The real estate sector has been hamstrung this year as the Federal Reserve has yet to deliver widely hoped for interest rate reductions.
The notion that bitcoin can be included in standard investment portfolios earned further ballast earlier this year.
Given its ascent to the $3 trillion market capitalization club, Nvidia (NVDA) is the stock that grabs the most AI headlines.
In the early innings of 2024, there was a flurry of consolidation in the biotech industry.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term last week. But his party didn’t sweep to the expected landslide.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and related ETFs are usually viewed as rate-sensitive instruments, and with good reason.
If there’s one corner of the equity market that’s trying investors’ patience, it’s small-caps.
It’s not just bitcoin’s price that’s expanding. The blockchain on which bitcoin resides -- one of the pioneers in the space -- is also rapidly adding heft.
Investors’ enthusiasm for growth stocks remains high and growth equities are in the midst of another lengthy run of beating value rivals.
Take a look at the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX). That fund is higher by 24.55% for the 90 days ending June 3.
Investment-grade corporate bonds aren’t doing much to thrill fixed income investors so far this year.
Bitcoin traded lower on May 31, but overall, the fifth month of the year was kind to the digital asset.
While emphasis on domestic bonds is valid, market participants should be careful to not ignore emerging markets bond opportunities.
Investors’ enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) equities remains undaunted.
As measured by the Russell 2000 Index, small-caps have offered barely any upside this year.
One pairing of disruptive technologies that could ascend to an enviable status is artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain.
Shares of Nvidia rallied after it unveiled financial guidance that hints at the AI boom still being in its early innings.
The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is higher by 11.30% year-to-date. This confirms that large- and mega-cap growth stocks are proving sturdy.
AI is widely viewed as a catalyst for ongoing healthcare innovation and that relationship could signal opportunity with select ETFs.
Amid significant advancements in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, there’s plenty of related investment ebullience.
In the U.S., first-quarter earnings season is in the books, but there are still some reports to be delivered by big-name ex-US companies, including several from China.
Market participants often focus on the Magnificent Seven's earnings growth, share price performance and stock valuations.
Investors are understandably frustrated by listed real estate investment trusts (REITs). The S&P Real Estate Select Sector Index is off 2.1% over the past three years, belying real estate’s reputation as an inflation-fighting group.
Among the 11 global industry classification standard (GICS) sectors, tech is not the best performer since the start of 2024. Not even close, nor is it the worst offender. Technology remains the largest sector exposure in a variety of domestic equity benchmarks. That cements its status as a must-watch group.
The elephant in the emerging markets room is China, and not just because it’s the world’s second-largest economy behind only the U.S.
While high-yield implies higher risk when it comes to bonds, HYD, which turned 15 years old in February, isn’t excessively risky.
Stubbornly high inflation and solid economic may be conspiring to force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.
Bitcoin’s much anticipated quadrennial halving occurred last weekend and the rewards earned by bitcoin miners will be, well, halved.
Some experts think that efforts to expand blockchain technology are being forced upon end users and investors.
Three months of discouraging inflation data coupled with some hot economic data points are considered headwinds for U.S. Treasurys.
Last week, the S&P 500 notched its worst weekly performance since last October. Small-cap indexes weren’t immune from the weakness.
Fueled in part by expectations that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates this year — or at the very least, won’t hike anymore — preferred stocks and related ETFs are delivering solid showings for income investors.
Bond laddering, particularly within the confines of the ETF wrapper in funds such as USIN, can be useful to advisors and investors.
Japan is finally experiencing much needed inflation, and the subsequent wage gains could be a catalyst for stock involvement.
Emerging markets equities and the related exchange traded funds have long been responsive to Fed decisions on U.S. interest rates.
ETFs such as the WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IQDG) could be on the receiving end of renewed attention.
A downside of investing in defensive sectors is that those groups command above-average valuation and below-average volatility traits.
Enthusiasm for AI is widespread, with epicenters of that ebullience including the investment community and corporate America.
Ask investors, likely both professional and retail, what individual stock they most readily associated with artificial intelligence (AI).
Given the rises of some 'Magnificent Seven' members, there are myriad claims those and other large- and mega-cap tech stocks are stretched on valuation.
The January debuts of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. have figured prominently in the cryptocurrency’s ascent this year. However, experienced crypto investors know that the upcoming quadrennial halving is likely playing a significant role in Bitcoin’s 2024 bullishness.
For decades, the tech sector wasn’t viewed as a prime source of equity income. But that’s changed for the better in recent years, and that positive evolution is ongoing.
The field of noncryptocurrency blockchain usage cases are expanding rapidly. That brings with it some potentially alluring investment implications.
The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is often viewed as the territory of high-octane technology and communication services stocks. While that’s true, investors should also consider the benchmark’s exposure to consumer equities.
There are at least two certainties regarding Indian stocks. First, equities in that country have been the stars among major emerging markets for several years.
One of the widely cited catalysts pertaining to bitcoin is supply. Only 21 million of the digital coins can be mined. And thanks to quadrennial halvings, the next of which is slated for April, it gets harder to mine the cryptocurrency.
Among the G7 countries, the U.S. economy and its inflation rate, for that matter, are impressive. But when factoring other large economies into the equation, India is the dominant force.
After a stellar 2023, the magnificent seven are mixed through the first two months of 2024. Nvidia (NVDA) is on a breathtaking pace higher while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is up 10%.
Bitcoin has long been referred to as “digital gold.” In what would likely amount to good news for the cryptocurrency and related spot ETFs launched in January, at least one expert believes bitcoin could eventually wrest market share from the yellow metal.
The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is higher by 6.7% year to date. That confirms tech stocks remain in strong form. Still, some market observers are concerned valuations in tech and other high-growth sectors are becoming somewhat frothy.
