ETF Analysis & Opinion

The UK's leading share index, the FTSE 100, has had a strong start to December, following solid gains in November.Gains in the FTSE mirror the recent strength shown by US indices as well as many world...

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the fourth week in a row. They injected $8.7 billion for Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows...

Demand for cybersecurity products is surging as the pandemic increases the global reliance on technology.In the stay-at-home environment, people are increasing their online presence to maintain...

Wednesday's action was quietly bullish. The fact none of the indices lost significant ground after pushing breakouts is of greater significance—suggesting few traders are willing to sell. As we...

The market could be showing its own version of the disconnect. In the past, we have looked at High Yield Bonds SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays (LON:BARC) High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE:JNK) to get a picture...

Long/short equities is a market strategy in which investors take a long position in stocks or buy stocks they believe will rise in the future and, at the same time take short positions, or short...

Business Development Companies (BDCs) are appealing to investors seeking high dividend yields and added diversification. Here we'll take a closer look at BDCs and exchange-traded products (ETPs) for...

American equities posted the highest return for the major asset classes for the trading week, based on a set of exchange traded funds through Friday’s close (Nov. 27). The broad-based rally...

2020 has become the year when digital trends have entered our lives faster than ever before. For instance, due to the pandemic, robust digital infrastructure and remote work arrangements have become...

Yesterday, we noted that the energy sector stands to gain the most from a variety of recent fundamental tailwinds. Those include optimism that three newly announced coronavirus vaccines will help spur...

Thanksgiving Day gatherings commence in the U.S. on Thursday, Nov. 26. This event also marks the start of the end-of-year holiday season.The following day, this year Nov. 27, has been dubbed Black...

Positive news on COVID-19 vaccine progress has sparked a massive rally on Wall Street this month, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 notching a series of new record highs in...

One would think the financial sector would be doing quite well related to the booming housing market and a decline in overall consumer debt and delinquency levels. Historically, the XLF Fund...

Positive vaccine news in recent weeks has boosted the appeal of cyclical stocks likely to see shares run up in a post-vaccine world. Sectors set to profit like energy, transportation, travel and...