ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) typically replicate the reverse or the leveraged (usually twice or three times) of the returns of an index daily. Assets in such products increased...

Volatility and declining equity prices have dominated financial news since the start of the new year. The Dow Jones, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ 100 declined 4.4%, 5.9%, and 9.5%, respectively....

An increasing appetite for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was evident on Wall Street in 2021. Net inflows into US-listed ETFs hit a record $910 billion, according to data from research and analytics...

Tech shares have mostly begun 2022 on a down note, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 index has lost 5% since the start of the year. Seasoned investors realize that occasional market declines, especially...

Cryptocurrencies have mostly started the new year on a down note. For instance, Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest digital assets by market capitalization, are down around 11% and 14%,...

January brings a new earnings season when most US-listed names begin issuing results for the last quarter of the previous year. Financial shares usually are the first to report.On Jan 14, markets paid...

At his Jan. 11 Senate confirmation hearing, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested that higher interest rates would be necessary to control inflation. He said: “We will use our tools to support the...

Investors currently have access to well over 2,000 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in the US, including close to 170 launched in 2021.Meanwhile, metrics from State Street highlight: “ETFs...

Economists have been debating whether the US consumer will stay strong in the new year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects global economic growth to be shy of 5% in 2022. Meanwhile, The...

Passive-income seekers see the start of a new year as an opportunity to participate in the "Dogs of the Dow" strategy, an approach that involves buying 10 of the highest dividend-yielding members of...

January 2022 could be a good time to review financial goals and start investing regularly. Long-term investors know that time is always on their side.Here’s why: Let’s assume you are now...

Wall Street pays attention to the month of January as a potential predictor of equity returns for the remainder of the year. According to the concept known as the "January effect," stocks,...

In 2021, not all sectors or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were winners. Investors who believe there could be a sectoral rotation in the weeks ahead might consider researching some of those funds that...

As the new year begins, analysts on Wall Street are debating which sectors might do well in 2022. Some highlight how the ongoing pandemic, supply chain issues, chip shortages and moves by the Federal...