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Fintech Focus For February 23, 2021
Monday, February 22, 2021 - 7:15pm | 2037Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Bitcoin prices have continued their meteoric rise with Tesla, BNY Mellon and Mastercard’s announcements of greater acceptance of cryptocurrencies,” JPMorgan said in a research note last week. “But fintech innovation and increased demand for digital...
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Fintech Spotlight: Unpacking Finny's Quiz-Based Take On Financial Literacy
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 9:21am | 1531Read More...In the last two years, the commission-free revolution and gamification of online trading platforms increased engagement in markets. Now more than ever before are people interested in learning about finance and unique ways to put their money to use. In light of this, Benzinga spoke with Milan...
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Fintech Focus For December 9, 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 5:34pm | 1990Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Webull, founded by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. alum Wang Anquan, has increased its roster of brokerage clients by about tenfold this year, to more than 2 million, by offering free stock trades with a slick online interface. While that’s still a fraction of the more...
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Fintech Focus For October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 6:03pm | 1774Read More...Quote Of The Day: Life is trying things to see if they work. - Ray Bradbury Fintech Movers: Dozens of brokerage log-ins are for sale on the dark web with portfolios ranging in the low thousands to a half million dollars. - CNBC Troutwood intros app for stock investment. Acorns helping unemployed...
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Fintech Focus For October 7, 2020
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 5:59pm | 2504Read More...Quote Of The Day: Merely raising tax rates on the wealthy and corporations wouldn’t really make the system any fairer. - Bloomberg Fintech Movers: Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate said it was particularly "bullish" on its payments platform during its Q2 earnings call. Now it's...
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Fintech Focus For October 5, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 3:10pm | 1727Read More...Quote Of The Day: The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi Fintech Movers: With COVID-19 and remote work causing many people to reconsider where they live, cities like Austin, Denver and Salt Lake City have increasingly come into the...
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Fintech Focus For July 30, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 7:06pm | 1944Read More...Daily Perspective: Not all those who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkein Fintech Movers: Investors and entrepreneurs say that while the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted demand for fintechs in areas such as digital payments and online trading, it has hurt more vulnerable sectors such as online lending....
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Fintech Focus For July 27, 2020
Monday, July 27, 2020 - 9:26am | 2446Read More...Daily Perspective: God created war so that Americans would learn geography. - Mark Twain Fintech Movers: Startups can fail for lots of reasons, but Silicon Valley usually says it is “product-market fit.” “Lean startup” culture has taught entrepreneurs to prioritize testing...
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An Obscure China ETF Finally Gets Some Love
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 8:41am | 478Read More...For much of its nearly five years on the market, the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (NYSE: CN) has toiled in relative anonymity relative to other China exchange traded funds. CN could be on the cusp of shedding that anonymity and not just because Chinese stocks are rallying this year. What...
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How To Focus On A Hot Corner Of The REIT Market
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 3:56pm | 539Read More...Real estate investment trusts are showing some fortitude this year, but investors considering the exchange traded funds tracking them should do some homework before jumping into the asset class. Diversified REIT ETFs, which are the biggest and most popular funds in this asset class, can...
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Japan ETFs Look For Q4 Rallies
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 12:04pm | 472Read More...Japanese stocks haven't been immune to the downside experienced this year by ex-U.S. developed markets equities. In fact, Japan is one of the worst ex-U.S. developed markets offenders as highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 5.62 percent for the MSCI Japan Index. While Japanese stocks are among...
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Another ESG ETF Is Here
Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 12:14pm | 427Read More...The universe of exchange traded funds targeting environmental, social and governance continues growing. DWS, the asset management and ETF arm of Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB) launched the Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (NYSE: EASG) on Wednesday. EASG is the fifth ETF...
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The Communication Services Sector Is Almost Here
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 10:57am | 512Read More...The arrival of the communication services sector becomes official later this month. It's a move that will see an array of well-known stocks in the consumer discretionary and technology sectors move to communication services. The move was previously announced by index providers MSCI...
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How A Recent Election Could Affect The Colombia ETF
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 9:59am | 518Read More...Several marquee Latin American economies have been affected by electoral politics this year, namely Brazil and Mexico, the region's two largest economies. Mexico recently held national elections and Brazil is slated to do so in October. What's getting lost in the region's electoral...
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Saudi Arabia ETF Rallies After Country Gains Emerging Markets Status
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 8:42am | 554Read More...Broadly speaking, single-country emerging markets exchange traded funds are delivering plenty of disappointments this year, but there are some exceptions. One of the most notable is the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (NYSE: KSA). While the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down more than 10 percent...
