Entering this year, retail traders expected big things of SoFi Technologies (SOFI). The fintech stock was commanding plenty of adulation in social media investing circles. Things haven’t gone according to plan, as the s…
Meta: Learn how RAFI fundamental indexing offers an alternative to market-cap weighting in this interview with Rob Arnott and TMX VettaFi.
Uranium has been on quite a journey over the past few years. While the metal has always been valued for its role in nuclear energy, interest from governments, as well as the broader investment base, has noticeably impro…
Domestic for-profit utilities are spending big to meet the artificial intelligence (AI) demand moment. Regulatory Research Associates estimates that from 2026 through 2030, U.S. utilities will shell out a staggering $1.…
Gold prices slipped by 0.52% to settle at 1,53,152, as easing geopolitical tensions reduced safe-haven demand. Optimism around a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal, along with comments from Donald Trump suggesting the confl…
Should advisors and investors be taking a closer look at the opportunity set within structured credit right now? After all, the current fixed income environment may well work in favor of the structured credit market.
Recent price forecasts from BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, highlighted notable market trends in mainland China’s lithium market. BMI revised its forecasts for China lithium carbonate to $20,100 per ton and lithium hydr…
Bitcoin remains caught in a summer lull. Daily volumes are running at $4B per day on trusted exchanges, with similarly subdued activity across equities and other risk assets. In thin markets relatively small flows have …
Gold’s outlook has brightened considerably following its first-half correction. Spot prices have rebounded to flirt with $4,400 per ounce, supported by renewed central-bank buying, softer economic data, and diminished e…
While it doesn’t necessarily dominate the headlines as much as it has in past years, crypto remains an area of significant interest and opportunity. Spot ETPs are available now for investors to better triangulate their …
Investing is often a reminder that there are no free lunches. For market participants to get something, they have to give up something, too. The fixed income universe embodies that sentiment. Want big yields? Chances ar…
Quarterly equity repurchases for midstream MLPs and corporations remained healthy in 2Q26, keeping pace with first-quarter levels. Cheniere Energy (LNG) spent $550 million on buybacks, and familiar players also used the…
Last Friday, shares of semiconductor giant Broadcom (AVGO) dipped nearly 6% on reports of a security vulnerability pertaining to the company’s VMware vCenter Syslog Server. Concerns about the state of the artificial int…
In this episode, Brendan sits down with financial advisor Adam Wojtkowski to unpack a major shift he’s making in his business: separating financial planning from investment management into two distinct offerings—and in …
The Russell 2000 closed at a new record high Friday amid continued upwards momentum for several market indexes. That index, with its focus on small-caps, could prove an intriguing source of investing opportunities, give…
The week ended August 14 saw readers on ETF Database and ETF Trends turn mainly to stories focused on thematic ETFs, all of which involved ETFs addressing concerns that are top of mind for investors at the moment.
The ETF landscape grows every day, with new active and passive strategies available for investors to use. Those funds range from core allocations to bespoke, thematic offerings. How, then, should investors parse that po…
Sector ETFs have long been a part of the overall ETF ecosystem. The ETF’s transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency have made it a vehicle for all sorts of sector strategies. However, they haven’t always delivered. …
Small-cap equities are winning out against their large-cap counterparts in a classic David versus Goliath ETF battle. After years of mega-cap technology dominance, small-cap equities have delivered investors a historic …
While there is no shortage of demand from the nuclear renaissance, the rate of deploying new reactors will be determined by the capacity of the supply chain. Expanding capacity for supply chain bottlenecks, such as pump…
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Malaysia’s headline inflation, which came unchanged year-on-year at 2% in June, is projected to remain steady for the rest of 2024, on the muted impact from the recent diesel subsidy rationalisat…
Many investors need more than traditional bonds can deliver. VanEck provides access to a range of higher-yielding asset classes built for today’s income environment. Key Takeaways With a 13.46% yield, MORT provides broa…
Two weeks ago, Robert left a comment that asked me to name my five favorite dividend stocks that pay monthly. I can easily rattle off my five favorite dividend stocks right now, but none of them pay out monthly.
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia JARAMIJO/SAN MATEO, Ecuador, August 15 (Reuters) – At first light on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, small fishing boats fan out from the villages of San Mateo and Jaramijo, their bows poi…