ETFs and Mutual Funds

5 Large Cap Growth Stocks Top Fund Managers Own and Love

Posted: April 20, 2018 at 9:55 am

To say that hedge fund and mutual fund managers tend to follow the herd is an incredible understatement, and always has been. While publicly they sometimes seem reluctant to discuss ...
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More Proof That Gold Will Absorb Equity Dollars During Stock Market Uncertainty

Posted: April 5, 2018 at 11:30 am

It is no secret that investors were looking for some sort of safety in March. After all, there were growing fears of a trade war, ongoing issues in Korea, increased ...
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More Outflows From Equity Funds Than the Market Can Handle

Posted: April 4, 2018 at 3:56 pm

There is an age-old saying in investing in the stock market that earnings drive stock prices. That may be true on the fundamental side of investing theory, but certain mechanics ...
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Why BlackRock Is Calling For the Rise of the ETF

Posted: March 13, 2018 at 1:40 pm

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have become a growing trend over the course of the bull market. While many equities posted incredible gains during this time, ETFs were very powerful as ...
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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Reveal Top Stocks for 2018

Posted: February 14, 2018 at 4:55 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of December 31, 2017. As Warren Buffett still runs Berkshire Hathaway and as he is one of the ...
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5 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: February 9, 2018 at 5:06 am

CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) will give its workers raises and more benefits. According to The Wall Street Journal: CVS Health Corp. said it will use some of the extra ...
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Select Semiconductor Stocks Recovering Handily After the Sell-Off

Posted: February 6, 2018 at 3:04 pm

24/7 Wall St. has tracked the selling and buying of many stocks and sectors during the recent market panic. Much of the trading action can be tied to volatility issues, ...
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Stock Markets and Volatility: When the Tail Wags the Dog — and Yes, It Did

Posted: February 6, 2018 at 1:05 pm

Explaining volatility in the stock market is no simple process. To much of the investing public, stock market volatility just sounds like price gyrations. To professional investment managers, volatility is ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: January 22, 2018 at 4:41 am

Pressure from investors may trigger the sale of Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX). According to The Wall Street Journal: Xerox Corp.’s first- and third-biggest investors, billionaires Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: January 19, 2018 at 4:45 am

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term spending bill to keep the government from shut down, but it hit hurdles in the Senate. According to Reuters: Legislation to stave ...
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2 Blockchain Tracking ETFs Launch as Bitcoin Plummets in Value

Posted: January 17, 2018 at 2:00 pm

They say there is an exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy for just about everything you can imagine. Now there's an ETF strategy that tracks blockchain and cryptocurrency strategies for investors, ...
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Are Gold ETFs Inflows Competing for Bitcoin Investors?

Posted: January 9, 2018 at 10:15 am

If you have been watching the financial media of late, chances are high that you have had more than enough about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies shoved into your ear. Whether bitcoin ...
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2018 Outlook: Low Volatility and Defensive May Be Best Stock Market Strategy

Posted: December 30, 2017 at 10:05 am

The raging bull market in stocks charged on in 2017, and many investors are still considering how they should be positioned for 2018. After gains of 300% from the panic-selling ...
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Did You Just Miss the Launch of the US-Listed Marijuana ETF?

Posted: December 26, 2017 at 4:10 pm

The first trading session after Christmas is almost always a quiet one, and the market is likely to remain quiet until after the start of 2018. The news flow from companies ...
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Credit Suisse Increases Stock Market Expectations for 2018

Posted: December 21, 2017 at 10:21 am

Now that tax reform is all but signed into law, some firms and strategists have started to raise their expectations for 2018. 24/7 Wall St. has tracked more than a ...
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