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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...
The NASDAQ 100 is at a record high, up about 43.6% over the past 12 months. By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are up around 6.4% and 16.4%, respectively.While the...
Almost a year ago, in mid-February 2020, broader markets stalled and went into freefall in a matter of weeks as COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Then came the rally that took many stocks to record...
In March 2020, the cash price of copper hit a multi-year low of $4,617 per tonne on the LME. Then, recently, along with many asset classes, copper surged to reach the current multi-year highs of...
Financial services and bank stocks are in the spotlight as the likelihood of an additional US fiscal stimulus package increases. In 2020, financial shares underperformed, but renewed hopes for better...
Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, were hot in 2020, when 248 went public, raising well over $80 billion. New SPACs are issued nearly every week, and many regard them as one of the...
Healthcare became one of the most important areas in daily life and equity markets in 2020. We previously covered several exchange-traded funds in the industry, such as the Health Care Select Sector...
Equity markets are volatile at the moment. The choppiness reminds most investors of the importance of diversification, such as including defensive assets in portfolios. Meanwhile, in the current low...
The earnings season has brought increased volatility as well as downward pressure on broader U.S. indices. As of yesterday, the S&P 500 index has now given up the 2021 gains and is in negative...
Innovation comes in many forms. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines innovation as “the implementation of a new or significantly improved product (good or...
In many ways, 2020 was an unforgettable year for investors. Despite rapid initial declines in equities in February and March, stocks not only recovered but hit record highs in subsequent months. And...
Recent days saw the four major U.S. indices hit all-time highs. Yet, not every sector had a strong 2020. Namely, shares of companies in the energy, leisure, travel, insurance and real estate sectors,...