ETF Analysis & Opinion

Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride continues. As the search for yield and potential capital-appreciation opportunities grows increasingly challenging, investors look at recently-listed...

Bear markets often create opportunities for seasoned investors as declines in share prices lead to new value investment options. So far this year, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 have lost 14.5%...

Last Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by half a percent. The central bank is also shrinking its balance sheet. These efforts are part of a move by the Fed to decrease...

On Apr. 4, the Federal Reserve (Fed) increased rates by half a percent. Following the announcement, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said: “With appropriate firming in monetary policy...

The well-known hedge fund manager, Bill Ackman, is also referred to as an investor activist. In 2003, he founded Pershing Square Capital, an investment adviser registered with the US Securities and...

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve's decision due out later today. Analysts agree that the central bank is increasingly concerned about inflation and thus will work on reducing the supply of easy...

April was a difficult month for Wall Street. Many stocks—and some indices—suffered their worst monthly performance since the pandemic first hit in March 2020. Numerous exchange-traded...

For the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, Apr. 27, investors turned a cold shoulder to equity mutual funds and ETFs, redeeming $7.6 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively.The average...

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in four, injecting a net $28.4 billion for the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week...

Despite Wall Street’s ongoing bearish sentiment, new exchange-traded funds (ETF) have continued to reach the market in impressive numbers in 2022. ETFs listed in the US currently have more than...

Natural gas has been one of the best-performing commodities of the year. Tailwinds have come from the war in Ukraine, cold weather in the US, and decreasing inventory levels of the energy commodity....

Increasing awareness about global warming and sky-high energy prices have sparked renewed interest in clean technology (cleantech) stocks. Experts believe we might be witnessing a long-term structural...

While energy continues to outperform on a YTD basis, the past week has seen the sector fall back along with the broader market. There are, of course, any number of ongoing risk scenarios for...

Broader markets have been volatile since the start of 2022. The first quarter of the year— as well as the month of April thus far—has been brutal for many high-growth tech companies, aka...