ETF Analysis & Opinion

Wall Street shares have been under pressure for several months now, making investors nervous about the rest of the year's returns. So far in 2022, the S&P 500 is down roughly 6.4%, while the...

Most markets around the world staged a strong rebound last week, led by stocks in foreign developed markets ex-US, as of Friday’s close (Mar.18). The main exceptions: US bonds and commodities,...

Interest rates in the US are going up. The country's red-hot inflation level has prompted the Federal Reserve to step in to achieve its dual mandate of "price stability and maximum sustainable...

The recent broad market slump has been particularly harsh on small- and mid-capitalization (cap) stocks. But as Wall Street attempts a rebound after the Fed's 25bp interest rate hike, investors may...

This morning bottom pickers around the globe are snatching up what they believe to be “bargain basement priced stocks” as the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 9.1% during today’s March...

During the pandemic, growth stocks led the market’s impressive bull run. Investors looked favorably upon innovative and disruptive trends particularly with regard to technology, pushing many...

For cryptocurrencies, 2021 was a pivotal year. As institutional and retail investors embraced digital currencies, crypto tokens reached record highs led by Bitcoin and Ethereum.Though there's...

March Madness, the much-anticipated, popular college basketball sporting event in the US, is here. The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament means excitement for fans of scores of teams. As we...

For the Lipper Refinitiv fund-flows week ended Mar. 9, 2022, equity funds took it on the chin, declining 2.27%, and on a year-to-date basis, losing 9.73% on average. Markets were roiled during the...

Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors on Wall Street, has recently issued his annual letter for investors in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) (NYSE:BRKb) stock. Many in the investing...

Investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in three, withdrawing a net $20.2 billion for the Refinitiv Lipper’s...

Wallstreet’s ETF market has grown tremendously since the introduction of its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in January 1993, namely the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY). Now, there are well...

Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has put the focus on Aerospace & Defense stocks and related exchange-traded funds (ETFs).The Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index is up close to...

Soaring energy prices have been in Wall Street’s spotlight for more than a year now. Accordingly, most of our readers have been paying close attention to the global oil benchmark Brent crude,...