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An ETF For Gains From The Equity Market's Smallest Corner
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 8:11am | 512Micro-cap stocks are an alluring yet confounding segment of the market. Stocks in this segment are generally considered to have market values ranging from $50 million to $300 million. Taking Off Some Micro-Cap Volatility Risk Due to those low numbers, micro-cap names typically lack analyst...
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Why Financial ETFs Could End Their Run Of Disappointment
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 9:45am | 511The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) is up 15.28% year to date and while that sounds pretty good (it is), XLF and rival financial services exchange traded funds are trailing the S&P 500 this year. What Happened Much of the story with financial services ETFs revolves around interest...
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What Analysts Have To Say About Nvidia Following Earnings Beat
Friday, August 16, 2019 - 10:55am | 567NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares jumped 6.7% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the second quarter. Despite a 17% drop in sales compared to a year ago, Nvidia impressed the market with $1.31 billion in gaming revenue, slightly above consensus...
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AMD Drops On Mixed Quarter, Analysts Weigh In
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 10:40am | 450Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares dropped more than 8% Wednesday after the company reported a mixed second quarter on Tuesday. Despite slightly beating consensus analyst estimates, AMD reported a 13% drop in revenue in the quarter. AMD management said semi-custom product revenue and...
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How To Get A Lot Of International Stocks On The Cheap
Monday, July 29, 2019 - 10:28am | 479There are many benefits of the ongoing fee war in the world of exchange traded funds. One of those perks is that investors no longer have to pay higher than average fees for international equity exposure. Just look at the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSE: VEA). What Happened VEA has $72.58...
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Wall Street Skeptical Of Deutsche Bank's Restructuring Plan
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 11:49am | 647On Sunday, battered international investment bank Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) announced it will be exiting the equities business and cutting 18,000 jobs as part of an aggressive restructuring plan. Deutsche Bank said it will eliminate its trading business as part of a cost-cutting plan that will...
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A Small-Cap ETF For Globe-Trotting Investors
Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 9:04am | 583While some market participants may be doubting the efficacy of investing in stocks outside the U.S., some investors may want to consider contrarian viewpoints and visit some ex-U.S. developed markets. For small-cap investors, the Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSE: SCHC) is a sensible...
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A Broad Emerging Markets ETF With A Modest Fee
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 1:00pm | 593iShares, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, late in 2012 created a suite of so-called core products aimed at buy-and-hold investors. One of the funds included in that group was the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: IEMG), which was created a cost-friendly...
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Are Closed-End Funds Getting Hot Again?
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 2:51pm | 663Long before the rise of exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds were mutual funds that traded on exchanges alongside stocks. In fact, CEFs date back all the way to the late 19th century. CEFs are similar to ETFs in many ways, but there are several key differences. What's A Closed-End...
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Robinhood Launches New Premium Trading Features
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 10:59am | 539Robinhood on Wednesday announced the rollout of several new features to its premium Robinhood Gold offering, including Level 2 market data and research from the Morningstar analyst team. What To Know For a price of $5 per month, eligible Robinhood Gold members now get access to margin investing,...
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An Asset Allocator's Momentum ETF
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 8:19am | 519Asset allocators frequently embrace multiple asset classes. One exchange traded fund that makes that job more efficient is the Cambria Global Momentum ETF (CBOE: GMOM). GMOM's asset selection universe includes bonds, commodities, currencies and domestic and international equities. What Happened...
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Keep It Cheap And Short With This Bond ETF
Monday, March 25, 2019 - 6:44am | 495Amid a more sanguine outlook for U.S. interest rates this year, investors are revisiting longer-dated bonds and the corresponding exchange traded funds. That doesn't mean the short-duration funds, such as the Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (NYSE:SHCO) should be ignored. What Happened The $...
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Gender Equality ETF Still Going Strong
Friday, March 8, 2019 - 9:25am | 547March 8 is International Women's Day, and on March 7, the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (NYSE: SHE) celebrated its third anniversary. SHE, one of the first exchange traded funds to emphasize gender equality investing principles, has been successful and is now home to about $350...
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This Buyback ETF Has Its Pros And Cons
Monday, March 4, 2019 - 9:35am | 559As has been widely reported, share buyback plans have come under fire by politicians from parties, but companies remain fond of the strategy as a way of returning capital to shareholders and the related exchange traded funds have been solid performers this year. The Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (...
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What Wall Street Analysts Think About Dell's 'First' Earnings Report
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 12:35pm | 495In its first quarterly report since returning to the public market, Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) beat consensus expectations, sending the stock higher. Dell reported fourth-quarter revenue of $24 billion, above consensus estimates of $23.8 billion. The company also guided for 2019 revenue of...