When market volatility surges, fixed income investors encounter multiple pressure points.
In this infographic from iShares, we show how fixed income ETFs help address these challenges.
To assess the role that ETFs play, Institutional Investor published a report in 2021 based on a survey of 766 decision makers.
More than half of institutions increased their use of ETFs as they looked to source, price, and transact bonds.
For instance, 34% of institutional investors are likely to increase their use of fixed income ETFs going forward.
For this reason, forests serve as a vital tool in regulating the global temperature and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Forests contain several carbon sinks, from living biomass such as roots and leaves to soil.
The soil type, vegetation, and climate all affect how carbon is stored.
Over the last 20 years, the world has lost about 10% of its tree cover, or 411 million hectares .
To prevent further loss of stored carbon, government policies, NGO-led initiatives, and the financing of carbon offset projects are gaining momentum.
There are few markets experiencing growth quite like cannabis, which in 2020 had an additional 7,000 products hit dispensary shelves compared to the year prior.
First, is cannabis flower, which is the ingestible part of the cannabis plant and is the most popular way to consume.
The psychoactive effects from consuming flower are felt almost instantly, which remains a key appeal.
Preparing them involves removing impurities form the plant, leaving only the desired compounds such as cannabinoids and terpenes.
This highly concentrated form of cannabis results in THC levels of 80-90%, compared to the 10-20% range most commonly found in dry herb flower.
For example, the euphoric or psychoactive effects typically last much longer and can take 1-2 hours to kick in.
It recorded revenues of $2.3 billion in 2021 but is expected to reach a value of $8.5 billion by 2027.
Furthermore, the topicals market appeals to those not interested in any psychoactive effects, and is particularly popular amongst women and pet owners.
With all these products in mind, let’s take a look at market share.
Cannabis products have come a long way from their early days when variety was considered a choice between an indica or sativa strain.