ETF Analysis & Opinion

The euro is sliding and international markets are taking notice. Of course, this is coming as the U.S. dollar rallies. And all this means pain for the emerging markets and its trading ETF (iShares...

As online shopping increases ahead of the busy holiday season, cybersecurity is in the spotlight. And warnings are being issued advising consumers to pay attention to cyber attacks. For instance,...

The oil market has the media spotlight with projected prices continuing to rise. Shortages, inflation, and economic growth have all been major factors in oil trending higher throughout this year....

The recent downward price rotation in the Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSE:XLF) ETF may have frightened some traders. My research, however, suggests this move is setting up a future...

So far, 2021 has brought record highs to the three most-followed US indices—the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite. They are up more than 21%, 24% and 26%, respectively.However,...

A number of health-care and biotech shares have recently been in the spotlight. In early October, Merck (NYSE:MRK)—covered in early November—gave a positive update on molnupiravir, a...

Long-term investors in Chinese shares have had a volatile year so far in 2021. The state’s heavy hand on technology, online education and real estate names meant significant pressure for those...

Recently, the cannabis sector has shown signs of increased volume, volatility and a reasonably strong potential for a price base. Volume started increasing near mid-September as the price of MJ fell...

Investors seeking regular income generally include dividend stocks and high-yielding exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in their portfolios. According to Morgan Stanley, over the long-run, dividend shares...

Commodities continue to run higher as inflation concerns are becoming an everyday reality for US consumers. Recently, I highlighted a key equities to commodities ratio and asked, is it “Time For...

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the fifth week in a row, injecting a net $17.5 billion, for Refinitiv Lipper’s...

Entrepreneurship is instrumental for economic development. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) highlights: “Entrepreneurship is a key driver of growth....

So far, 2021 has not been a good year for either gold or silver bulls. Year-to-date, both precious metals are down about 2.5% and 5.5%, respectively.Meanwhile, according to the October Consumer Price...

Travel stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are in the limelight as a large number of Americans gear up to travel in order to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving. Days leading up to the...