ETFs Analysis & Opinion

July means a new earnings season, and possibly more stock market volatility as companies report their Q2 figures and outlook for the rest of the year. A number of widely-followed companies are...

Equities in China, the world's second-largest economy behind the US, have been making headlines. Regulators in the Asian nation have been targeting tech names that are, or plan to be, listed overseas....

US housing data on Building Permits, Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales typically get significant investor attention. According to the residential construction statistics released jointly by the...

Regular readers of this column will note that we emphasize long-term investing in solid companies or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide access to robust shares. For most retail investors, the...

Currency exchange-traded funds (CETFs) enable retail investors to participate in currency moves. These funds cover most major currencies as well as a number of currencies that are not always in the...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)—also referred to as the Dow 30—has returned 13.6% so far in 2021. The index, which is among the most widely followed equity indices worldwide, hit...

The first half of the year has meant different fortunes for shares of companies across sectors. Today, we review ETFs that were clear winners or losers in the first two quarters of 2021. We provide...

Last year was a remarkable period for companies to go public via special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). In 2020, in fact, there were 248 completed deals in the US. In 2019, that number was 59....

Many on Wall Street are keen to invest in cutting edge, emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), which “enables computers and machines to mimic the perception, learning,...

Investors use exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to have exposure to various sectors or themes, as well as to achieve a number of different objectives. Today, we look at buffer ETFs, a niche product that...

Value and growth investing are two approaches to long-term investing. Both academic scholars and investment professionals discuss and debate the merits and risks associated with these two styles.Those...

The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed in the U.S. in 1993 was the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY). Since then, the ETF market has been growing rapidly. Metrics from the Investment Company...

Financial stocks, including bank shares, have come under pressure recently. For instance, the Dow Jones Financials Index, which hit an all-time high June 7, have lost about 5% since then....

US equity markets slid last week, following the Fed’s modestly-hawkish stance in response to surging inflation levels. The central bank aims to “achieve maximum employment and inflation at...