ETF Analysis & Opinion

Since the COVID-related market meltdown in March, equity funds (including ETFs) have continued to suffer net outflows despite the average equity fund moving into positive territory and posting a...

Let’s take a quick stroll as we approach the last week before the Election. I wanted to say a few words about each of the eight ETFs below.First up is commodities, by way of the symbol DB...

S&P 500 It was a rather dull Friday, again. But the S&P 500 managed to finish the day higher by around 35 basis points. it also managed to finish just slightly over the downtrend. Some solid...

Rally In Risk Assets Ex-US: US stocks and bonds took a back seat to offshore rallies this week, providing some much-needed lift to the idea that holding a globally diversified portfolio is more than...

Regarding S&P 500 earnings, the forward revisions continue to look very good.Forward S&P 500 Earnings Curve: Note the “4-week rate of change”.Next 4 Quarter’s...

So far in October, broader U.S. indices have recovered some of their September losses. Nonetheless, volatility, which measures the change in price and the related risk of a financial instrument over...

Dark clouds gathered above stock traders. Major supports are being threatened and their breakout can lead to a massive selloff. As for now, we are still relatively safe but the future can be pretty...

Looking for steady income? Preferred stocks are one of many instrument types that can help.Today, we will look at the characteristics of preferred stocks and two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain...

On Oct. 13, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), introduced 5G-enabled iPhones. The widely-anticipated event has heightened consumer interest in the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks.For...

Wall Street’s third quarter earnings season kicks into high gear in the coming days. Investors are bracing for another rocky reporting season given the negative impact of the ongoing coronavirus...

Stocks managed to finish the day slightly higher, with the S&P 500 rising by around 50 basis points, regaining some of the losses from Monday. Still, the index gave back a big portion of its...

Growing investor interest in exchange-traded products has led to the development of different types of exchanage-traded funds (ETFs).On Sept. 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission underlined...

For the countless complexities in this market, it really comes down to this simple shape: Due to unprecedented manipulation, interference, and “stimulus”, the market managed to carve out a...

Yesterday, the hope that the Economic Modern Family held coming into the week waned a bit as the stimulus talks stalled once again.After the close, more headlines emerged as the Senate is back and...