Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we hit the midweek point, as the Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction) or SpaceX IPO rush is starting to fade somewhat. The…
Monthly income is having a moment. Retirees and active income investors are pulling cash from money-market funds yielding less than before, and the ETF industry has responded with options-based and high-dividend products that pay…
For much of the past several months, the Federal Reserve appeared to be running out of room to stand still. Inflation was accelerating again, unemployment remained relatively low historically, and financial markets were beginning…
Investors holding Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) own one of the cleanest, cheapest ways to gain exposure to developed markets outside the United States. VEA tracks a broad cap-weighted basket of Europe, Japan,…
Goldman just named its next-wave AI winners, and the picks go far beyond the usual chip suspects. Five stocks sit directly in the blast radius of a trillion-dollar infrastructure buildout, and the numbers coming…
For most index investors, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is the default core holding: cheap, liquid, and broadly representative of U.S. large caps. SPY tracks the S&P 500 Index at a 0.0945%…
Holding only NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) has been the easiest trade in markets for the better part of three years. The case is hard to argue with: a $5.06 trillion market cap…
Holders of the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SGOV) own one of the simplest cash-equivalent products on the market. SGOV holds U.S. Treasury bills maturing in three months or less, yields 3.57% on…
New Fed chair Kevin Warsh is about to take to the stage, and the market is going to get its initial feel for a new kind of communication style. Indeed, there’s a lot of…
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) is the default way most investors get small-cap exposure. It tracks the Russell 2000 Index, holds roughly 2,000 U.S. small caps, and has anchored most small-cap portfolios since its May 22,…
Shares of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ:SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction), or SpaceX, have continued their ascent on Tuesday, gaining close to 5% and closing above the $200 per-share mark. Of course, shares were up…
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) is the default way investors buy long-duration government debt. For its part, TLT holds nothing but U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in more than twenty years, and…
f Gold has done its job over the past year, and holders of the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) have watched the world’s largest gold ETF climb 25.38% over 12 months. GLD is the default…
If you own the Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN) because you wanted exposure to the energy buildout behind artificial intelligence, the thesis deserves a second look. TAN is the default vehicle for clean-power exposure, holding…
The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:ITA) is the default vehicle for investors seeking exposure to the rearmament trade. It is the largest pure-play aerospace and defense fund, with $13.91 billion in net…
