ETFs

As one of Wall Street’s favorite buzzwords, the term “emerging market” gets thrown around quite a bit. Broadly defined, an emerging market is a country whose business and financial infrastructure is somewhere between being underdeveloped (like, say, Kenya) and highly complex (like...

Commodity and metal traders may want to pay attention to an interesting trade that occurred within the silver market Thursday. An investor (or an institution) was seen buying 19,500 call options on the most commonly tracked silver exchange traded fund, the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV)....

With U.S. interest rates still low by historical standards and several other marquee developed markets sporting negative sovereign debt yields, fixed income investors are turning to other areas to find yield. The resurgence in emerging markets assets has led some bond investors to higher-yielding...

Leveraged ETFs are a sometimes maligned in the financial media.. A lot of the ill will has to do with the fact that they don’t suit the eye of traditional buy-and-hold long term investors. That’s because they’re designed for, and marketed to, active traders. The leveraged nature...

With the dollar mired in a lengthy slump, gold prices are showing signs of life in July and that could be one of the catalysts luring traders to popular leveraged exchange traded funds tracking gold miners equities.   The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: NUGT) and the...

With another earnings season upon us, leveraged ETF traders can look forward to periods of both opportunity and risk as volatility reaches its quarterly pitch. While the unpredictable influence of these reports amplifies the need for precise management of these vehicles, the sharp swings possible...

Investors pick stocks for a nearly-infinite number of reasons to achieve their investing objectives. Some people look for value stocks, or stocks that are perceived to be undervalued compared to their peers. Others look to growth stocks, or stocks that are due for future growth. Others still may...

Have you heard? The market’s in a bit of an uptrend as of late. The major averages—Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite—are all at or near all-time highs. Depending on whom you ask, the reason for this rally varies. It could be a continued reaction to the election of...

The technology sector, the largest sector weight in the S&P 500, has been getting taken to task in recent weeks. For example, the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index is lower by 4.1 percent over the past month while the largest dedicated technology exchange traded fund (ETF) is also lower by 4.1...

The following was originally published on Stash Invest.  Emerging Markets, (Broadly) Defined An emerging market refers to a country with a developing economy and growing business infrastructure. The term is used primarily to describe nations with free markets and expanding global trade, but...

The S&P 500 is celebrating 60 years of existence as an index. Launched on March 4, 1957, it consists of an assortment of stocks belonging to diverse sectors and is considered a bellwether for the U.S. economy. Some Curious Facts About the S&P 500 The index is weighted by market...

So much has been written and theorized about Millennials and money; juxtapose that with fears of under-investing in the market and government-assisted retirement programs depleting at a rate that cannot keep up with population growth under current taxation, and the present and future for...

First Trust, the seventh largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds, added three actively managed currency hedged ETFs to its lineup last week. Launched in partnership with RiverFront Investment Group, which will manage the new funds, the new ETFs are the First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF...

Several international markets traded with remarkable strength this week as political and economic news played a shift in global trends. The Vanguard Emerging Market ETF (NYSE: VWO) gained more than 4.94 percent since last Friday in response to notable break-outs in Russia and China. These...

The market this year has been characterized by leadership in defensive sectors such as utilities that have been boosted by falling interest rates and conservatism in the late stages of this bull market. While the momentum in utilities has continued to prosper, a new sector has taken over the top...