ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Many stocks have been struggling in September. For instance, so far in the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 as well as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 index are down around...

Hurricane Ida brought attention to energy markets, as "150-mph winds crippled a Louisiana electric grid." Extreme weather patterns due to climate change as well as the devastation they cause, seem to...

We regularly discuss currency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For example, we recently looked at the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE:UUP) that could appeal to US dollar bulls as well as...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has significant power on social media, providing momentum to asset classes and changing the discourse in the market with a single tweet. He has close to 60 million...

September is regarded as the most active month of the hurricane season—the Atlantic hurricane season extends from early June to late November, and the Eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from...

Currency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enable retail investors to participate in the foreign exchange market. Market participants can buy or sell a currency fund similar to an equity ETF.According to...

August was a strong month for the broad indices, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 gaining about 1.4%, 2.5% and 2.7%, respectively. As we welcome September, analysts...

"The global health industry was worth $8.45 trillion in 2018 and global healthcare could reach over $10 trillion by 2022," according to PolicyAdvice a US insurance specialist. And the US leads global...

In the early days of the global pandemic, bonds and US Treasuries offered safety for many investors. At the time, emergency rate cuts by the Federal Reserve put the spotlight on fixed income...

Industrial commodities typically refer to raw materials used in infrastructure and construction projects. Thus, the price of copper, as well as ferrous metals like steel; niche metals, such as cobalt;...

We cannot survive without water. As a result of the increasing global population, climate change and the degradation of lakes and rivers, water resources are coming under pressure. In addition to...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) allow investors to participate in the growth of real estate, one of the most important sectors of the economy. According to the National Association of Real...

We finish the week by discussing two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that could be appropriate for those looking to invest in so-called "sin" or "vice" shares. Such businesses typically focus on tobacco,...

Global equity markets were on shaky ground during the early weeks of the pandemic in 2020, when investors evaluated risk from a very different perspective. As a result, shares of companies in many...