ETF Analysis & Opinion

Planning for retirement has never been this difficult. Pension plans are no longer as common as they were a few decades ago. Only 20% of Fortune 500 companies offered a pension or defined benefit plan...

With less than a week until the unofficial start of Wall Street's second-quarter earnings season, investors are bracing for what may be the first earnings recession since 2016.After earnings per share...

It’s becoming quite tough to remain positive about the world’s second-largest chipmaker, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) these days. The company is losing some of its biggest customers, while smaller...

The 2019 Initial Public Offering (IPO) season has been, arguably, one of the most anticipated in years. As this bull market keeps extending, many analysts are comparing the current situation to 1999,...

By far, the biggest news in the cannabis sector last week was the ousting of Canopy Growth’s co-CEO Bruce Linton. The founder of the world’s largest marijuana company was removed last...

The video-streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has had quite an uncharacteristically dull year. Its stock has done nothing for investors in the last 12 months, raising concerns that the producer...

Dividend stocks, in general, have had a great rally in the first half of this year. Investors have flocked to high-quality income names as they sought shelter amid widespread warnings of imminent...

Welcome to July. Investors in the cannabis sector undoubtedly were more than happy to flip the page on the calendar to begin a new month and get on with the second half of the year as they attempt to...

Investors had to be thrilled by the stock market's performance in June. The S&P 500's gains were the best for the month since 1955. The Dow's monthly results were even better: up 7.2%, its best...

Anyone who's ever tried to beat the market over a sustained period of time probably grimaced on reading the above title. They'll know from experience what a daunting task it is. Research shows that...

After an impressive rally, the shares of General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are coming under pressure after the food giant’s fourth-quarter earnings report that gave mixed signals about the...

The world’s largest parcel-delivery service, FedEx (NYSE:FDX), is now the unwelcome bearer of tidings of gloom and doom — especially for companies whose fate is closely tied with global...

Gold bulls are back in control as prices of the precious metal have soared around 11% since late May to reach their highest level since September 2013. Gold fever has escalated on improved prospects...

The landscape for income investors seeking higher yields is becoming more challenging. As central banks prepare to cut interest rates to save the global economy from slipping into recession,...