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One of the bigger questions facing advisors and investors right now revolves around credit. Inflation, volatility, and Fed rate hikes all loom, potentially heightening credit risk for portfolios. Navi…
On Thursday, July 9, PepsiCo released its Q2 2026 earnings. Given how many remain worried how inflation and gas prices would affect consumer spending, this earnings call was closely watched.
Investor interest in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) continues to expand in 2026. TMX VettaFi caught up with Reckoner Capital co-CIO Tim Wickstrom at ETF Exchange 2026 to get a pulse on the CLO…
According to ETF Database, the REX Drone ETF (DRNZ) fund attracted approximately $11.28 million in inflows during the first week of the month. An additional $4.6 million arrived on July 7, bringing it…
As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trad…
The global economic landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation highlighted by a heavier reliance on energy. The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) usage is only going to accelerat…
On Thursday, July 9, BlackRock debuted the iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (IQQ). IQQ marks a significant inflection point in the ETF market, as BlackRock looks to challenge the tried-and-true Invesco QQQ Trus…
Advisors say the biggest limit on their practice growth isn’t client demand or market conditions. It’s time, according to new research from T. Rowe Price.
SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) – Asian stocks surged on Thursday as some vessels resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while forecast-beating results at Nvidia and a suspended workers’ strike at …
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, a fractured energy security picture, and a wave of electrification are converging into a supercycle for clean energy infrastructure. That’s according to exec…
Romania's economy slid 1.2% in the first three months of this year on a gross series basis compared with the same period in 2025, and 1.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to provisional data…
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 4.1% year-on-year in June, matching market expectations in a Reuters poll and marking the fourt…
The producer price index rose 4.1% year on year, the highest rate since July 2022
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand house prices fell for the third straight month in June, nearing a three-year low and adding to signs of an economic slowdown as the global oil shock hits household incomes and…
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market. The indexes generally ri…
How are advisors and investors looking at opportunities within model portfolios these days? Well, recent research seems to suggest that model portfolios in the U.S. are certainly picking up steam.
Prior to the debut of SpaceX on the Nasdaq, one of the few ways to get exposure to this highly anticipated IPO was through Baron First Principles ETF (RONB) via publicly traded, transparent, liquid ET…
In arguably quiet fashion, the healthcare sector is racing higher. Over the 90 days ending July 7, the largest basic healthcare ETF surged 12.41%. Shares of Dow component UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH)…
A common notion in the fixed income market surrounds rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve as the primary pivot point for portfolio shifts. However, in the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) sp…
Long-term investing in America and the lessons history offers modern investors were the focus of this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Mebane Faber, founder and chief investment officer at …
Healthcare and technology provide an intriguing contrast. Many healthcare stocks are traditionally known for their more defensive uses in portfolios. At the same time, biotech and healthcare technolog…
At first glance, broad-market funds seemingly offer similar exposure to the exact same underlying stocks. Various asset managers offer several heavyweight funds that claim to capture the broader marke…
This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: Bitcoin and Ether. While both are considered high-risk assets, they possess foundational differences that investors shou…
While some of the hottest artificial intelligence (AI)-adjacent trades have hit a rough patch recently, broader large-cap equity benchmarks remain near all-time highs — despite a brief pullback on Jul…