Silver is a much-needed investment these days. It remains one of the few investments that has fared well in this economic downturn, and it's a great way to hedge against inflation. The iShares Silver Trust had $7.86 billion in assets under management and had produced an average annual total return of 0.46 percent since its inception in 2006.

Emerging Markets are all the rage these days, but they have been known for their unpredictability and volatile nature. As Asia battles with the COVID and supply constraints impact prices, are their economies in jeopardy of misfiring in the near term? With Alibaba, Tencent, SK Hynix and Samsung making up it’s portfolio, does this ETF continue to perform with chip shortages?

As investors hunt for yield with the Fed continuing their dovish policy, corporate bonds may be an opportunity in addition to index funds. As global bond ETFs grow in popularity, Blackrock’s ETF already has been added to the Fed’s purchases. Providing exposure to hundreds of individual bonds in a single ETF, high yield bonds seek to provide more income than investment grade bonds and US treasuries.