Why fixed income ETFs are having a moment — and how to use them
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Caroline WoodsEveryone talks about AI, ETFs and the S&P 500, but quietly fixed income ETFs are having one of their best years ever. Danielle Rutsky is ETF capital market specialist at Northern Trust and joins us now to explain what’s driving the shift and where investors may want to pay attention.
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