ETF Analysis & Opinion

Wall Street’s third quarter earnings season kicks into high gear in the coming days. Investors are bracing for another rocky reporting season given the negative impact of the ongoing coronavirus...

Growing investor interest in exchange-traded products has led to the development of different types of exchanage-traded funds (ETFs).On Sept. 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission underlined...

The current US earnings season kicked off with results from several of the largest global banks.Increased trading levels due to market volatility and a large number of IPOs contributed to healthy...

The foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid financial market worldwide. Currencies move for a range of reasons, such as economic data, interest rates and inflation levels. Traders,...

Long-term equity portfolios typically diversify across sectors and regions, as well as market capitalization (cap). Understanding the characteristics of these categories is important as they have...

On Oct. 1 a new, thematic exchange-traded fund (ETF) was launched, with a focus on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)—a trend that's become Wall Street's most recent darling.The fund,...

Recent data highlight that segments of the U.S. real estate sector have been booming as people fearful of the ongoing pandemic spread and sheltering in place look to leave big cities and search for...

Welcome to October, a month that has a scary reputation among investors. Indeed, several of the biggest equity market crashes occurred in October.For example, Black Monday, which happened on Oct. 19,...

So far this week, we've discussed how to navigate short-term volatility, especially if a bear market follows the current declines in broader indices. Now, we'll pause to remind ourselves why most...

Equity markets are getting ready to wrap up a volatile September. The bears have been in control of broader indices. Short-term rallies were followed by larger declines, and many Wall Street...

September has so far brought volatility and downward pressure to broader equity markets. Market participants are debating whether there will be another market crash or even a 'bear market.'A bear...

Today we turn our attention to the Asia Pacific region to look at two of the many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering access to investments in the region. These funds usually are divided into...

As west coast wildfires continue burning in the US and hurricane season ramps up, with hurricanes Sally, Isaias, Laura, Paulette, Alpha, Beta, Teddy and others already making headlines, the potential...

Electric vehicles are on track to disrupt the automobile industry in this new decade. The 'green' momentum is buoying shares in a broad range of EV and alternative-energy companies. As investors race...