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Financial markets are once again being driven by the same dominant theme: inflation and what it means for Federal Reserve policy. The latest twist in that story comes once again from crude oil, where dramatic price swin…
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Fixed income ETFs now command trillions in assets and trade with equity-like immediacy. These wrappers let investors move in and out of diversified bond exposure in a single click, at a visible price, throughout the day…
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These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.
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Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household?
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Bitcoin’s latest bullish sentiment is being shaped by a powerful macro question: is inflation pressure finally cooling enough to support risk assets again? After a difficult period marked by sticky prices, high interest…
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When it comes to space stocks, Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX) is clearly the big kahuna. After all, the company just completed the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, rapidly joining the $1 trillion-plus market…
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There are a lot of interesting statistics to consider about small-cap stocks today, most of them bullish. Frequently mentioned: Smaller stocks are coming off their best first half of any year since 1991. The ALPS O’Shar…
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With oil and gas prices spiking, despite a pledge from Donald Trump to protect tankers making their way through the crucial strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint, central bankers and economists have warned that a prolong…
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Reliable distribution growth remains one of the most important tailwinds for midstream MLPs. After all, investors often allocate to this space primarily for its attractive yield and consistent income. Learn more below a…
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The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services (BOP basis) widened to $78.3 billion in July from a slightly downwardly revised $59.1 billion in June (previously -$60.2 billion), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This w…
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Sam Azzarello: What's next for markets and the global economy after a year defined by escalating tariffs, persistent geopolitical tensions, and the rise of artificial intelligence across industries?
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As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…
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It is the quiet assumption that because we possess more information, faster communication, and increasingly advanced technology, we must therefore be less vulnerable to the same emotional and collective mistakes that sh…
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On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Vanguard US High-Yield Corporate BD Index ETF (VCHY) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed severa…
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Big Pharma has a $300 billion problem, and biotech developers with promising drugs are becoming the fix. Major drugmakers are spending at a pace not seen since 2019 to replace medicines that will soon lose patent protec…
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After a wild last 12 months in a technology stock boom – and more recent volatility – the question du jour, in our view, is not whether AI is transformative. The significant increases in economic productivity and huge c…
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When market volatility catches investors by surprise, it’s imperative to have quality exposure to aid with portfolio stability. With that, employee-owned investment manager Neuberger has expanded its actively managed ET…
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For decades, traditional index-based ETFs have served as the low-cost foundational anchor for core allocations, consistently demonstrating that outperforming a broad market index is an uphill battle. Yet, while the vast…
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The active ETF landscape has become an ever-larger part of the ETF ecosystem. Leveraging fundamental research and increasingly competing for core and core-plus assets, active ETFs have picked up major inflows and helped…
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The World Cup has reached its final four. Spain, France, England, and Argentina will contest some exciting matches this week in advance of the final. Those nations, with the slight adjustment for England, all also can b…
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A relative period of calm in the oil market may well be over, following last week’s goings on in the Middle East. Most notably, the U.S. renewed military strikes against Iran, with President Trump potentially unnerving …
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Major equity indexes, including the S&P 500, continue hovering around all-time highs. If advisors and investors are going to quibble about anything, though, it’s that the cap-weighted versions of those gauges aren’t as …
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Navigating the macroeconomic landscape in the first half of 2026 has been a study in contrasts. Markets have marched toward all-time highs even as historic valuation metrics flash warning signs behind the scenes. To hel…
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Missiles and drones disrupted skies over Dubai in late February, following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Private aviation executive Jonny Dodge watched his phone light up nonstop. His firm, YourSky, flies much of the em…