June was an impressive month for Wall Street. The three major indexes posted decent gains.

U.S. equity ETFs exposed to highest yield are beating broader markets.

A hedge against inflation includes assets that often outperform during inflationary times. Read how gold, real estate, and bonds are inflation hedges.

A hedge against inflation includes assets that often outperform during inflationary times. Read how gold, real estate, and bonds are inflation hedges.

Real estate exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hold baskets of securities in the real estate sector, providing investors with a less expensive way to invest in the industry compared to other options. These funds often focus specifically on real estate investment trusts (REITs), which are securitized portfolios of real estate properties.

Real estate exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hold baskets of securities in the real estate sector, providing investors with a less expensive way to invest in the industry compared to other options. These funds often focus specifically on real estate investment trusts (REITs), which are securitized portfolios of real estate properties.

Plus, additional ETF changes and the launch of two more actively managed ETFs.

The losing trend in the real estate ETFs may shift ahead due to rising inflation, uptick in home prices and lucrative yields.

Inflation is a natural occurrence in the market economy and a disciplined investor can begin planning for inflation by cultivating ideas for asset classes that do well during inflationary climates. In fact, many people have looked to gold as an "alternative currency," particularly countries whose currency is losing value.

Given recovering fundamentals, investors should take advantage of the beaten-down prices. For them, we have highlighted four solid ETF & stock picks each from the industries that are currently undervalued and have a solid Zacks Rank.