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American Century’s Gotelli Talks Key Muni Bonds Opportunity

The fixed income landscape continues to offer real opportunity this year as well as persistent, events-driven uncertainty. Still, cutting through the headlines, investors can find major opportunities inside the portfoli…

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Cohen & Steers Expands Active ETF Lineup With Real Assets Fund

On August 12, Cohen & Steers launched the Cohen & Steers Real Assets Active ETF (CSRA). This actively managed ETF looks to deliver attractive long-term total returns and to maximize real returns during inflationary envi…

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A Fundamental Firm Foundation

With nearly 90% of S&P 500 Index companies having reported their second-quarter earnings, the bottom line has surprised by over 29% thus far compared to analyst estimates (see the chart).

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Top ETF Launches of Summer 2026

The ETF industry continues its fast pace of innovation, with product development showing no signs of slowing. U.S. ETFs ended July with $15.7 trillion in total assets under management, bringing in $193 billion in net ne…

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ETF Prime: Nuclear ETFs & America’s First Domestic Gold ETF

The nuclear energy renaissance and a new approach to precious metals ETFs headlined this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Steffan Szumowski, nuclear research analyst at VettaFi, followed by Tarek Saab, CEO an…

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Q2 2026 Robotics Earnings Show Physical AI Demand Broadening

I’ve often looked at the robotics movement as a “now-and-later” play, meaning that it’s part of the global industrial complex today, defensive against AI disruption (net winner), and increasingly, not just a cyclical, b…

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Long TIPS Yield 3%. Time to Buy?

In late 2008, TIPS yields rose past 3.0%, a juicy rate that lasted barely a month. By 2010, yields had fallen below 2.0%; by 2011, below 1.0%; and just before inflation exploded and the Fed tightened in 2021, the 5-year…

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Copper’s Rise Continues as Gold Tries to Claw Back Lost Ground

After correcting through much of the Iran conflict to date, precious metals are starting to revive based on a set of ETFs through Tuesday’s close (Aug. 11). Meanwhile, copper’s resilience during the war has endured …

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Soft Labor Data Clouds the September Decision

Labor market data was soft enough to cast doubt on the timing and magnitude of future Fed hikes, making the upcoming CPI release a key tiebreaker for a September rate decision.

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As CPI Report Expectations Darken, Look to Value ETF Opportunities

This week’s July CPI report looms over markets, with so much uncertainty already bubbling up under portfolios. Investors have options, however, for an outlook that sees inflation continue to resist efforts to tame it. V…

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4 Key Trends Driving Growth in Canada’s ETF Market

Canada’s ETF market continues to evolve, with active strategies playing an increasingly important role. According to the TSX ETF Report for Q2 2026, investors are looking beyond traditional market-cap-weighted index str…

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3 Satellite Communications Stocks Powering UFO

Satellite communications, navigation, spectrum, and connectivity are becoming increasingly important drivers of the space economy. Among the top holdings of the Procure Space ETF (UFO), EchoStar (ECHO), Iridium Communic…

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A Hardware Wallet Hack & the Custody Conversation With Clients

Beginning 30 July, an attacker started sweeping bitcoin from addresses generated by Coldcard, a bitcoin-only hardware wallet made by Canadian firm Coinkite. The first burst took roughly 594 BTC from around 500 wallets i…

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REX Shares & BMO Launch 3X Leveraged Corporate Bond ETNs

Volatility from shifting Fed expectations and geopolitical events in today’s current environment creates an ideal backdrop for active bond traders. That said, the Bank of Montreal and REX Shares have expanded their Micr…

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Solar ETFs Back in Focus After New Polysilicon Tariff

Solar ETFs moved into focus Friday after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs targeting imported products made from polysilicon, a key material used in solar panel manufacturing. The tariffs could give U.S. sola…

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A Quieter Fed Makes This Bond ETF Appealing

Fixed income investors are dealing with more bumps on Bond Road this year than they bargained for. Treasury yields remain elevated, and prevailing market wisdom continues to hold that persistent inflation will keep the …

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2Q26 MLP/Midstream Dividends: MLPs Drive Growth

For the second quarter of 2026, sequential dividend growth across the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) came primarily from MLPs, while most midstream corporations maintained their dividends. On a year-over-ye…

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What the July Jobs Report Means for Fixed Income Portfolios

Given how uncertain advisors and investors are over the Federal Reserve’s plans for handling interest rates, the July jobs report was perhaps watched even more closely than normal. That being said, the latest report may…

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Philippines’ Marcos proposes $118 billion budget for 2027

The Philippines’ proposed 2027 national budget puts social services and infrastructure at the center of government spending, with education, public works and health among the biggest beneficiaries as President Ferdinand…

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Malaysia’s June industrial production up 6.5%, below forecast

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Malaysia’s industrial output grew at a weaker-than-expected pace in June as oil and gas extraction slowed sharply while manufacturing activities and electricity generation picked up.

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World Markets Watchlist: August 10, 2026

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CA…