ETF | January 25

Inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) typically replicate the reverse or the leveraged (usually twice or three times) of the returns of an index daily. Assets in such products increased from around $90 billion in 2020 to over $121 billion in

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ETF, Investing | January 17

At his Jan. 11 Senate confirmation hearing, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested that higher interest rates would be necessary to control inflation. He said:“We will use our tools to support the economy and a strong labor market and to prevent higher

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ETF | January 12

Wall Street had a strong start to 2022, but faltered in a few days on rising yields and the raging Omicron variant of COVID-19. However, a still improving economy backed by job growth and higher consumer confidence will likely bolster risk-on

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ETF, Stocks | December 27

Interest rates are still far below pre-pandemic levels, leaving investors searching beyond bonds for other sources of steady income. With the Federal Reserve reiterating its federal funds rate target of 0% to 0.25% at its most-recent December meeting, interest rates will

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ETF | December 10

In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors. We discuss the market outlook and best strategies for 2022.Stocks have staged an impressive rally this week as investors now

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ETF | December 7

Elevated steel prices have consumers (and investors) concerned about inflation. And whether inflation strengthens or lightens up may depend on the next move in steel prices.After a huge rally out of the coronavirus crash low, steel prices peaked this summer but

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ETF, Stocks | December 3

New York-based Defiance ETFs is launching an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on non-fungible tokens (NFT), according to a press release sent to CoinDesk.The fund will track the performance of an index, dubbed the BITA NFT and Blockchain Select Index, composed of

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ETF, Stocks | November 26

Inflation is causing issues for some Americans, and that is causing investors to look for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to buy that will benefit from inflation.In October, consumer prices rose 6.2%, their highest increase in more than 30 years. That’s led Shark

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ETF, Stocks | November 1

Ark Investment Management founder Cathie Wood has been dominating headlines for seeing massive inflows into her ETF lineup. In fact, it has managed a spot among the top 10 issuers in the $5.5-trillion ETF industry, thanks to solid asset gains in

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ETF, Stocks | October 27

As the popularity of cryptocurrencies — especially Bitcoin and Ethereum — surges, Coinbase Global (COIN) is at the forefront of the cryptocurrency industry. After the company's hyped IPO, is Coinbase stock a buy or sell in the current stock market rally?Coinbase

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