ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Avantis Investors made quite a splash in September 2019 with the debut of the Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV). With an expense ratio of 0.25% and the factor investing expertise of...

Remember famous perma-bear Michael Burry? Well, at the end of March 2023 he admitted defeat after U.S. tech stocks rallied significantly to defy his one-word tweet urging investors to sell on January...

Recent headlines involving the BRICS alliance’s deepening economic ties have caused quite a stir in the global financial community. Among the notable events of the past month is an agreement...

After a short-lived "crypto winter" during 2022 that saw numerous exchanges (Celsius, Voyager, FTX, BlockFi) collapse in dramatic fashion, Bitcoin is now back with a vengeance. Year-to-date (YTD), as...

I like to think about equity styles as "fashion trends" – that is, they take turns rotating in and out of vogue. For instance, while growth performed admirably over the last decade, value saw a...

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...

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...

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...

As noted in my earlier article on the Schwab U.S. Dividend ETF (SCHD), a popular equity factor that could lead to possible outperformance is "quality", which itself is comprised of the Fama-French...

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...

US Aggregate Bonds: A look at current performanceThe year-to-date performance for the various segments of the US Fixed Income asset class has been largely positive, despite the heightened uncertainty...

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...