ETF Analysis & Opinion

US housing data on Building Permits, Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales typically get significant investor attention. According to the residential construction statistics released jointly by the...

Regular readers of this column will note that we emphasize long-term investing in solid companies or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide access to robust shares. For most retail investors, the...

Currency exchange-traded funds (CETFs) enable retail investors to participate in currency moves. These funds cover most major currencies as well as a number of currencies that are not always in the...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)—also referred to as the Dow 30—has returned 13.6% so far in 2021. The index, which is among the most widely followed equity indices worldwide, hit...

With increased optimism about returning to ‘normal’ life as restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic are lifted, as well as an improving economic outlook, the US will likely celebrate...

The first half of the year has meant different fortunes for shares of companies across sectors. Today, we review ETFs that were clear winners or losers in the first two quarters of 2021. We provide...

Recent days brought new all-time-highs to the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, which are up about 14% and 12%, respectively, in 2021. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which hit a record high in...

Many on Wall Street are keen to invest in cutting edge, emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), which “enables computers and machines to mimic the perception, learning,...

In 2007, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE:EEM) was at all-time highs. A little over a year later and it fell 50%. Fast forward to today, and EEM Emerging Markets ETF is trading near...

Value and growth investing are two approaches to long-term investing. Both academic scholars and investment professionals discuss and debate the merits and risks associated with these two styles.Those...

I constantly read that investors should be diversifying into the European markets largely because Europe's recovery is lagging the U.S., which means the Continent will have the benefit of tremendous...

The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed in the U.S. in 1993 was the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY). Since then, the ETF market has been growing rapidly. Metrics from the Investment Company...

Financial stocks, including bank shares, have come under pressure recently. For instance, the Dow Jones Financials Index, which hit an all-time high June 7, have lost about 5% since then....

US equity markets slid last week, following the Fed’s modestly-hawkish stance in response to surging inflation levels. The central bank aims to “achieve maximum employment and inflation at...