ETFs and Mutual Funds

With Micron and Qualcomm in the Bag, Semiconductor ETFs and Stocks Brace Hard for Earnings Season

Posted: April 17, 2019 at 1:45 pm

With earnings season now underway, investors need to weigh how they want their assets and portfolio positioned for the rest of 2019. The S&P 500 was last seen up 16% ...
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3 Key Transportation Stocks Surging on Earnings

Posted: April 17, 2019 at 11:10 am

The stock market has been running strong in 2019, with the S&P 500 up 16% year to date. One issue that investors should keep in mind is how the transportation ...
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Get Ready for a New Cannabis and Marijuana Targeted ETF

Posted: April 16, 2019 at 3:15 pm

The quest for investing into the trend of legalized marijuana is about to get another player. AdvisorShares is launching an exchange-traded fund called the AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF. The launch ...
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BlackRock Dominates ETFs as Management Fees and Expense Ratios See Ongoing Pressure

Posted: April 16, 2019 at 1:05 pm

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) saw its shares rally after reporting first-quarter earnings for 2019. While the underlying earnings report matters for BlackRock shareholders, there is a broader issue to consider ...
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How Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Complicate Top Financial ETFs

Posted: April 16, 2019 at 12:05 pm

At the start of every earnings season, the investing community gets to see how the strength of the banking industry has been since the prior reports. This is where the ...
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12 Companies Warren Buffett Could Buy, or He Would Approve for You to Buy

Posted: April 4, 2019 at 2:15 pm

It's another day that the markets are open, so it is widely assumed that Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) are out looking for deals to make. ...
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Institutional Interest Keeping Energy Stocks and ETFs Higher as Oil Challenges $60

Posted: March 26, 2019 at 10:55 am

Just when it looked as if crude oil prices were going to pull back, suddenly a one-day surge higher of 2.4% ($1.40) has taken oil back above $60 per barrel. ...
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Gold Shines Brighter With Inverted Yield Curve and Weakening Global Growth

Posted: March 25, 2019 at 1:29 pm

Gold has recaptured its shine. With the overhang and larger media frenzy around bitcoin and cryptocurrencies having witnessed a death of a thousand cuts, the interest in gold has been ...
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Meet the BlackRock Multifactor Rotation ETF: Actively Managed Hedge Fund(esque)

Posted: March 21, 2019 at 2:40 pm

  The king of the exchange-traded fund (ETF) world is BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) with its ownership of the $1.5 trillion or so iShares ETF family. BlackRock has been ...
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Why Energy ETFs and Energy Leaders Are Finally Shining Again in 2019

Posted: March 20, 2019 at 2:10 pm

It is important to understand that the stock market really is a market full of stocks. Index weightings change over time, and many sectors and their underlying stocks outperform or ...
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Goldman Sachs Targets 5 Thematic ETFs for Next Wave of Innovation With Motif

Posted: March 7, 2019 at 1:10 pm

A saying has become common among the investment community: There's an ETF for that. And chances are high that it's true. Still, many companies want their own piece of the ...
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Future Shock: Warren Buffett and Berkshire May Fall Into the Kraft Heinz Trap Again and Again

Posted: February 26, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have taken a serious beating on the huge stake in Kraft Heinz Co. (NASDAQ: KHC). With many investors having considered Buffett to ...
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$25 Billion Quarterly Loss for Berkshire Hathaway as Buffett Abandons Book Value Focus

Posted: February 23, 2019 at 9:04 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its annual report, and the results from the fourth quarter are putting dark clouds over Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway's ...
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Warren Buffett’s Top Stocks for 2019

Posted: February 14, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of December 31, 2018. Most investors should look at these public equity holdings as the top holdings at ...
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World Gold Council Weighs Economic Uncertainties in 2019 Outlook for Gold

Posted: January 10, 2019 at 10:30 am

After a turbulent 2018, many investors and so-called gold bugs have to wonder what is in store for gold in 2019. The World Gold Council (WGC) released its latest report ...
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