ETFs Analysis & Opinion

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...

The story is the same in most countries: the adults are getting old and the younger generations behind them are much fewer in numbers.  In some cases, like China, this trend was by design. The...

In a previous article, I discussed the leading "ETF behemoths" characterized by the top three ETFs boasting the greatest assets under management (AUM). Based on the ETF Central Screener as of April...

The launch of these three new active, equity ETFs reflect the firm’s intention to expand the breadth of their product shelf. In this article we’ll look at each, examining their individual...

This article is dedicated to ETF Pioneer Kathleen Moriarty, also known as "SPDR Woman," who played an influential role in the creation of the landmark SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY (NYSE:SPY)).Who...

The recent regional banking crisis in the U.S. and forced Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) takeover have raised fears of a global financial recession by the end of the year. The risk of contagion to other...

The age-old debate of value versus growth still rages on today. While growth outperformed over the last decade and value saw a resurgence in 2022, there's no telling what 2023 will bring.Most...

It turns out that there's an entire Reddit community dedicated to investing in leveraged ETFs (r/LETFs), and they do some pretty wacky stuff with these ETFs that aren't for the faint of heart. For...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a Synthesis Report in March 2023, summarizing five years of reports and concluding our current climate situation as well as what urgently...

As the first quarter of 2023 wraps up, there is a wealth of data for investors to sort through. ETF inflows are of particular importance as they are often seen as a proxy for market sentiment. So,...

For most investors, when the term ‘high yield’ is referenced regarding corporate debt, instinctually, ‘high risk’ is what comes to mind. In the current market environment of...