ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Rising inflation expectations have, in part, been the catalyst behind the recent volatility on Wall Street. The rapid growth in the US money supply and increases in commodity prices have resulted in...

The foreign exchange (forex) market is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world. Currency exchange-traded funds (CETFs) provide exposure to the forex market, enabling portfolio...

High levels of market volatility have been a defining feature of the past year. But even during "quieter" years, market volatility is inevitable—especially in the short-run.Wall Street pays...

Since the start of the pandemic over a year ago, metal prices have regularly been making headlines. Investors are expecting the global economy to recover from the pandemic and related enforced...

COVID-19 has affected different sectors in different ways. The pandemic has significantly increased the number of people staying at home and working from home, as social restrictions have been...

As broad markets come under increased pressure and a variety of mega-cap shares start to lag, some investors might feel it is time to rotate into small capitalization stocks. In previous articles, we...

An actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) invests in financial assets, including stocks, bonds, currencies or commodities, selected by its fund manager rather than passively following a benchmark...

Equal-weighted exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invest equal amounts of money in companies irrespective of their market capitalizations (caps). As such, a firm's market cap does not matter. The ETF...

New exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially with a thematic focus, have been regularly entering the market. Today, we'll introduce two actively-managed funds recently announced by Simplify Asset...

Investing concepts, including environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, socially-responsible investing (SRI) and impact investing, have become important features of the investment process....

President Joseph Biden has made it clear that infrastructure, especially for a sustainable economy, is high on his administration's agenda. His policies are likely to incentivize infrastructure...

The NASDAQ 100 is at a record high, up about 43.6% over the past 12 months. By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are up around 6.4% and 16.4%, respectively.While the...

Almost a year ago, in mid-February 2020, broader markets stalled and went into freefall in a matter of weeks as COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Then came the rally that took many stocks to record...

Growth stocks have been one of the catalysts of the recent rally in global stock markets. A growth stock typically increases revenue and earnings at a faster rate than its peers. They tend to operate...