ETF Analysis & Opinion

Investors in cannabis stocks and cannabis-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had a roller-coaster 2020. Until the end of October, many of them had lost around half their value or, in some cases,...

Momentum investing, which can be described as investing in prior winners and avoiding—or even selling short—prior losers, is a viable investment strategy. Traders and investors using this...

Fidelity Investments, whose history goes back to the early 1940s, has long been associated with mutual funds. However, in recent years, the group has also increased its exchange-traded funds...

Washington is getting ready to welcome a new administration on Wednesday as President-elect Joseph Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20. Since the Democrats will soon control both branches of Congress, as...

Earnings season has begun and many investors are wondering if the wobbly price action seen in broad markets over the past few days could well continue in the near future.Many stocks and indices have...

Since March 2020, the US Dollar Index, which measures the value of the greenback relative to a basket of six currencies from some of the most significant U.S. trading partners, has been steadily...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was one of the darlings of Wall Street in 2020. In the past 52 weeks, the shares returned about 33%. On Sept. 2, the stock saw a record-high $232.86. As a mega-cap company with...

Despite the impressive gains in broader markets}} and several industries in 2020, not every sector, company or investment theme was a winner last year.We covered several of these laggards in recent...

Companies return cash to investors by two methods—share buybacks and dividends. We regularly discuss exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that pay dividends. But today, we focus on share buybacks and...

Innovation is one of the most important drivers of growth worldwide. Today, we introduce two UK-based chemicals groups that heavily depend on technology in their manufacturing processes. Their...

A new year typically means renewed hopes for many people. It is also a good time for retail investors to review long-term portfolio holdings.Concerns about how COVID-19 could affect some sectors were...

If you are thinking about investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) next year, there are several that provided double-digit returns in 2020 that could possibly continue to do well in the coming...

This year has been a roller-coaster for markets and the exchange traded funds that track them, with significant divergences in fortunes across sectors during the pandemic. Today, we review ETFs that...

Many investors look for anomalies or systematic patterns—often described as influences due to seasonality—to beat the market. One of these is the January effect which suggests that...