##  [# Hot Reads: Inflation A Threat To Active Funds](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-inflation-threat-active-funds) 

 

# Hot Reads: Inflation A Threat To Active Funds

 

 

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**[Active Funds Not Ready For Inflation](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qzbpv70109zm/Inflation-Is-Coming-And-Active-Funds-Aren-t-Prepared-Bank-of-America-Warns)** (Institutional Investor)  
 More than half of actively managed U.S. funds lagged the S&amp;P Composite 1500 last year.

**[5 Themes Outperforming 2021 Market](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/market-intelligence/5-themes-significantly-outperforming-market-2021)** (ETF Focus)  
 The composition of this year’s rally looks very different from that of 2020’s.

**[Desperately Seeking Yield](https://www.capitalspectator.com/desperately-seeking-yield-16-march-2021/)** (Capital Spectator)  
 A comparison of high-yielding ETFs from various asset classes.

**[Bull? Bear? How About A ‘Bunny’ Market?](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/03/15/bull-bear-how-about-a-bunny-market)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 Market jitters over the impact of rising interest rates on economic activity seem to be premature.

**[Investors Panic During Natural Disasters](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qxm6g84y210n/Investors-Panic-During-Natural-Disasters-Who-Wins-When-They-Do)** (Institutional Investor)  
 They overact when companies are exposed to disaster, but those companies’ environmental scores matter in a sell-off.

**[What Are Active ETFs?](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1028705/what-are-active-etfs)** (Morningstar)  
 The popularity of the ARK family of ETFs is raising the profile of active ETFs.

**[The Boy Who Cried Bubble](https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-boy-who-cried-bubble/)**  
 Jeremy Grantham has called a few bubbles that didn’t pan out.

**[Dalio Offers Recommendations Beyond Bonds](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/investing-in-bonds-has-become-stupid-ray-dalio-says-heres-what-he-recommends-instead-11615863155?siteid=yhoof2)** (MarketWatch)  
 He’s also not a fan of seeking refuge in cash.

**[8 Floating Rate Bond ETFs To Consider](https://www.barrons.com/articles/here-are-8-floating-rate-bond-etfs-to-limit-risk-as-treasury-yields-climb-51615860735?siteid=yhoof2)** (Barron’s)  
 An overview of the floating-rate bond ETF space and the investment argument for the asset class.



 

 

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