ETF Analysis & Opinion

So far, 2021 has not been a good year for gold bulls. Year-to-date (YTD), the precious metal is down over 10%. It started the year around $1,900/oz. and is currently shy of $1,700.That's a far cry...

Rising inflation expectations have, in part, been the catalyst behind the recent volatility on Wall Street. The rapid growth in the US money supply and increases in commodity prices have resulted in...

The foreign exchange (forex) market is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world. Currency exchange-traded funds (CETFs) provide exposure to the forex market, enabling portfolio...

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...

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...

Real estate is one of the most important sectors of the US economy, and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) typically get significant investors attention. In the US, regulations require REITs to...

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...