ETF Analysis & Opinion

As we get ready to end a volatile month on stock markets, many investors are looking for ways to diversify their portfolios.Numerous academic studies highlight that in the long-run, small caps tend to...

Options-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been gaining popularity among investors. Such funds are typically designed to provide income or downside protection (i.e., hedging). In other words,...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) enable maket participants to invest in the growth of real estate, one of the most important segments of any economy. The asset class typically provides passive...

The Federal Reserve, which will accelerate its tightening policies in 2022, is eyeing three interest rate hikes in the coming months. Meanwhile, the Omicron variant has led to a significant increase...

COVID-19 has brought significant changes to how hundreds of millions of global citizens live, work and study. One phenomenon that has attracted much attention is the “Great Resignation,” a...

Cryptocurrencies have been a bullish asset class during 2021. Despite the recent declines in price, Bitcoin and Ethereum, are up more than 63% and 408%, respectively, so far this year. With market...

Wall Street has been paying attention to the “reflation trade,” a term that has been used somewhat loosely in 2021. Reflation policies typically follow a period of economic contraction....

Investors’ appetite for leveraged ETFs has been on the rise. By using leverage, such products provide the possibility of doubling or tripling daily returns that would typically be offered by an...

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the eighth week in a row, injecting a net $20.6 billion for Refinitiv Lipper’s...

Given the increased volatility in broader markets, investing for passive income via dividends is as popular as ever—maybe moreso. Research suggests a large number of retail investors prefer...

In late November, US President Joseph Biden reappointed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. He will serve another four-year term.Given uncertainties regarding how the new Omicron variant of...

Two sectors within Mish’s Economic Modern Family including transportation (IYT) and semiconductors (SMH) have rallied near all-time highs.Now we should watch for the highs to clear as this could...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been gaining popularity in recent years and as investors' appetite grows for these investment instruments, asset managers are converting more and more mutual funds to...

Energy prices, especially oil stocks—which have seen solid returns in 2021—have recently come under pressure, in part due to the new Omicron variant. Crude oil has different grades, but...