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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. In response, medical teams went out to each nuclear missile base to conduct thousands of tests of the air, water, soil and surface areas inside and around each of its three nuclear missile bases; Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. For years the missileers were told in multiple Air Force reviews that there was not cause for concern. While the Air Force review is looking at a broader set of cancers, the number of self-reported NHL cases is striking because the community of missile launch officers is very small.

Persons: We’ve, Keith Beam, missileers, ”, Tory Woodard, ” Woodard, “, Barry Little, We’re Organizations: WASHINGTON, Air Force, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, Warren Air Force Base, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S . Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, DOD, Veterans Affairs, The Air Force, Torchlight, NHL, National Cancer Institute, Torchlight Initiative, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, 341st Missile Locations: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ This $1 billion ETF is a smart way to invest in water, Bank of America says. Here's what's in it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Even GDP growth should translate to a 400% increase in water demand by 2050. The First Trust Water ETF (FIW) has an average annual return of 10.5% over the past decade, according to FactSet, and is the top rated fund in the space by Bank of America ETF strategist Jared Woodard. As the impending realities of water scarcity become clearer, we expect water funds to benefit," Woodard said in a Nov. 6 note. FIW ALL mountain The First Trust Water ETF (FIW) has a solid long-term track record. Ferguson's clients include large commercial buildings and water utilities.

Persons: Haim Israel, Jared Woodard, FIW, Woodard, Industrials, Ferguson, Ecolab . Roper Organizations: Bank of America, Water, Trust, Companies, Roper Technologies, Neptune Technology Group Locations: industrials, Minnesota

☆ Bank of America breaks down how to find the perfect ETFs for your portfolio in just 3 steps — and shares 15 top-rated funds with the best risk-adjusted returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are easy to love, but successfully navigating the space can be challenging — even for experienced investors. Like mutual funds, ETFs allow investors to own many stocks at once. For example, investors' returns can be meaningfully altered by relative moves of the US dollar. Within that group, just 15 ETFs had a Sortino ratio of over 1. The Sortino ratio evaluates a fund or ETF's returns on a risk-adjusted basis relative to its downside volatility, and any mark over 1 is seen as solid.

Persons: Jared Woodard, Woodard Organizations: Bank of America, BofA's Research Investment Locations: There's, foolproof, one's, Japan, India, Mexico

☆ Small cap stocks are getting crushed, but this ETF is bucking the trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Small cap stocks have been left in the dust by this year's megacap tech rally, but at least one ETF of smaller companies is holding its own. Bank of America ETF strategist Jared Woodard said in a note to clients Tuesday that there is one small cap ETF in particular that "cuts out the junk" and is outperforming its benchmark. The Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF) owns companies with high free cash flow, a key measure of quality," Woodard said. The CALF ETF works by identifying the 100 stocks in the S & P Small Cap 600 index with the highest free cash flow yield. CALF YTD mountain The CALF ETF has outperformed larger small cap funds this year.

Persons: Jared Woodard, Woodard, Russell, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, American Eagle Outfitters, Wire, Vanguard, Nvidia

☆ Investors should own assets that can benefit from inflation, says BofA Securities' Jared Woodard
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestors should own assets that can benefit from inflation, says BofA Securities' Jared WoodardJared Woodard, head of the Research Investment Committee and head of ETF strategy at BofA Securities, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends and recent market correction, rest of year outlook, and more.

Persons: Jared Woodard Jared Woodard Organizations: BofA, Research Investment, BofA Securities

☆ This bond ETF is a bet on ‘higher for longer’ and uses options to find extra income
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A growing number of investors appear to be trying to squeeze additional cash from long-term bonds with the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (TLTW) . "Popular Treasury ETFs, such as [iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF ] and [ iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ], could lose another 4-8% if yields spike by the end of September," Woodard said. The TLTW presents a strategy to thread the needle and offset declines in bond prices with income from selling call options. The fund works by buying the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and then selling call options with strike prices roughly 2% above the market price of the underlying fund. The TLTW also comes with a higher cost than vanilla Treasury funds.

Persons: Bond, …, Jared Woodard, Woodard, iShares, Steve Laipply, TLT, Laipply Organizations: Federal, Bank of America, Treasury, ETF, Treasury Bond ETF, BlackRock, SEC

☆ A new female-driven economy? What Wall Street's seeing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA new female-driven economy? What Wall Street's seeingMonique Woodard, Cake Ventures managing director, joins 'TechCheck' to discuss the growth in women's purchasing power and drive in the economy.

Persons: Monique Woodard Organizations: Cake Ventures

☆ This ETF is the best way to play a 'goldilocks' health-care sector, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A health-care fund with a strong track record could be in a sweet spot for investors who are looking to take some risk off the table, according to Bank of America. "Since 2006, HCES has been a 'goldilocks' trade for investors looking for high-beta healthcare exposure without extreme volatility," the note said. The firm's top-rated ETF in the space is the iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (IHI) , which helps investors avoid the volatile biotech stocks found in broader health-care sector funds. IHI 5Y mountain The IHI has averaged a total return of more than 10% over the past five years. In our view, the trade is far less crowded than broad healthcare for investors looking for defensive exposure," Woodard said.

Persons: Jared Woodard, HCES, Woodard, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America . Investment, Medical Devices, Fisher, Abbott Laboratories, Bank of America Locations: U.S

☆ These 10 stocks will be under-the-radar winners of the inevitable AI takeover, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Here are 10 AI stocks that may be unexpected winners, according to Bank of America. Innovation has boosted productivity throughout history, and AI will be no exception, according to Bank of America. Bank of AmericaBank of America recently released projections about the possible productivity gains from AI through 2025, after which it sees productivity growth retreating to its post-2004 average of 1.4%. "AI stocks are priced for a bygone world of 2% bond yields, low costs of capital, easy globalization, and friendly inflation." Challenges for AI stocks include expensive valuations, low rates of profitability relative to other technology stocks, and other threats like regulation, according to Bank of America.

Persons: Jared Woodard, Woodard Organizations: Bank of America, Bank of America Bank of America, Bank of Locations: Bank of America .

☆ Find A.I. companies truly working in the space, not just mentioning it, says BofA's Woodard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFind A.I. companies truly working in the space, not just mentioning it, says BofA's WoodardJared Woodard, BofA Securities, joins 'The Exchange' to talk A.I. ETFs and the pros and cons for investors looking to put their money in the space.

Persons: BofA's Woodard Jared Woodard Organizations: BofA Securities

☆ Be cautious buying A.I. ETFs, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors should be wary of buying exchange-traded funds that hold artificial intelligence stocks to chase the trend's big gains, according to Bank of America. On Tuesday, investment and ETF strategist Jared Woodard initiated coverage of eight AI funds, which had an average gain of 27% year to date. … Valuations are steep: the average AI ETF trades at 31x earnings. Bank of America also cautioned that investors should be sure to check the holdings of any AI fund because some AI indexes are "loosely defined." Woodard wrote that the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) is the closest thing to a "pure play" AI fund.

Persons: Jared Woodard, Woodard, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Nasdaq, Bank of, Intelligence, Technology, US, Global, Robotics, Nvidia

☆ Active asset allocation looks more important than ever, says BofA's Jared Woodard
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailActive asset allocation looks more important than ever, says BofA's Jared WoodardJared Woodard, investment and ETF strategist at Bank of America Securities, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss parts of the bond market out performing equities, asset allocation towards fixed-income ETFs, and reducing risk to interest rate exposure.

Persons: Jared Woodard Jared Woodard Organizations: Bank of America Securities

☆ Municipal bonds can offer your portfolio tax-free income and stability as recession fears loom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"People see [municipal bonds] as a defensive position for two reasons," said Shannon Saccocia, chief investment officer at NB Private Wealth. "Historically, municipal bonds have had low default rates," wrote Jared Woodard, investment and exchange-traded fund strategist at Bank of America, in a June 12 report. For instance, there's the Vanguard California Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares (VCAIX) and the Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAN) . In select situations, some advisors are recommending closed-end municipal bond funds. Closed-end muni bond funds trading at a deep discount include the BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF) and the MFS High Income Municipal (CXE) .

Persons: Shannon Saccocia, Jerome Powell, Jared Woodard, Nisha Patel, Patel, Paul Winter Organizations: Bank of America, Bond, Muni Bond ETF, Vanguard, Income Fund, Five, BNY, Income Locations: York, BNY Mellon

☆ Bank of America warns that the time-tested 60/40 portfolio strategy is on its deathbed — but you can still profit by making these 11 investments
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 60/40 portfolio doesn't work anymore, according to Bank of America. If the 60/40 portfolio was on life support last year, this year its demise is now "confirmed," Woodard wrote. Bonds require 40% of the assets in a 60/40 portfolio but have delivered only 25% of the returns since 1920, he noted. Weak bond returns will lead to "another lost decade" for the 60/40 portfolio, in Woodard's words. For income, Bank of America's researchers unveiled a strategy called "dynamic prudent yield" that promises to beat bond indexes while carrying less risk.

Persons: Bonds, Jared Woodard, Woodard, Woodward, Schwab Organizations: Bank of America, Bank of, RSP, Vanguard, Energy, P Metals, Mining, Uranium, Research, Government Bond ETF, First Trust, Income, Muni Bond ETF, Muni, Blackstone Senior Loan, of America, Bond, SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF, US, iShares, Securities ETF, VanEck Preferred Securities, Financials, Bloomberg, Treasury Bond ETF, Treasury

☆ These ETFs could be winners if the Federal Reserve skips a rate hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But for investors worried that more Fed rate hikes in the coming months could tip the economy into recession, fixed income might be a more attractive bet. "Municipal bond issuers appear well poised to weather a possible recession in 2023/24. Bank of America has the equivalent of a buy rating on several municipal bond ETFs, including JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF (JMST) and the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB) . Some large funds that could fit that description include the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI) , the Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF (SCHR) and the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT). The actively managed Flexible Income ETF (BINC) launched in May and has about $76 million in assets so far, according to FactSet.

Persons: Michelle Cluver, Andrew Slimmon, Slimmon, Russell, Jared Woodard, Woodard, Cluver, Rick Rieder Organizations: Federal, Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, RSP, Nasdaq, Bank of America, JPMorgan Ultra, Muni Bond ETF, Treasury Bond ETF, Treasury, BlackRock

☆ These high-yield ETFs are a smart way to invest in preferred stocks, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Preferred stocks are a type of security that is above common stock in a company's capital structure and often pay higher dividend yields. Preferred ETFs offer the most attractive yield relative to bond ETFs in our coverage," the note said. Bank of America gave buy-equivalent ratings to three funds in this category: the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) , the Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) and the VanEck Preferred ex-Financials ETF (PFXF) . "During the 2008/9 great financial crisis (GFC), high exposure to financials weighed heavily on preferred stock returns, as it has done today.

Persons: Jared Woodard, PFFD, VanEck's PFXF, Van Eck, financials, preferreds, Woodard, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Securities ETF, Global, U.S . Preferred, Financials

☆ Bank of America says there's a bull market underway in Uranium and names an ETF to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There should be a shortage of uranium through 2035, according to Jared Woodard, investment and ETF strategist at Bank of America. At the same time, demand is for uranium — which is a form of nuclear energy — is growing and the "third bull market" could be here. There's also better risk-adjusted returns compared with other commodities and stocks, he said, even if a bull market is just starting. Woodard added that uranium exposure can help diversify a portfolio given its low correlation to other markets markets. Woodard also noted the ETF has the highest number of energy, materials and industrial holdings in North America and Europe.

☆ Bank of America makes big bull call on gold, says this is the perfect time to own bullion ETFs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The stage is set for gold to shine as the bullion makes an ideal hedge for stubborn inflation, according to Bank of America. "That rare thing, an uncorrelated anti-stagflation hedge," Jared Woodard, the firm's investment and exchange-traded funds strategist, said of gold. Bank of America said the precious metal has become particularly appealing as the opportunity cost of financial assets dips. Here are the five bullion ETFs that Bank of America is highlighting: iShares Gold Trust Micro (IAUM) SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM) abrdn Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) iShares Gold Trust (IAU) SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Out of these funds, Bank of America's top-rated ones are GLDM and IAUM. The strategist said these newer "mini" funds have lower expenses than their peers, but they have the same fundamentals backed by physically held gold bullion.

☆ How a Missed Tummy Tuck in Mexico Led to a Deadly Kidnapping
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Within minutes of riding into Mexico in a rented white minivan last month, Latavia McGee knew that she was lost. She and three of her closest friends — close enough that she called them brothers — had driven from South Carolina to Matamoros in the state of Tamaulipas so that she could get a tummy tuck procedure. But this time, she was running late, had no phone service and had veered off course, Ms. McGee recalled in a recent interview. Also in the wayward van were Zindell Brown, Shaeed Woodard and Eric Williams, old companions with whom she had grown up in South Carolina. That morning in Mexico, they had been enjoying one another’s company, Ms. McGee said, as Mr. Brown, the best Spanish speaker of the four, asked strangers for directions.

☆ Gold and mining ETFs are surging as the precious metal flirts with a record high
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Over the past month, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) has pulled in more than $1 billion of new money, according to FactSet. The iShares Gold Trust (IAU) , SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM) , Abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) and Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU) have pulled in more than $400 million combined. Funds comprised of gold mining stocks have also been popular, with the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) pulling in about $200 million. GDX YTD mountain Gold mining ETFs are rallying in 2023. The gold mining funds from Sprott ( SGDM ) and iShares ( RING ) have seen similarly strong performance.

☆ Bank of America shares its recession investing playbook based on 150 years of market history — including 5 ETFs to own now and 3 signals to watch to know when to 'confidently buy' at the bottom
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

For a downturn, the bank likes ETFs like IYK, ANGL, FALN, and CALF. Economists at Bank of America expect a recession to hit the US economy this year. Bank of AmericaThat's bad news for stock market investors, as a recession likely means downward pressure on corporate earnings and share prices. Bank of AmericaWhen the indicator has entered this phase in the past, the strategists said defensive stocks, small-cap stocks, value stocks, and emerging-market stocks have outperformed. In addition to the broader index, they also said materials stocks should outperform when the market begins to recover.

☆ Five people in Mexico held over killings of Americans, state prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, March 10 (Reuters) - Five people have been detained in the case of the deadly kidnapping of four Americans in the border state of Tamaulipas, the state's attorney general said on Friday. Government officials found the four Americans on the city's outskirts on Monday, by which time only two were alive. Mexican officials gave the bodies of the two dead men, identified as Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown, to U.S. officials on Thursday afternoon. Law enforcement agents in the Latin American country are investigating the possibility that members of a drug cartel kidnapped the four foreigners thinking they were encroaching on their turf. Suspected drug cartel members on Thursday handed over five purported henchmen as a would-be apology for the abduction of the four Americans.

☆ Mexican cartel says sorry for attack on Americans, bodies return to US
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Daniel Becerril | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Two of the Americans and a Mexican woman died after gunmen opened fire on the U.S. citizens shortly after their arrival in Matamoros on Friday. The four Americans were found on Monday on the edge of the city, by which time two of them were dead. The Mexican source familiar with the investigation confirmed the handover, expressing skepticism the five were the ones responsible for the attack. The Mexican source said the evidence suggested Woodard and Brown had probably died from injuries they suffered during the attack by the gunmen in Matamoros on Friday. Reporting by Dave Graham and Daniel Becerril; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Mexican officials, who say they are pursuing various lines of inquiry, drew up a brief document summarizing the abduction of the Americans and biographical information on them. A Reuters review of South Carolina state records found that Woodard was convicted five times between 2007 and 2016 of drug crimes. The records also showed that Williams was in 2017 convicted for the manufacture and distribution of cocaine, though this was not mentioned in the Mexican document seen by Reuters. Reuters could not ascertain how a drug gang might have known Americans with drug convictions were arriving in Matamoros. Mexican officials have not yet specified the cause of death of Brown and Woodard.

☆ Gulf cartel apologizes after Americans are kidnapped and killed in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Ken Dilanian | Minyvonne Burke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Gulf cartel apologized Thursday after two American citizens were killed during an armed abduction last week in Mexico. A senior law enforcement official told NBC News that U.S. authorities believe the letter is legitimate. Four Americans were shot at and kidnapped after driving into Matamoros, Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas, for a medical procedure. Video showed a gunman dragging people into a white pickup, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the matter previously said. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the matter said a woman in the group had been seeking a cosmetic medical procedure.

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