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Despite Wall Street records, ETF investors favor foreign funds
Exchange-traded funds saw record-breaking growth in 2017, but despite the dozens of records set by the U.S. stock market—along with a near-total absence of volatility or pullbacks—investors…
Why Retail Stocks Have Spiked During the Week After Thanksgiving
It was a good week for the market but an even better one for retail.
Between Thanksgiving, Nov. 23 and Wednesday, Nov. 29, shares for retailers like J.C. Penney Company Inc. (JCP) and…
Follow Chinese Money as it Dominates Global Infrastructure
China's increasing influence outside its borders, often backed by infrastructure spending in return for commodities contracts, bothers some commentators. I myself see it as a new form of…
India Credit Rating Upgrade: Wrong Time, Right Call
India's rating shifted from the very bottom of investment-grade rating, Baa3, to Baa2. The last time Moody's moved India up a notch was in January 2004. The good news priced in, Moody's then…
Best Short-Term Interest Rates Play
Short-term interest rates are near eight-year highs as we head into what appears to be an inevitable December rate hike by the Fed. On the contrary, interest rates on the longer end of the…
Mulvaney, Mnuchin Being Considered to Temporarily Run CFPB
Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is reportedly being considered to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency he once called "a sad,…
Fund manager looks beyond ‘FAANG’ stocks and finds even bigger winners for 2018
For 2018, consider de-FAANGing your portfolio.
The FAANG stocks — Facebook Inc. FB, -0.07% , Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc.AAPL, +0.86% Netflix Inc. NFLX, -1.83% and Google parent Alphabet…
Keep Playing the Energy Sector: Market Recon
"The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places." -- Bear Grylls
Go Wild
There are few things in life more enjoyable than sitting at a table in your…
An unpopular real estate ETF is remaking itself as a cannabis fund
An exchange-traded fund has seen strong performance but little adoption this year is giving itself a makeover, and is turning to cannabis to do it.
The Tierra XP Latin America Real Estate…
Sizing Up The Sizzle In Semiconductor ETFs
The technology sector was boosted earlier this week on news of Broadcom Ltd.AVGO, -2.48% looking to acquire rival Qualcomm Inc. QCOM, -1.36% Broadcom, in unsolicited fashion, offered $70 per…