The fund rebalances gold and cash based on recent market volatility. It marks the first product from Wilshire Phoenix after the firm spent much of the past two years trying to get a bitcoin ETF approved by the SEC.
Stocks are up almost 12% since Election Day, and some advisers are already looking for a pullback. Biden's post-election rally stands out as the strongest since World War II.
There are now five companies offering downside protection through buffered ETFs, and two more firms with products in the filing stages
Gains reflect hopes that vaccines and a peaceful presidential transition could give the economy a boost
The strong equity performance so far this month means large investors like balanced mutual funds may need to shift money into bonds before year-end
Divided government is what the financial markets want most
Stocks that have been hit hard by lockdowns, like movie theaters and cruise companies, jumped, while stay-at-home companies plunged
Continued Republican control of the Senate means less likelihood of huge stimulus, but also less chance of tax hikes or more regulation
Investors are looking ahead to a future without massive debt-fueled stimulus spending or a rollback of Trump's tax cuts
A contested election and a Biden presidency with a Republican Senate are both outcomes seen as negative for stocks
The bank's strategists raised their recommendation on the banking and insurance sector to overweight
Both small-cap shares and value strategies have taken a beating this year as the coronavirus sparked an economic crisis
The S&P 500, the Dow and Nasdaq all off more than 3%
The company's CIO didn't rule out the possibility, but said it looks increasingly unlikely, while speaking at the Schwab Impact conference on Wednesday
Under the rule change, only managers with at least $3.5 billion in equities would have had to publicly report their holdings, up from the current $100 million threshold
Stocks pared their losses during the afternoon as the biggest tech companies recovered
The buying comes after hedge funds had driven net short bets to the highest level since before the financial crisis
Citigroup analyst says the shift could occur no matter who's elected
Opponents say the higher level for reporting stock holdings deprives investors and advisers of crucial information
Such a scenario could lead to greater deficit spending that would be 'massively pro-growth,' analysts say
