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Despite the fact that international equities have picked up steam over the past year and a half or so, they are still largely trading at noticeable valuation discounts compared to U.S. stocks. That se…
BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) wants to give investors a new way to own five of its active mutual funds: as ETFs. Key Takeaways: Five BlackRock active mutual funds holding nearly $55 billion in combined assets…
Investors see information about retirement almost every day. From TV commercials advertising advice to mail and even social media posts, the spectre of retirement is almost inescapable. The reality of…
QQI expands access to the innovation profile of the QQQ Innovation Suite through companies outside the U.S.
The stakes certainly seem to be getting raised in the bidding war for USCF Investments and its parent, The Marygold Companies. Key Takeaways: Simplify Asset Management has submitted a proposal to buy …
The derivative ETF landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation, as financial advisors look for ways to generate elevated, tax-efficient income while managing equity market volatility without adding…
Retail investors buy corporate bond ETFs expecting steady coupons and ballast against stock market volatility. Traditionally, fixed-income portfolios were anchored by defensive issuers like banks, ind…
Experienced gold investors know that much of the yellow metal’s near-term fortunes lie in the hands of the Federal Reserve. As has been widely discussed this year, gold doesn’t pay dividends or intere…
Meta Platforms is officially entering its next phase, and Wall Street is taking notice. Shares of the tech giant are experiencing a sweeping re-rating as Muse, the company’s new AI agent, takes center…
Uranium mining equities have been back on the rise as of late. Key Takeaways: Recent insights from the Sprott team show that uranium miners and junior uranium miners saw significant gains in August. T…
Following the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated September meeting, which saw the central bank raise rates by 25 basis points, fixed-income investors are once again reassessing their portfolios. The…
Northern Trust Asset Management plans to convert six mutual funds representing approximately $33 billion in assets into exchange-traded funds during the first quarter of 2027, expanding its ETF busine…
More conversions to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from mutual funds continue to underscore the preference of the ETF as the investment vehicle of choice. Last week, Putnam Investments completed the con…
The BlackRock Model Portfolio Solutions team made significant allocation shifts during the week ended September 24, 2026. The team recently managed over $300 billion and often causes shockwaves in the…
In recent days, energy discussions and headlines have been dominated by the potential for a U.S. diesel export ban. The U.S. is a major exporter of diesel, including to Europe, which has been hit hard…
When it comes to identifying value, typical fundamental metrics like price-to-earnings (P/E) or price-to-book (P/B) are often used. Both metrics rest on accounting outputs (reported earnings and book …
In broad terms, the semiconductor industry usually isn’t top of mind for value investors, but there are occasions when individual names in the group look like bargains. Some experts argue that Broadco…
As equity market concentration hits historic levels, investors are actively seeking alternative index weighting strategies to mitigate idiosyncratic risk. For decades, the default option to escape the…
Costco’s fiscal year 2026 has officially concluded, and the retailing giant certainly closed out on a high note. Key Takeaways: Costco recently released its Q4 2026 and fiscal year 2026 operating resu…
Institutional investors are more eager than ever to increase private market exposure, but a wall of liquidity concerns is keeping many from moving as fast as they’d like, according to Morningstar’s fi…
The global pressurized water reactor (PWR) system market is valued at USD 13.0 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 17.6 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 3.1%. This increase represents…
There is a myth that index-based ETFs are all static buy-and-hold products that passively track a benchmark. Many people think of indexing through the lens of market-cap strategies like the Vanguard S…
I’m talking about the cash I have sitting here that I desperately want to get into the market. Earlier this year, I got a chunk of money from selling a house. I have no desire to own another home (tha…
Key Takeaways NVIDIA’s annual revenue grew from $9.71 billion in fiscal 2018 to $215.94 billion in fiscal 2026, roughly a 22-fold increase. The Transformer architecture emerged more than five years be…