ETF Analysis & Opinion

Oil and natural gas came under pressure in June while interest rate hikes fueled concerns of an upcoming recession. Uncertainty coupled with profit-taking prompted a wave of selling in a wide range of...

Amid soaring inflation and rising market uncertainty, Americans are taking a breather to enjoy the long July 4 weekend.Around 84% of Americans plan to celebrate Independence Day by spending on average...

Wall Street struggled to regain ground in June amid unprecedented global macroeconomic headwinds, including intensifying geopolitical tensions, rising global financial uncertainty, ongoing supply...

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) make investing in the digital currency market relatively easy, sparing investors from the hassle and security risks of managing virtual wallets and keys. However,...

Options-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have gained popularity among retail investors looking for shelter amidst the current volatility on Wall Street. ETFs incorporating option strategies are...

Currently, only about a third of all 3,000 US-listed ETFs are actively managed funds. However, data from 2021 shows that those numbers have been growing dramatically; approximately 60% of new ETFs...

Around the Father’s Day and Juneteenth holidays in the US this month, thousands of flights were canceled creating what some dubbed a ‘travel Armageddon,’ impacting millions of...

Investors wishing to reallocate risk have been looking at bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which may hold corporate, municipal, Treasuries, or international bonds. In recent days, transactions in US...

Below are ten ETFs. In the caption for each, I’ve made some remarks. As always, click on any chart for a screen-filling version of it.1. ARK Gen Revolution ETFARK Genomic Revolution ETF...

Keeping pace with high inflation has undoubtedly been among the greatest concerns for stock investors this year. In May, the cost of living, as measured by the consumer price index, rose to 8.6%, a...

On Friday, June 17, Wall Street finished one of its worst trading weeks since the sharp declines seen in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Broader indices tried to recover their...

Travel and leisure stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in them have not performed well in 2022. Despite loosening global COVID-19 restrictions, the toxic combination of rising fuel...

Investors were overall net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in three, redeeming a net $45.2 billion for the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week...

It's been a notably strong year for the US Dollar Index, the basket of six other currencies belonging primarily to the US's most significant trading partners. The index is used as a measure of the...