ETFs and Mutual Funds

Innovation Shares Launches New Legalized Marijuana ETF as Lowest-Cost Option

Posted: July 9, 2019 at 10:10 am

The current market for legalized marijuana already has grown into the billions, and many sources are calling for exponential growth in the coming decade. With the rise of so many ...
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Why ESG Investing May Become Problematic With Overlaps and Redundancy

Posted: July 9, 2019 at 8:35 am

The bull market is now well over 10 years old, and the major equity indexes recently hit all-time highs. This is a time when investors should be considering how they ...
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Did Massive ETF Inflows in Stocks, Bonds & Gold Mark a Summer Top in All 3 Asset Classes?

Posted: July 2, 2019 at 2:54 pm

More and more cash is going to work into the financial markets. The problem with that statement is that the money is being put to work in all of the ...
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Weekly Recap & Major Analyst Calls, Looking Backwards & Forwards for 2019 in 10 Minutes

Posted: June 29, 2019 at 11:55 am

Somehow, the second quarter of 2019 has come to an end and the year is now half way over. It also appears that the snap-back rally after the "Sell in ...
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FTSE Russell Rebalance Act for 2019 Is Huge for Recent Post-IPO Stocks

Posted: June 26, 2019 at 1:35 pm

It's late in June, and that means another annual wave of index reconstitutions by FTSE Russell. This is something that many investors already have made changes around, but what will ...
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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
Last updated: June 14, 2019 6:28 am

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
Last updated: June 1, 2019 11:20 am

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
Last updated: May 16, 2019 7:42 am

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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