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Q3 Recap: Rising Rates Don’t Lift All Ships

SUMMARY Rising interest rates dampened global stock returns overall. Energy and Technology-related equities led in performance. Rate-sensitive and value-oriented themes struggled. In the third quarter of 2026, we saw eq…

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A bond selloff that argues for bitcoin, not against it

Digital asset fund flows across all issuers lost momentum this week, a marked slowdown after US$11.1B of inflows since mid-July. Much of that earlier demand appears to have reflected investors buying at depressed valuat…

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World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026, UN trade body says

Global economic growth is expected to slow to 2.6% in 2026 from 2.9% last year as the energy shock triggered by the crisis in the Middle East puts pressure on the world economy, the United Nations trade and development …

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Midstream Free Cash Flow Drives Growth & Capital Returns

Over the past decade, the North American midstream universe has undergone a significant transformation. This has been driven in large part by companies’ increased free cash flow generation. This shift marked a decisive …

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3 ETF Liquidity Myths That Can Raise Client Costs

Advisors choosing between two similar ETFs often let the lower expense ratio decide, but that fee says little about a fund’s liquidity. It may not even point to the cheaper fund to own, according to State Street Investm…

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Tech Scarcity Keeps S&P 600 from Capturing AI Momentum

According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, market breadth has declined in the U.S. in recent months. This has caused small caps to lag large caps. Small-cap stocks had another weak session on October 7. As a result, the large-…

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Why Ireland Is a Popular UCITS Domicile

For investors in Singapore looking for broad global equity exposure through a single ETF, VWRA remains one of the most popular options in 2026. The Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc) gives investors exposure to tho…

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Energy Leads State Street Premium Income ETF Returns, Flows

Energy has been the strongest corner of State Street Investment Management’s premium income ETF lineup this year. Shares of the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF (XLEI) are up 32.7% so far in 202…

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Maximize Yield in Active High Yield Bond ETF AHYB

Looking out for more yield in your portfolio? High yield offerings offer opportunities right now to deliver for the right strategy and investor. While there are increasingly appealing yields in government debt, for exam…

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Combined Assets in SPY, SPYM Cross $1 Trillion for the First Time

On Wednesday, the combined assets invested in the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and the State Street SPDR Porfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) passed the $1 trillion mark for the first time. SPY, the first-ever U.S.-listed…

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Foreign ETFs Draw Nearly Double U.S. Large-Cap Flows

SCHD is a fine dividend ETF, but investors chasing higher income often stumble into covered call funds that quietly erode their principal with every distribution. There is a middle path worth examining before you make t…

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Why Invest in Defense? The Case for Targeted Exposure

Broadly speaking, when advisors and investors consider adding focused industry exposure to a portfolio, there needs to be a strong justification for doing so. Take the AI industry, for example, where sustained buildout …

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NEOS Grows ETF Lineup With New Silver Income Fund

After Bitcoin's tremendous rally to new highs around $126,000 last year, it shed essentially all of those gains in the final months of 2025 and is now down about 4% on a trailing-12-month basis. Still, with new legislat…

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ETF Prime: Tax Strategy Behind 351 Exchange ETFs Draws Scrutiny

A Treasury Department warning on the tax strategy behind 351 exchange ETFs led this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci and Cinthia Murphy, director of research at TMX VettaFi, previewed the top storylines for the fourth…

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What’s Fueling Portfolio Gains in 2026? Commodities and Stocks

Energy stocks have seen volatile but powerful growth this year, as wars in Iran and Ukraine have limited their petroleum exports and boosted global oil prices. The protracted conflicts are likely to continue keeping ene…

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Baron Crosses $1 Billion ETF Mark in Under a Year

Baron Capital, a manager with a 40-year legacy built on high-conviction active mutual funds, just crossed $1 billion in ETF assets. The firm achieved the landmark in under a year following its ETF debut, reflecting stro…