ETF Analysis & Opinion

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...

Broader markets, as well as many stocks, are hovering near record highs. So far in 2021, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 are up about 15.5%, 20.4% and 20.9%,...

"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...

As August ends, millions of students are preparing for a new school year. Given the unknowns regarding the Delta variant, different jurisdictions in the US and other countries are likely to have...

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...

The amount of money managed by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues to grow significantly. “In the first five months of 2021, ETF net inflows are nearly $282 billion… Over the last...