ETF Analysis & Opinion

The S&P 500 index, which measures the stock performance of the largest publicly-traded 500 companies in the US, is up over 14% so far in 2020 with a market cap over $30 trillion.A sizeable portion...

Wall Street has long been regarded as a forecasting tool. Recent positive momentum in equity markets across many sectors, including industrial metals, is possibly pricing in speedy global economic...

In the current record-low interest rate environment, dividend stocks are appealing to a wide range of buy-and-hold investors. In addition to offering passive income, many regard steady or growing...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses on creating technology and machines that can replicate human behavior.Recent research led by Stefano Puntoni of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands,...

Value investors aim to capture returns by investing in cheap assets, like stocks, and rotating out of expensive ones. As we get ready to wrap up 2020, many market participants wonder if value...

Shares of firms in the tech industry have been in focus during 2020, partly because of their resilience and, in fact, growth, despite the various economic and health consequences of the...

Looking to diversify across asset classes, investment styles, or regions? Multifactor exchange-traded funds are worth considering.There are around 300 multifactor exchange-traded funds listed in the...

The U.S. dollar has been on bearish footing against a wide range of currencies. November was a difficult month for the greenback, and December is not providing much relief, either.Vaccine cheer...

Well-run private equity firms are currently in a strong position to boost the value of their investments. The main reason: COVID-19 has opened opportunities for many such firms to snap up assets at...

December started on a high note for many US stocks as the S&P 500 index hit an all-time high on the first day of the month. Year-to-date (YTD), the index is up close to 14%. Similarly, the SPDR...

The UK's leading share index, the FTSE 100, has had a strong start to December, following solid gains in November.Gains in the FTSE mirror the recent strength shown by US indices as well as many world...

Demand for cybersecurity products is surging as the pandemic increases the global reliance on technology.In the stay-at-home environment, people are increasing their online presence to maintain...

Long/short equities is a market strategy in which investors take a long position in stocks or buy stocks they believe will rise in the future and, at the same time take short positions, or short...

Investing in international equities offers exposure to the growth of global industry titans and boosts portfolio diversification. One key concern: how moves in foreign exchange rates could impact...