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Benzinga Cannabis Hour Recap: What You Need To Know About ETFs
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 4:54pm | 751Three of the top cannabis ETFs (exchange-traded funds) joined this week's Benzinga Cannabis Hour. Matt Markiewicz, the New York-based managing director of Innovation Shares, called into the show first representing THCX, a cannabis ETF that launched on NYSE last July. The 11-year...
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Bitcoin, Ethereum & Ripple - American Wrap 8/25
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 3:16pm | 489Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD bears regain control, price moves towards $11,400 Bitcoin (BTC) dropped like a stone after a failed attempt to clear the local resistance created by 1-hour SMA100 at $11,650. At the time of writing, BTC/USD is changing hands at $11,460 and the downside...
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Fintech Focus For August 17, 2020
Sunday, August 16, 2020 - 11:38am | 1894Quote Of The Day: You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. - Maya Angelou Fintech Movers: Conversational AI or chatbot technology is proving a key technology, enabling customers to interact with their banks anytime, any place. - Tech Wire JPM to lead Consensys note...
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Direxion Launches Three New ETFs For Long-Term Investors
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 2:38pm | 592Direxion announced on Wednesday the launch of three new ETFs for 2020 meant to appeal to long-term investors. These new ETFs are the Direxion MSCI USA ESG - Leaders vs. Laggards ETF (NYSE: ESNG) Direxion Flight to Safety Strategy ETF (NYSE: FLYT) and Direxion S&P 500 High Minus...
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Where To Invest In The 2020s
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 4:10pm | 1892Most Americans are expecting a recession by the end of 2020. All that they can see are high stock valuations, low interest rates that don’t generate enough growth, geopolitical tensions that are rising, and honestly, how much more buyback activity and index inflows can we really expect? (In...
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Thursday's Market Minute: 2019 Through ETFs
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 10:09am | 433Today marks the first trading day of 2020. The start of a new year is as much a time to reflect as it is to look ahead. Stocks rallied in 2019 – the S&P 500 climbed 28%, its largest gain since 2013 – causing some investors to anticipate that little room is left for the markets to...
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Wednesday's Market Minute: Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 9:10am | 429One of the most important days of this bull market was January 26, 2018. It was the frothy peak of the stock market – the one that came after monster ETF flows, retail-trading euphoria, and sported the most expensive valuation of the bull market to-date. Everyone wanted in on a piece of the...
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The Death Of Hedge Funds At A Time We Will Need Them
Monday, November 25, 2019 - 9:44am | 917By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader With the latest news of Louis Bacon’s closing down his hedge funds, we are seeing further evidence of the difficulties hedge funds have been having during recent years. But, if you think about the counter-intuitive nature of this trend, it is actually quite...
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The Quantum Threat, Libra, Exchange Offerings, And Bitcoin ETFs: Here Are This Year's Biggest Trends In Cryptocurrency
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:33pm | 1590If there’s one thing that’s certain about the cryptocurrency markets, it’s that the news cycle moves at a breakneck speed. Perhaps it’s because, unlike traditional markets which trade according to hours or business, digital assets are on the go 24-7. However, in 2019,...
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Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Stock News Stories Of The Week
Monday, September 16, 2019 - 9:12am | 2164Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Stock News Stories of the Week Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana stock news stories for the week of September 9th – 15th, 2019. Without further ado, let...
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Wednesday's Market Minute: 5 Easy Steps To Enjoying A Market Rotation
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:39am | 343With the market undergoing one of its sharpest leadership shifts in the history of this bull market, these are exciting times. After a decade of record-breaking performance by growth companies, this past week has brought a rally in value stocks at the price of losses in momentum leaders. Here are 5...
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JPMorgan Launches Robo-Adviser: 'We Think We're Offering Really Great Value'
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 9:39am | 434Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is ready to release its new robo-adviser platform after a year of testing, according to CNBC. What Happened JPMorgan's new digital investing service, You Invest Portfolios, makes use of algorithms to select investment options tailored to...
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Investor's Manual: What Is An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)?
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 8:56am | 349An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is listed on an exchange and can be traded like a stock, allowing investors to buy or sell shares in the collective performance of an entire stock or bond portfolio or an index as a single security. ETFs are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including short-...
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It's Financial Literacy Month: Why Education Never Stops For Investors
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 8:47am | 1545April is National Financial Literacy Month, which means it’s a good time to ask: do you consider yourself financially “literate?” It’s an important consideration for investors, because markets are constantly changing, and everyone’s financial plans can use a thorough...
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How Are Brokers Making Money Off Investors And How Can You Reduce The Burden?
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11:28am | 1274Picking the right mix of investments to add to your financial portfolio is a challenging undertaking. Most of us focus on the performance of financial instruments vis-a-vis the 52-week high and low figures, trading volume, bullish or bearish sentiment, charts, graphs, analyst opinions, et al. But...