ETF Analysis & Opinion

Late October is usually a busy time. It's earnings season, and that typically means increased volatility for equities.In the coming days, investors will see quarterly reports from a variety of big...

The coming trading week promises to be both busy and potentially volatile as a torrent of Wall Street's most prominant mega caps report quarterly metrics. The list includes Advanced Micro Devices...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to see significant growth as an asset class. In 1993, the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY), which tracks the returns of the S&P 500 index, was the first ETF...

The early days of the coronavirus pandemic dented many industries, including the transportation sector, which saw multi-year lows in the spring of 2020.But, the stock market rally since then has meant...

Dividends are typically regarded as a way for businesses to reward long-term stock investors who remain loyal stakeholders. These payouts provide regular income, stability and are particularly...

Fifth-generation wireless networks (5G) are increasingly becoming part of our lives. In the U.S., mobile network providers AT&T (NYSE:T), T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS), and Verizon...

Cotton prices have been surging in recent months. The Switzerland-based International Trade Centre (ITC) highlights: “When people in the cotton market speak of prices, they are usually referring...

Scotland is getting ready to host the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as the COP26 Summit, in Glasgow between Oct. 31 and Nov. 12. The UK and Italy are partnering...

Cybersecurity stocks have received increased attention since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced many of us to work from home. The global lockdowns put the internet and wireless...

Amid ongoing concerns over inflation, commodities continued to rise, posting the strongest gain for an otherwise mixed week for global markets through Oct. 8, based on a set of ETFs.The equal-weighted...

Blustery fall weather usually corresponds with seasonal choppiness in stocks, and so far 2021 is proving to be no exception. When volatility in equity markets goes up, bonds as well as bond...

Investors continued to plow money into taxable (+$32.0 billion) and tax-exempt (+$4.8 billion) bond funds (including ETFs) for the month of September, despite a 22-basis-point rise in the 10-year...

Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, have taken center stage in the past year. Digital coins are still a relatively new asset class, but the market's appetite for investing in them has been...

As the Real Estate market shifts away from super-low interest rates and skyrocketing home prices throughout the COVID-19 crisis, we are starting to see the Real Estate ETFs weaken in trend and start...