ETF Analysis & Opinion

Bond ETFs have seen record inflows this year. The interest in bond ETFs is spurred by lower interest rates. Investment managers have introduced 120 new bond ETFs this year, 52% more than last...

Every week, we review the big picture of the market's technical condition as seen through the lens of our Big View data charts. Today, I want to focus on 3 key relationships ahead of this week’s...

If there was a "Stock of the Year" award, it would certainly go to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). As a result of the continued AI boom, the market cap of this semiconductor manufacturer has soared to over $3...

A data provider tracks the stocks trades of members of Congress An asset management firm created two ETFs tracking how Congress members invest The Democratic and Republican-focused ETFs have had...

If you want to sell some covered calls or explore more complicated multi-leg options strategies, doing it on an ETF tends to be more diversified and capital-efficient than trading single...

Below we can see how the top stocks in the S&P 500, as tracked by the Invesco S&P 500® Top 50 ETF (NYSE:XLG), have gained 22.5% in 2024. That easily beats the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)...

Earlier in April, I covered the ongoing efforts by Fidelity to obtain exemptive relief from the SEC to issue ETF share classes of their mutual funds. This comes after Vanguard's patent for this...

Two of the major ex-U.S. central banks have begun loosening their monetary policy ahead of the Fed. The first was the Bank of Canada (BoC), which on Wednesday, June 5th, cut its policy interest rate...

The options-based ETF segment, currently valued at approximately $124.6 billion in assets under management and comprising 396 ETFs, continues to grow rapidly. Notably, on May 6th, 2024, this segment...

The real estate sector plunged by 3.70% this week, already being the worst performer (down 7.07%) within the S&P 500 benchmark index since the beginning of the year. Such a plunge can be...

Stagflation seems to be good for our portfolio, as we now have a dozen stocks and funds with double-digit-percentage returns. Almost every recommendation is profitable this year. So far, we have...

In a previous edition of my "ETF Buyer's Guide" series, I explored the differences between Vanguard and SPDR sector ETFs, highlighting that SPDR ETFs tend to be larger and more actively traded due to...

Deere (NYSE:DE) & Co.'s Strong Q2 PerformanceDeere & Co. reported Q2 earnings per share (EPS) of $8.53, surpassing analyst estimates of $7.87. The company also exceeded revenue expectations,...

The geopolitical landscape in the Middle East has been significantly impacted by the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, setting off a series of retaliatory actions that continue to...