Goldman Sachs models $765 billion in annual AI capital spending for 2026, climbing toward $1.6 trillion by 2031. That kind of multi-year buildout is the backdrop for three actively managed (or active-leaning) AI funds…
Although 2026 has been a roller coaster year for the markets so far, certain sectors have remained strong. Ironically, while the Magnificent 7 stocks have been volatile due to mixed perception about AI, industries…
Small-cap dividend investing has a credibility problem, and the Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:XSHD) is built to solve it. XSHD screens the S&P SmallCap 600 for the highest yielders with…
In previous decades, South Korea has always been a cultural and financial afterthought after Japan, with its dominance in electronics and engineering through companies like Sony, Toyota, JVC, Honda, and Mitsubishi; and China, with…
Global X MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:MLPA) pays quarterly cash distributions sourced almost entirely from operating cash flows of U.S. midstream master limited partnerships. Over the trailing four quarters, MLPA paid out $3.94 per share, which…
Franklin FTSE International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (NYSEARCA:LVHI) closed Friday at $41 after a quarterly distribution cycle that continues to deliver the income international dividend investors buy this fund for. LVHI screens…
In September 2020, JP Morgan paid a landmark $920 million settlement to resolve charges of “spoofing” – placing and cancelling fake buy or sell orders – to manipulate the silver market. A little over…
Tracking generative AI as a daily beat means watching dozens of funds slap the “AI” label on portfolios that look suspiciously like a Nasdaq-100 mirror. After cutting through that noise, three names keep surfacing…
The First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FRI) gives investors exposure to American commercial real estate cash flow without picking between malls, warehouses, and senior living towers. Because REITs must distribute at least 90%…
Gold continues to do what it has done for the better part of two years: grind higher with occasional sharp pullbacks. The metal has pushed SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) up about 4% year to…
Energy sits in an unusual spot right now: it is paying real income while also producing the kind of capital gains that growth investors chase. The three biggest broad energy ETFs, iShares Global Energy…
In Mid-May, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly urged Indian citizens to avoid buying physical gold and silver for a year. Soon afterwards, India increased its import tariffs on precious metals from 6% to…
South Korea’s KOSPI has gone from emerging-markets afterthought to the best major equity story of 2026, and the engine is sitting inside every advanced AI server on Earth. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix produce…
While much attention is paid towards China’s financial and military rivalry with the US, it’s easy to overlook how China is viewed by the rest of the Pacific Rim. China’s many centuries of emigration…
While Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) | MU Price Prediction has had an extraordinary gain of over 850% in the last 12 months, Tungsten has soared from roughly $380/MT to a sky high $3,180/MT in…
The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VYM) is one of the simplest income vehicles in the market: it owns roughly 500 U.S. stocks that pay above-average dividends, weights them by market…
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) has become one of the most-owned dividend funds in the country, with $71.6 billion in assets and a 0.06% expense ratio. SCHD currently yields roughly 3.3% and has…
The hyperscalers have a math problem. US power generation from data centers is projected to climb from about 5% of the total to roughly 15% over a five-year span, a step change on a…
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) has become the default income vehicle for investors seeking S&P 500 exposure without full equity risk. JEPI pays monthly, with trailing twelve-month distributions of roughly $4.58 per…
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) owns only companies with at least 10 consecutive years of dividend growth, screens out the highest yielders, and lets compounding work. VIG has returned 22% over the past…
