ETFs Analysis & Opinion

December started on a high note for many US stocks as the S&P 500 index hit an all-time high on the first day of the month. Year-to-date (YTD), the index is up close to 14%. Similarly, the SPDR...

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...

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...

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...

Investing in international equities offers exposure to the growth of global industry titans and boosts portfolio diversification. One key concern: how moves in foreign exchange rates could impact...

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...

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 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...

Water—arguably the most important natural resource on our planet—offers a strong investment case. Companies in the water industry are in a powerful position to gain as both value and...

The recent positive news on the vaccine front as reported by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) has brought cheer to several sectors including energy, travel and...

Aerospace and defense (A&D) stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on that segment typically get significant investor attention. It is a large industry with robust, established companies....

Established market wisdom suggests small cap companies tend to outperform large ones over the long-run.However, the past decade has mostly seen small-caps lag large-caps, especially in the US. For...

Technology stocks have fallen out of favor in recent sessions, with investors piling into value names, which are typically companies that are more sensitive to economic cycles, in the wake of positive...