ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Rounding out the first quarter, Europe’s top ESG ETFs (as defined by Q1 2023 inflows)  demonstrate continuing market confidence in big tech and climate interest. This article briefly...

The era of globalization is ending and economies will not have the same incentives to cooperate. The result could lead to a rise in cyber security attacks. In fact, cybersecurity threats are on the...

Despite there being a sentiment of uncertainty regarding the strength of the US economy, recent economic indicators have pointed to modest growth in spending and production. For April 2023, ETF...

‘Big bank take little bank' is a game in which two people compare wallets and whoever has more cash in their wallet takes the cash of the poorer wallet. This is seemingly the game that has...

The race to the lowest cost Canadian bank ETF is on, as Hamilton ETFs launch the Hamilton Canadian Bank Equal-Weight Index ETF, or ticker HEB. This low cost vehicle allows investors to gain access to...

March’s inflation numbers solidified a downward trend in Canadian inflation, with the CPI coming down to 4.3%, posting the lowest growth since August 2021 (4.1%). Taken at face value, the news...

While inflation has begun to trend downward in the US, it remains a top-of-mind concern for the Federal Reserve as it is currently above its 10-year average. Though elevated inflation can deteriorate...

ETFs related to sustainability took off in 2020 and further accelerated in 2021 before hitting a wall in 2022. According to Morningstar Canada, there were 42 Canadian-domiciled sustainable investment...

While most investors focus on fees when choosing an ETF, tax efficiency is usually an afterthought in their minds. As it turns out, the tax impact of taxes is much higher than the fees. How can...

The days of heated arguments and flame wars on StockTwits message boards are over. Today, Gen Z is more likely to communicate an investment thesis via a funny meme on Reddit or through a Discord...

On Friday, March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed after depositors rapidly withdrew their funds, marking the largest banking failure in the U.S. since the 2008 financial crisis. To learn...

One of the easiest and most controllable sources of risk investors can address in their portfolios are excessive ETF expense ratios. All else being equal, high fees can cause a significant drag on...

Fixed income investing outside of a tax-advantaged account has long been a struggle for many investors owing to the relative tax inefficiency of most bond ETFs. Traditionally, the solution to this has...

One of the most popular ETF categories among Canadian investors throughout 2022 and 2023 were funds holding deposits in high-interest savings accounts, or HISAs. These ETFs act as the functional...