The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) manages $44.1 billion in assets but delivers a minimal 0.24% yield. This reflects the semiconductor industry’s strategic choice to reinvest cash into R&D and manufacturing capacity rather…
When a single-stock leveraged ETF launches, it’s either a gift to speculators or a trap for the unwary. Defiance Daily Target 2X Long SMCI ETF (NYSEARCA:SMCX) falls into the former category right…
The tech sector has been getting a tad too turbulent for many of late. With soaring geopolitical uncertainties finally catching up with the market, fuelling one of the worst down days in…
The S&P 500 is the most well-known benchmark, and buying an ETF focused on this index could have yielded good long-term returns. However, investors can boost their returns by testing the waters…
The S&P 500 delivered double-digit gains for a third consecutive year and Wall Street forecasters have since pushed their 2026 year-end targets as high as 8,250. Despite the index's strong track record,…
Leveraged ETFs demand a different monitoring framework than buy-and-hold funds, and SOXL’s 3x daily exposure to semiconductors makes the distinction especially sharp. With $13.6 billion in assets and an extremely high portfolio…
The broader market could soon go through some pivotal changes in the near future as we turn the page to December, with investors confident about another rate cut this month. If you…
It’s been a good year for growth investors. While volatility has taken an upward turn in the past week, with good earnings seemingly no longer able to cause sustained upside moves, there’s…
Beating the S&P 500 is what every investor aims to do, and doing so for a long time is a coveted achievement. Unfortunately, most hedge fund managers and retail investors have been…
Nearly every financial article you read will tell you the same thing. Over the long haul, almost nothing beats the S&P 500. The index has compounded at roughly 10% a year for…
The S&P 500 has been delivering stellar gains over the past few years. 2025 was supposed to be the year when the S&P 500 started cooling down, as it delivered 25%+ total…
Everywhere you turn right now, someone is talking about artificial intelligence, and the stock market is delivering stellar returns. However, most of these returns have been tied to machine learning and AI…
Omor Ibne Ehsan Beating the S&P 500 over the long run has become the yardstick for measuring truly outstanding investors. Most investors fail to beat this index, including professional investors and hedge funds. Over a…
Rallies, then sharp pullbacks seem to be the norm for the stock market these days. One step forward, two steps back. For volatile markets, characterized by economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and fluctuating…
The ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ), iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ:ETHA), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) are all soaring today. And all of them are up due to the broader market optimism. All…
