(Natixis Investment Management) Q1 2024 represented a somewhat muted period from a tax loss harvesting perspective. Investors oftentimes have at least some exposure to underperforming names. This harvesting opportunity varies quite a bit based on client-specific events
Traditional international indexes weighted toward financials, materials, and industrials rarely deliver the growth clients expect from equity allocations. The Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF (PATN) takes a different approach, targeting the 100 non-U.S. companies with the most valuable patent portfolios. By filtering international exposure through intellectual property rather than market capitalization, the fund seeks to match the innovation-driven characteristics of U.S. technology exposure while maintaining geographic diversification.
President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday.