ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Blustery fall weather usually corresponds with seasonal choppiness in stocks, and so far 2021 is proving to be no exception. When volatility in equity markets goes up, bonds as well as bond...

Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, have taken center stage in the past year. Digital coins are still a relatively new asset class, but the market's appetite for investing in them has been...

Investors in energy stocks often pay close attention to Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), a partnership structure typically preferred by oil and gas companies.Research led by Haiwei Chen of the...

Currency exchange-traded funds (CETFs) have become popular among investors who want to participate in FX moves. According to the Bank for International Settlements’ Triennial Survey of 2019,...

October has started on a choppy note. Profit-taking, increasing yields and question marks regarding the future of the Chinese property giant Evergrande (HK:3333) (OTC:EGRNY) are putting pressure on...

September brought increased volatility and lower share prices in broader equity markets. As a result, Wall Street has been keeping a close eye on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the...

Highly reactive and flammable, lithium is one of the alkali metals in the periodic table. The metal has diverse industrial applications and can be found in heat-resistant glass, aircraft,...

Broader markets have come under pressure in September. So far in the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 are down around 2.4%, 2.3% and 2.6%, respectively.As we...

The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) was the first exchange-traded fund launched in the US in January 1993. Since then the number of funds and assets under management have grown...

Amid the recent volatility in broader markets, a stock debut on Sept. 22 has been making headlines: restaurant software group Toast (NYSE:TOST). It started trading on the Big Board at an opening price...

Yesterday, the Fed kept benchmark interest rates unchanged, close to zero. The central bank is likely to start reducing monthly asset purchases though, some believe as soon as November. However, no...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock hit an all-time high of $157.16 on Sept. 7. The up move was, in part, due to buying the rumour before the iPhone launch event of Sept. 14.On the day, management revealed the...

Buy-and-hold investors are noticing that September has brought volatility and declines in broader markets. So far in the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 are...

So far in 2021, consumer spending in the U.S has been strong. According to the metrics released Aug. 31, the Consumer Board Consumer Confidence Index was “113.8, down from 125.1 in July,”...