ETFS
Neena Mishra
Director of ETF Research,
Zacks Investment Research
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About Neena
Neena Mishra, CFA, FRM, is the director of ETF research for Zacks Investment Research. Prior to that, she spent approximately 15 years with the Reserve Bank of India, the Indian equivalent of the Federal Reserve Board, where she supervised the financial sector and managed the country's foreign exchange reserves.
Ms. Mishra is frequently sought after by the media for her insights on ETF-related topics. Her expert commentary on ETFs has appeared in major financial media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC.com, Barron's, and MarketWatch. She holds an MS in Physics from Lucknow University, India, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Georgia.
Neena's Articles
The Middle East conflict has severely disrupted global energy markets, with Iran choking off the Strait of Hormuz. Crude prices have jumped in response – and the State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) is among recent top-performing ETFs, notes Neena Mishra, director of ETF Research at Zacks Investment Research.
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STOCKS
Japanese stocks surged to record highs this week, while the yen weakened and bond yields rose on reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call snap elections soon. The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) and iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) are two ETFs to consider, notes Neena Mishra, director of ETF research at Zacks Investment Research.
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GLOBAL
Investors seeking higher income have been flocking to ETFs that use derivatives to generate attractive payouts. Auto-callables, long popular among high-net-worth investors for their juicy coupons, are now available to retail investors in a low-cost, transparent ETF structure. One fund is the Calamos Autocallable Income ETF (CAIE), writes Neena Mishra, director of ETF research at Zacks Investment Research.
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BONDS
Semiconductor stocks have been the biggest beneficiaries of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom, as these companies provide the “picks and shovels” for the AI gold rush. But that raises the question of whether this is a boom or a bubble, says Neena Mishra, director of ETF research at Zacks Investment Research.