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McDonald's.................................8 OfferpadSolutions.........................13 Amazon.com...........................8,10,35 K Kalera.....................................16 McKesson..................................9 OpendoorTechnologies....................13 AmerisourceBergen.........................9 Kellogg.....................................9 MetaPlatforms........................8,10,35 Orkla......................................31 Amgen......................................9 MetLife.....................................9 Apple.................................8,10,31 L LifeStorage...............................24 Microsoft.................................8,10 P ParamountGlobal...........................9 AristaNetworks............................9 LocalBounti...............................16 Moderna....................................9 PayPalHoldings........................8,9,34 ArmstrongWorldIndustries...............30 PeabodyEnergy............................9 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LinkedInblog,thesamepolicyratecan’tbe Thosearemainlyinstitutionalsectors deemedneutralwheninflationisrunning ofthecreditmarketnotreadilyaccessible at9%,asitisnow,ratherthan2%. tomostindividualinvestors.Butanac- What’s Next Powellwon’thavehis“whateverit cessiblearrayofclosed-endandother takes”moment—toinvokethewordsof exchange-tradedfundsalsoinvestin formerEuropeanCentralBankPresident theseinstruments,albeitwithwidely MarioDraghi—beforetheNovembermid- varyingresults. termelections,Carsoncontends.Fed- MarkGrant,thechiefglobalstrategist in Health Care fundsfuturesanticipateanother100ba- atCollierSecurities,poresoverscoresof sispointsinrateincreasesbyyearend, suchfundseveryweekinsearchofthose to3.25%-3.50%.Themarketthenexpects thatpaydouble-digitannualyieldseach cutsin2023.Butthatwoulddelaythe month.Hiscorefocusistoprovideretir- ultimatepeakratesneededtoquellinfla- eeswithincomethatmorethankeeps tion.Andthat’ssomethingthecurrently pacewithinflation,forbasicliving ebullientmarketsaren’tdiscounting. expensesornicetiessuchasgoing T outtodinneroronvacation.Alterna- rickle-downeconomicsliveson tively,ifinvestorsreinvestthosemonthly forindividualinvestorstrying payouts,themoneyshouldcompoundat Genomics & togarnerinterestincome.While arapidclip. theFedhasincreaseditskey Tobesure,mostofhispickshavesuf- Biotechnology ETF federal-fundsrateto2.25%-2.50%from feredsharp,double-digitnegativetotal basicallynilearlierthisyear,“highyield” returnsthisyearinthesteepselloffsthat GNOM banksavingsaccountshaveboostedtheir hitallequityandcreditsectors.Butmost ratesbyonlyathirdtohalfasmuch,to haveexperiencednicereboundsinthepast m lessthan2%—farbelowwhatshort-term monthorso,alongwithstocksandthe o s.c Treasurybillspay.“Highyield”istothese high-yieldbondmarket.Andtheyhave nt accountswhat“lite”istobeer,something maintainedtheirpayouts—animportant epri that’ssatisfyingonlywhenthere’snothing criterionforGrant’spicks—withonly djr elsetoslakeyourthirst. minorchanges. w. w Bondsalsocomeupratherlighton Withinthefixed-incomesectors,Grant w or incomeaftertheiryields’sharpdropin likesOxfordLaneCapital(ticker:OXLC), 8 recentweeks.Thebenchmark10-year EaglePointCredit(ECC),andXAIOcta- d.00 Treasurynote’syieldwasdownmorethan gonFloatingRate&AlternativeIncome e0 permitt0-843- 1 (888) 493-8631 82.067b%asoisnpTohinutrssfdraoym,withsilmeitdh-eJuynieeldpeoanktthoe ThiegrhminTcormusets(fXroFmLTC).LTOhse,swehdiecrhivceatmheeir ot 80 GLOBALXETFS.COM two-yearTreasury—thematuritymost underpressureearlierthisyear. oductions npartment at s5rie6sneBbsaoiitnstiihvsceoyptniooesilenudxtmsspaeeorrcvetepervrdaitchFseteasldtyosrbpvaeeatlerno,tcwhhtoeathn2m.eg8oe97ss.%—t1%.slid vbCeornneAtddimoistnoeSanclttgorlercavslto,eesrMgeaidgae-ersekdn(-AlldiokCafeuPnsn)a,AdnEsbdarinthdoinmnghIoV-nryaecinoecclomdene- Reprs de Beyond Ordinary ETFs® recent12months,soinrealtermsthey LimitedDurationIncome(EVV),and alter. eprint Investinginvolvesrisk,includingthepossiblelossofprincipal.Theinvestable aorpetiwmeilsltibcefluowturzeerion.flGativioennethxpeeecxttarteiomnesly t(PheFNPi)m.HceoaIlnsocofamvoerSstsroamteegcyoFnvuenrdtibIlIe ot edit or Barron's r uicnonwmivehpriecshteittoihofenc,oFrmuanppdaidninioevbsessinotslwemshcaiceyhnbcGeeNsoOufMbpjermocadtyutocintrvsaepasindtdmcshaeayrnbvgieceelsimsi,nitloetedscs.hTonhfoeilnoctogeymll,epincattuneainelsse eibnmeftlbtaeetridovdnae-ldpureino,tateshcotoesudersyceioeclluldersai,tgiTuerseeoAafsnfuedrrryaew cicbloolusesei&dn-,IetnnhdceosV,miinrect(luNusdCCiVnog)naVvneidrrttiutisbslcCeoor&pnoIvrneacrtote-me e only. 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