ETFs and Mutual Funds - Page 2

Meet Grayscale’s Newest Vehicle to Invest in Crypto

Posted: June 20, 2019 at 3:47 pm

After a recent rally in Bitcoin and with Facebook creating its own cryptocurrency, it seems that cryptocurrency is back in vogue just in time for summer. Jumping on this revitalized ...
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Airlines Driving Transportation ETFs in Rare Price Hike Cheer

Posted: June 13, 2019 at 4:05 pm

Some investors believe that the transportation stocks have to do well for the stock market to do well. After all, if people and goods are not being transported around the ...
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Will Investors Accept a New Trade War ETF?

Posted: June 5, 2019 at 1:40 pm

It is said frequently in the investment community that there is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for almost any imaginable type of strategy. Now there is a so-called trade war ETF ...
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Meet the Biggest and Best Blockchain ETFs

Posted: June 5, 2019 at 7:05 am

Blockchain has been one of the biggest investing buzzwords in the past two years. Companies have been aggressively innovating with this platform, looking for new applications and the next big ...
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8 Major Losers From the Mexico Tariffs

Posted: May 31, 2019 at 2:10 pm

The wide world of trade wars just got a bit more hostile. After tariffs have been imposed on inbound goods coming from China into the United States, Thursday night's news ...
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Should MSCI & Russell FTSE China Allocation Gains Have Been Delayed During Trade War?

Posted: May 28, 2019 at 2:10 pm

After months of being told that a deal with China was likely, a trade war has erupted after President Donald Trump lifted selected tariffs to 25% from 10% on $200 ...
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4 Crude Oil ETFs With Different Levels of Investor Risk

Posted: May 21, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Since the beginning of 2019, crude oil prices have gained nearly 36%. The sharp increase is the result of a continued restriction on supply by the Organization of the Petroleum ...
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5 ETFs the World’s Largest Hedge Fund Owns

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm

In 2018, hedge funds actually outperformed publicly traded stocks. According to Hedge Fund Research's HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index, hedge fund returns fell 0.7% last year while the S&P 500 ...
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Are These Semiconductor ETFs a Value Play After China Trade Talks?

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 1:25 pm

Many see semiconductor trends as leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. In a wider sense, semiconductor and tech stocks may be leading indicators for the economy and markets ...
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Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Make Key Changes to 2019 Stock Picks

Posted: May 15, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of March 31, 2019. Warren Buffett still runs Berkshire Hathaway and, as he is one of the richest ...
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The Best Biotech ETFs to Buy Ahead of ASCO

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 9:38 am

The 55th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is just around the corner. Biotech and pharmaceutical companies will descend on Chicago for a five-day all-out conference ...
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Uber, Lyft and the Gig Economy’s First ETF

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 9:22 am

Now that the Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and the Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) initial public offerings are in the books, as well as in the red, do these IPOs ...
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M&A Targets Abound in Energy Sector

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 2:14 pm

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) just pocketed some $9 billion—more than $8 billion it didn't spend to acquire Anadarko plus $1 billion in a breakup, probably paid by Occidental, which outbid ...
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5 ETFs That Invest Like Hedge Funds

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 11:27 am

Investing in hedge funds is a pricey proposition. First, investors must be willing to lock-up their cash (usually a lot of it) for up to three years. During that period, ...
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Wall Street Has a New Strategy for Legal Marijuana – Whenever That Happens

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 11:01 am

With evolving societal and regulatory landscapes, the upside potential of cannabis as a new investment strategy has emerged to complement the historically resilient characteristics of alcohol and tobacco. Cannabis stocks ...
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