One of the main reasons investors use exchange-traded funds is to avoid the level of analysis required to select individual securities. Instead of screening stocks based on metrics such as price-to-earnings ratios, free cash flow, return on equity or revenue... Read more
Geopolitical tensions have brought a lot of uncertainty to the markets, but investors know one thing for certain: Those tensions will cause countries to put more money into their defense systems and militaries. When a significant amount of capital flows... Read more
How do you combine illiquid assets – investments that aren’t marked to market daily and don’t have a steady roster of buyers and sellers – with a public vehicle designed to trade freely for retail investors? One possible solution is... Read more
While investor attention in 2025 and early 2026 has been dominated by the momentum and volatility in precious metals such as gold and silver, another corner of the capital markets has been undergoing a quieter but equally important shift: private... Read more
One notable trend across both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds （ETFs） is the growing prevalence of core-plus fixed-income strategies. These funds operate under a two-part mandate. The “core” sleeve is typically invested in diversified, investment-grade bonds designed to provide stability... Read more
The technology sector can be a fickle one. You have years like 2022, when tech exchange-traded funds tumbled, immediately followed by a 2023 recovery that saw some funds return upward of 50%. While 2024 and 2025 provided more sedate returns... Read more
For much of the four-decade bond bull market that ended in 2022, a number of fixed-income portfolio managers rose to prominence on the back of consistent outperformance. One of the most notable was Bill Gross, formerly of Pimco, who helped... Read more
The health care industry is facing headwinds, but analysts continue to forecast growth in 2026. In a Jan. 12 report, consulting firm McKinsey found that the U.S. health care system is under increased financial pressure. While some segments are still... Read more
Some asset managers design fund lineups that are explicitly geared toward short-term trading or income generation rather than long-term ownership. In particular, many exchange-traded fund （ETF） issuers have leaned heavily into leveraged products that are no longer tied to broad... Read more
6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy for 2026 Rotation among the largest U.S. technology stocks continues to define the race for artificial intelligence leadership, underscoring how quickly market perceptions can shift in this space. In early January, Alphabet... Read more
As gold and silver surged through 2025 and carried that momentum into 2026, prominent precious metals advocates took the opportunity for a victory lap on social media. Among the loudest was Peter Schiff, a longtime gold bull best known for... Read more
If there is one metric that succinctly captures how the “debasement trade” of 2025 evolved into something broader in 2026, it is the gold-to-silver ratio. This ratio measures how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of... Read more