
A Better Way to Use Leverage in Your ETF Portfolio
11/01/24 • 26 min
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Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America for Morningstar Research Services, talks about the best way for most retail investors to leverage and which leveraged ETFs look promising. Travis Miller, strategist for Morningstar Research Services, discusses how tech companies are looking to nuclear energy to fuel data centers’ surging demand.
Why Leverage Has a Debatable Reputation in Investing
Volatility Drag and Leveraged ETFs
Why Does Leverage Kill ETFs?
What Are ETPs?
A Better Way for Investors to Use Leverage in Their Portfolio
How Can Investors Add Leverage to Their Portfolio Without Volatility Drag?
Costs of Leveraged ETFs
How Most Investors Should Gain Exposure to Leverage
Do Leveraged ETFs Show Promise?
What’s Coming Up in the Markets?
How Much Energy Does a Data Center Need to Run?
Why Small Modular Reactors Could Be Key to Powering Data Centers
Are Carbon-Free Pledges Driving Companies Toward Nuclear Energy?
Which Utilities Companies Are Next to Sign Data Center Deals?
Is This Shift Toward Nuclear Energy Larger Than Just AI?
What to Look for in Utilities Companies’ Earnings
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Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America for Morningstar Research Services, talks about the best way for most retail investors to leverage and which leveraged ETFs look promising. Travis Miller, strategist for Morningstar Research Services, discusses how tech companies are looking to nuclear energy to fuel data centers’ surging demand.
Why Leverage Has a Debatable Reputation in Investing
Volatility Drag and Leveraged ETFs
Why Does Leverage Kill ETFs?
What Are ETPs?
A Better Way for Investors to Use Leverage in Their Portfolio
How Can Investors Add Leverage to Their Portfolio Without Volatility Drag?
Costs of Leveraged ETFs
How Most Investors Should Gain Exposure to Leverage
Do Leveraged ETFs Show Promise?
What’s Coming Up in the Markets?
How Much Energy Does a Data Center Need to Run?
Why Small Modular Reactors Could Be Key to Powering Data Centers
Are Carbon-Free Pledges Driving Companies Toward Nuclear Energy?
Which Utilities Companies Are Next to Sign Data Center Deals?
Is This Shift Toward Nuclear Energy Larger Than Just AI?
What to Look for in Utilities Companies’ Earnings
Utilities Stock Picks
Read about topics from this episode.
Subscribe to Morningstar's ETFInvestor Newsletter.
The AI Revolution Is Ready to Power Up. It Just Needs Electricity
Utilities: Falling Interest Rates, Growth Outlook Boosting Stocks
What to watch from Morningstar.
Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?
Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?
Inherited IRA Rules: What You Need to Know Before 2025
How to Find the Best Health Savings Account
Read what our team is writing:
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