Every new year brings with it a new opportunity to stop for a moment, revisit resolutions, and refresh outlooks.
Markets are coming off back-to-back gains of more than 20% each on an annual basis. The chances of a hat trick in 2025 are slim to none.
Gold certainly had a great 2024, but 2025 is already shaping up to be an opportune year to build up more exposure through ETFs.
With 2024 in the books, market participants now know that the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index surged about 85% over the past two years.
2024 certainly saw cap-weighted strategies outperform equally weighted alternatives, but that could very well change this year.
It’s important that investors remember to rebalance their commodity ETF exposure, particularly as equity ETFs had a strong year in 2024.
For 2025 and beyond, a few particular global and industry trends can offer attractive long-term returns for advisors and investors alike.
Despite a lackluster 2024 for most bonds, investors with an eye on the long-term time horizon could reap future benefits.
Enrollees in Medicare Advantage may end up paying steep costs for specialty care that doesn't meet their healthcare needs, advisors shared.
We’ve published the most widely read articles for 2024 in the investing and practice management categories, but that leaves out quite a few memorable pieces we've shared this year. You may want to check them out!
As is our custom, we conclude the year by reflecting on the 10 most-read practice management articles over the past 12 months. Enjoy!
We’re continuing the Advisor Perspectives tradition of highlighting the most-read investing articles for 2024. Enjoy!
Despite the expectation of rate cuts, a push-pull dynamic could exist if high inflation continues, opening the door for short-term bonds.
The Exchange Team is full of gratitude for our sponsors and the community coming to the 2025 financial services conference.
VettaFi discusses the significant improvement in MLPs over the last decade.
Newly released research from State Street Global Advisors breaks down why financial advisors are embracing model portfolios more this year.
Short-term bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can provide yield seekers with a viable alternative to money market funds.
Time to refresh before 2025? The 2025 global market outlook offers compelling opportunities abroad, with the active ETF TOUS a route therein.
At some, point a steepening yield curve will result, leading to yield opportunities for long-term bond exchange-traded funds.
“Should I hire a financial advisor?” people often ask Jon Fee. The answer is never “No.” But sometimes the answer is “Maybe.”
We're nearing the end of 2024, and advisors are faced with no shortage of challenges. Everything from rate cuts and valuation concerns to global election cycles and geopolitical turmoil. They're also more eager than ever to learn how to stay on top of investing trends — like the rapid rise of active ETFs, AI, crypto, and beyond. Join us for our 2025 Market Outlook Symposium, where our panelists will tackle all of these topics and shed light on top strategies aimed at helping your clients reach their financial goals.
'The past is not necessarily prologue,' said VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth, in advance of tomorrow’s Market Outlook Symposium.
The next few years are set to see a significant expansion in global LNG export capacity, led by North America and Qatar.
The explosive growth of the ETF industry has attracted a full range of new entrants this year — from smaller individuals to the largest hedge funds in the world. More and more fund managers are making their foray into the world of ETFs.
Will the Fed make one more rate cut to end 2024? One more cut would top off what has been a very positive fall for rate cut hopefuls considering how long the Fed waited.
Let’s take a look at five of VettaFi's articles that significantly resonated with the community in 2024.
Going into Thanksgiving week, we are reassured of two things we already knew about artificial intelligence, but that could play a role in portfolio allocation decisions for the new year.
For investors looking to get ahead of the greater bond market, Eaton Vance's Total Return Bond ETF can do the trick.
Take a moment to understand a few recent breakthroughs in medicine and explore a few ways to get actionable exposure to them with ETFs.
Rick Raczkowski, PM, Relative Return Team, Loomis, Sayles & Company, discussed how the team views fixed income investing looking ahead.
Actively managed ETFs are among the fastest-growing products in the broader ETF space.
Vanguard has a pair of bond options if fixed income investors are looking to get active with their portfolio.
Is inflation tamed? It's a key question that got lost in election coverage. It looms more than a new administration does over portfolios.
The 2024 Global Survey of Financial Advisors from Natixis revealed the ongoing hesitance of investors to move out of cash and into bonds.
The global transition to clean energy should open opportunities for fixed income investors in bond funds that focus on the ESG theme.
Small-cap stocks and related ETFs are among the most mentioned assets as levered to benefits from the “Trump trade.”
Following a tense presidential election, equity markets roared to record highs – the S&P 500 put on its best weekly showing in over a year.
As a major corn and soybean consumer, China is keeping prices in limbo. A potential trade war could add additional intrigue.
In addition to the headlines championing new heights, here are five things everyone should know about bitcoin.
Recent insights from Natixis Investment Managers breaks down a few fixed income risks that investors may not be aware of.
For investors who have been considering active investing, the post-election market swing could be the trigger to dive in.
Many tech companies and executives are at political odds with President-elect Trump, but the sector performed well during his first term.
Today is Veterans Day. My father served in the army during the Vietnam War. He lives in Long Island, New York, and I am proud of his service.
Investors have embraced U.S. midcap equity ETFs in 2024, with the investment style gathering $19 billion of new money as of early November.
With the election over, many market sectors have skyrocketed. However, investors should still consider investing in more gold.
The Exchange conference offers investors firsthand exposure to the ideas, strategies, and tools top-tier issuers are deploying.
Over the past few years, investors and regulators have increased scrutiny of greenwashing.
Investors have been married to their money market funds for the better part of the last two years.
The S&P 500 Index has returned nearly 81% since the last presidential election, with a wide disparity between performance of sectors.
The earnest start of Q3 earnings season for the technology and communication services sectors has begun.
