Tokenization Gains Ground & ETFs Have Room to Grow
Expanding adoption of the XRP Ledger among major financial firms has fueled speculation from Jake Claver that BlackRock may one day launch an XRP ETF.
ETFs & Funds
Biotech’s Rebound Reality: Surging M&A Deals Meet Deep Retail Skepticism
Biotechnology stocks are showing signs of a renewed recovery, supported by a pickup in pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions and investor interest in drug development pipelines. Key Takeaways: Big p…
Webinar: Mitigating Market Concentration Risk With RAFI Indices
In a recent webcast hosted by TMX VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth, Ari Polychronopoulos, TMX VettaFi’s head of RAFI Indices joined Brent Leadbetter, TMX VettaFi’s head of RAFI Distribution,…
4Q’26 Defense Sector Guide: Opportunities Amid Instability
Each quarter, SPADE Indexes releases The SPADE Investor, covering trends, statistics, and analysis across the defense, aerospace, national security, and government sectors. The newest edition for 4Q26…
Why Higher Rates Haven’t Broken the Stock Market
For most of the past year, investors have been trying to answer what seems like a fairly straightforward question: How can the stock market continue to rise when interest rates keep moving higher? The…
Brian Hartigan on Why Invesco’s QQQ Suite Stands Out Among Competitors
Invesco Global Head of ETFs & Index Strategies Brian Hartigan was on Bloomberg TV on October 5, where he discussed the growth of the firm’s QQQ Innovation Suite and how it stands out at a time when co…
Commodities Diversification Is Essential
Gold has been hamstrung by rising global bond yields. Oil prices are soaring on the back of geopolitical conflicts. Other parts of the commodities complex are thriving, while others have what some exp…
SpaceX AI Chip Spending Could Make 1 of These ETFs Blast Off
Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX) is widely viewed as a rockets and satellites company. That’s an accurate description. But the company’s longer-ranging AI plans are a source of allure for patient market part…
A Sinking Ship or A Turnaround Bet
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian highlight the three best- and worst-performing CEOs of 2023—and hint at what’s ahead for each of them in the new year.
Opportunities Go Global
New Go Global Chapter and Regional Zones Highlight Cooperation Across ASEAN, Central Asia and the Middle East
Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 9, 2026
The yield on the 10-year note finished October 9, 2026 at 5.24% while the 2-year note ended at 4.80%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-re…
Three ETFs to Watch For TSM Earnings Next Week
Earnings season is well and truly here, and with it come myriad opportunities for investors to adapt and reflect. Next week’s earnings calendar has some major highlights, but it may be Taiwan Semicond…
Bitcoin’s Next Act Is Invisible Payment Infrastructure
David Marcus, the Lightspark co-founder and chief executive, said Bitcoin’s next wave of growth will come from acting as invisible settlement infrastructure for banks and payment networks. That matter…
Nuclear Sector Outlook: Tim Rotolo on Headwinds, AI Demand & Catalysts
VettaFi recently sat down with Range Fund Holdings Founder Tim Rotolo to analyze the nuclear sector outlook, discussing recent headwinds, why he views 2026 as a “year of digestion rather than deterior…
2 Fixed Income Solutions for Navigating Bond Instability
Fixed income markets around the world have been affected by the global bond sell-off, and that certainly includes the U.S. bond market. Key Takeaways: Fixed income markets around the globe are continu…
The Numbers Are In: Active ETF Innovation Pulling Big Flows
The ETF ecosystem is broad, and growing almost every day. Hundreds of ETFs launch each year, diversifying the options available to investors and advisors. The active ETF part of that ecosystem has con…
THNQ Hits Milestone Highs on Record Outperformance Over QQQ
Nifty Bank: Banking sector index Nifty Bank witnessed a fresh milestone on Wednesday, November 19, as it climbed to a record high, crossing the 59,200 mark for the first time. The index touched 59,264…
Active Strategies & AI Hardware Take Center Stage in September ETF Launches
The ETF arena continues to evolve rapidly, driven by mutual fund conversions, targeted semiconductor supply chain plays, and expanding active management offerings across global equity and income alloc…
Q3 Recap: Rising Rates Don’t Lift All Ships
SUMMARY Rising interest rates dampened global stock returns overall. Energy and Technology-related equities led in performance. Rate-sensitive and value-oriented themes struggled. In the third quarter…
China, EU strike deal to cut Chinese hybrid vehicle exports by over half
China and the European Union have reached a deal that could cut Chinese exports of hybrid cars to the bloc by more than half, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said yesterday (9 October) afte…
NDIV Capitalizes on Sector Rebound & Option Income Strategy
For investors navigating a changing rate environment, derivative income strategies remain a compelling tool for generating alternative cash flows beyond standard fixed income. The Amplify Energy & Nat…
A bond selloff that argues for bitcoin, not against it
Digital asset fund flows across all issuers lost momentum this week, a marked slowdown after US$11.1B of inflows since mid-July. Much of that earlier demand appears to have reflected investors buying …
World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026, UN trade body says
Global economic growth is expected to slow to 2.6% in 2026 from 2.9% last year as the energy shock triggered by the crisis in the Middle East puts pressure on the world economy, the United Nations tra…
Midstream Free Cash Flow Drives Growth & Capital Returns
Over the past decade, the North American midstream universe has undergone a significant transformation. This has been driven in large part by companies’ increased free cash flow generation. This shift…