This Week's ETF Launches: Constructing Portfolio Gains

One of the biggest overarching themes of the recent presidential election cycle was the idea of improving and building-out the United States’ crumbling infrastructure. Both President Trump and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton promised a comprehensive package of spending designed to fix bridges, roads, waterways and other vital pieces of the economic “backbone.” And there really is an onus to follow through on the pledge: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently gave the U.S. a failing grade on its infrastructure.