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Active ETFs continue to gather market share at a rapid pace in 2026 with derivative income ETFs a key driver. Data through July shows total active ETF net inflows reached $457 billion. This represented almost 40% of net…
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has narrowed the competition for its proposed Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs) to five states: Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho. The selection advances an effor…
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The PBoC will announce China's benchmark lending rates on Monday, after keeping them unchanged for 12 consecutive months, with the 1-year Loan Prime Rate at 3.00% and the 5-year Loan Prime Rate at 3.50%. The rates are u…
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Gold posted a small gain (+0.95%) for the month, closing at $4,046.15 on July 31, two days after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its decision to keep rates unchanged at its July meeting. Gold has continued to hold ab…
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The purported death of value investing is widely lamented, but the reality is something different. Value investing is alive, but value stocks have long lagged growth counterparts. Still, there’s a compelling case for bu…
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The ETF market saw a massive surge into core index heavyweights this past week, as investors poured billions into broad U.S. equities and mega-cap tech leadership. However, this aggressive accumulation was paired with d…
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The S&P 500 capped off its best week since April with a record close, ultimately finishing with a gain of 3.6%. This marks the second straight weekly advance.
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The ETF landscape has plenty of ways to signal momentum or positive news for ETFs, from tech charts to raw performance data. One key data point, however, is the three year anniversary of a fund’s launch. That not only s…
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ETF and fund investors gave up $3.8 trillion over the past decade to poorly timed trading, Morningstar research shows. That gap, the difference between what funds actually returned and what investors earned, is a number…
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The World Bank released its World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence this week, which highlighted how rapid global diffusion and massive infrastructure investments are accelerating artificia…
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Several midstream energy companies are expanding their natural gas pipelines through new acquisitions and project developments as they look to capture growing demand for natural gas driven by liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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To say it’s been an interesting year for energy stocks is an understatement, yet for many investors, performance has remained remarkably consistent. While volatile energy costs significantly impact the broader economy a…
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Gold is extending its winning streak to a seven-week high near $4,300 per ounce, driven by geopolitical developments, a sliding dollar, and shifting Federal Reserve rate expectations. Despite recent gains, gold still tr…
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Income remains top of mind for financial advisors. But increasingly, it’s not just about generating more yield. Advisors are also looking for ways to manage taxes, reduce portfolio volatility, and preserve long-term gro…
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After a lengthy run of disappointment, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the related ETFs are notching some impressive performances this year, with the largest ETF in the category higher by 11%. Proving active m…
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During earnings season, short-term market movements can test investor conviction, especially when large-cap technology companies report results that often drive sharp market movements. While these broad movements can in…
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Some say that history may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Single-stock product launches have exploded in the ETF ecosystem, but South Korea’s recent efforts to curb excessive speculation in these funds are produ…
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Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML Holding NV (ASML) is not a value stock in the strictest sense of that term, but like any other growth stock, this artificial intelligence (AI) play delivers periods in which it o…
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The market came into the 2nd quarter of 2026 with weakness due to concerns over Trump’s launch of operation Epic Fury alongside Israel against Iran. In the month of April, global markets experienced a turnaround resulti…
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Global ETF assets under management (AuM) reached US$19.5 trillion at the end of 2025. More than a third of survey respondents are expecting global ETF AuM to reach US$35 trillion or even higher by June 2030.
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Dividend-focused ETFs are basking in the sunlight of strong inflows. In State Street Investment Management’s July Flash Flows Report, dividend strategies are atop the leaderboard when it comes to factor flows, but which…
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SUMMARY Job market holding up, with layoffs down 40% from this time last year. US productivity above trend — up 2.8% year-over-year. Profits and cash flow at record highs suggest Corporate America remains solid. We are …
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Is the gold market finally regaining its luster? Given how the price of gold has currently been moving, it certainly seems possible.
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As investors rethink fixed income allocations, muni bonds may be entering one of their most compelling periods in years. That was the central message during a recent WisdomTree webinar featuring Kevin Flanagan, head of …