12 seasons and Brooks for 10. They had a combined 1,281 wins as coaches.It was the perfect blend of experience, knowledge and credibility that Redick felt he needed beside…
