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### [Volatility Gremlins](https://www.mgmtetf.com/blog/volatility-gremlins)

Ed Easterling of Crestmont Research coined this phrase a couple decades ago, describing how volatility impacts the growth of investment portfolios. The concept simply...

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### [Fear the Zombies Part II](https://www.mgmtetf.com/blog/focus-on-liquidity-instead-volume-with-etfs-0)

 July 3, 2022

We wrote about zombie companies a year ago – companies that survived the COVID-19 lockdown, but that are not profitable enough to service debt and invest...

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### [Positioning for Higher Inflation and Rising Rates](https://www.mgmtetf.com/blog/are-allocators-over-exposed-to-duration)

March 17, 2022

Are allocators over-exposed to duration? We believe the answer for most is a resounding “Yes” – both in equity and fixed income exposure. Here’s the deal;...

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### [Focus on Liquidity Instead of Volume when Investing in ETF’s](https://www.mgmtetf.com/blog/focus-on-liquidity-instead-volume-with-etfs)

 January 11, 2022

One of the common misconceptions about ETFs is that the daily volume of shares traded is the same as the liquidity of the ETF itself. The reality is,...

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### [Inflation: Unless your Money is Beating it You are Losing It](https://www.mgmtetf.com/blog/-inflation-unless-your-money-is-beating-it-youre-losing-it)

November 21, 2021

The October Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for October was red-hot and notably greater than what was forecasted by the Federal Reserve. While the...

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