ETFs Analysis & Opinion

US corporate share buybacks are on the rise. A company typically returns profits to shareholders in one of two ways—either via a dividend payout or a share buyback. Typically after a stock...

It's been a rough few days for stock market investors. Profit-taking across all major indices has meant increased pressure for many stocks, especially tech shares, and once again, Wall Street has been...

It seems consumers are keen to get back to shopping. As economies are reopening following COVID-19 lockdowns, shoppers are returning to stores, although there are some changes to the way they are...

Currency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) make the foreign exchange (forex) market more accessible for market participants. Individuals can buy or sell a currency fund similar to an equity...

The first US-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) was the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY), which launched in 1993. Fast forward to about a decade ago, and there were about 1,000 ETFs trading in the US....

There are several thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for investing in agricultural commodities. And we have previously discussed a few (here, here and here). Now, as soybean prices are at...

Numerous stock return patterns correlate to the annual calendar and make headlines every few months—think of the "Santa Rally" or "January Effect." Most investors are likely to have also heard...

Recent increases in economic activity in the U.S. show consumers have been spending part of their incomes, savings and the latest round of stimulus checks.According to the “Monthly Economic...

The US housing market is red-hot thanks to record-low interest rates as well as the successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout. As a result, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have been getting...

Broader markets are close to record highs. Year-to-date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 are up around 11.5%, 11.6% and 8.2%, respectively.However, not all sectors...

Lumber—a key homebuilding material—has become one of the hottest commodities of the past year as the price of the structural material has reached record highs. In March 2020, lumber...

All indications point to how US consumers have been spending their stimulus checks in recent weeks.According to the numbers released by the Census Bureau, retail and food services sales increased 9.8%...

Recent US metrics show that the economy is rebounding from the uncertainties brought by the pandemic. The road to recovery might still ebb and flow, but consumers and companies seem increasingly...

China, whose economy trails only that of the US, is the world's most populous nation with approximately 1.44 billion residents. Therefore, investors pay attention to the Asian nation's economic...