ETF Analysis & Opinion

High levels of market volatility have been a defining feature of the past year. But even during "quieter" years, market volatility is inevitable—especially in the short-run.Wall Street pays...

Recently we discussed the Invesco DB Base Metals Fund (NYSE:DBB), a futures-based commodity fund, focusing on aluminum, copper and zinc. Today, we focus in on one of those base metals—aluminum,...

Since the start of the pandemic over a year ago, metal prices have regularly been making headlines. Investors are expecting the global economy to recover from the pandemic and related enforced...

COVID-19 has affected different sectors in different ways. The pandemic has significantly increased the number of people staying at home and working from home, as social restrictions have been...

As broad markets come under increased pressure and a variety of mega-cap shares start to lag, some investors might feel it is time to rotate into small capitalization stocks. In previous articles, we...

Tech juggernaut Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) went public in May 1997 at only $18. Now, it has a market cap of about $1.56 trillion and trades around $3,100 per share. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant...

Equal-weighted exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invest equal amounts of money in companies irrespective of their market capitalizations (caps). As such, a firm's market cap does not matter. The ETF...

As the 12-year bull market rages on, the importance of technology stocks has taken center stage – in our daily lives as well as in the stock market. Make no mistake, this bull market has been...

New exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially with a thematic focus, have been regularly entering the market. Today, we'll introduce two actively-managed funds recently announced by Simplify Asset...

Investing concepts, including environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, socially-responsible investing (SRI) and impact investing, have become important features of the investment process....

President Joseph Biden has made it clear that infrastructure, especially for a sustainable economy, is high on his administration's agenda. His policies are likely to incentivize infrastructure...

The NASDAQ 100 is at a record high, up about 43.6% over the past 12 months. By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are up around 6.4% and 16.4%, respectively.While the...

A wild year like 2020 is a great acid test for closed-end funds (CEFs)—and it can tell us a lot about which of these high-yield plays to pick (and avoid!) as we move deeper into 2021.A Split...

Oil prices have been getting widespread attention in recent days. Hopes around increased COVID-19 vaccine rollout and a full reopening of economies worldwide have contributed to oil’s robust...