MarketBeat Podcast: Spot Opportunities Even When Disaster Strikes

Today on The MarketBeat Podcast Kate sits down with repeat guest Andrew Chanin, Co-Founder and CEO of ETF manager ProcureAM. Andrew shares the story behind the launch of the Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FEMA). 

In this episode, Kate and Andrew discuss: 

-The Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FEMA), which seeks opportunities among companies engaged in recovering from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, fires, floods or earthquakes

-Why Andrew believes it’s important for investors to have exposure to this potentially growing category

-How the VettaFi Natural Disaster Response and Mitigation Index was developed

-Which diverse group of industries constitutes the index components 

-How Andrew is bringing overseas companies, that may be difficult to access, to investors as part of the basket of stocks

-What little-known domestic stocks are tracked in the portfolio? 

-Why the ETF is equal-weighted, rather than being market-cap weighted, like the S&P 500

Home Depot (HD)
Lowes (LOW)
Maxar Technologies (MAXR)
Generac (GNRC)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD)
Clean Harbors (CLH)
Gorman-Rupp (GRC)

Learn more about the Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF 

ProcureETFS.com 

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7 Commodities ETFs to Help Build a Hedge Against Inflation

Commodities are a broad category that covers agricultural products like wheat, corn, and soybeans. It also includes oil and derivative products such as gasoline, natural gas, and diesel fuel.

However, investing in commodities also covers precious metals such as gold and silver as well as base metals like copper and aluminum. And more recently, this sector includes items like lithium that will be needed in many of the emerging sectors of our economy.

Commodities trading is frequently done by trading contracts on the futures market. And it's not for faint-of-heart investors. Prices are volatile and can change quickly due to macroeconomic events.

However, at certain times, particularly in times of high inflation, commodities outperform the broader market. A practical alternative for individual investors looking to profit from commodities is to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These funds give investors exposure to this sector while reducing the risk that comes from investing in any single commodity.

Here are seven ETFs that you can buy to help build a hedge against inflation.

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