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Derivative ETFs: Monetizing Market Uncertainty

Major benchmarks might be hovering near record highs, but narrowing breadth and renewed rate fears have capped investor conviction. Polling from VettaFi’s latest Midyear Market Outlook Symposium reflects a stark split a…

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Summer of Silver: The Case for Buying and Holding

Is now the time to consider hopping back into silver investing? Sure, the precious metal may tend to be a bit more volatile than gold, but it is certainly offering a compelling value proposition for the months to come.

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Bitcoin’s Rebound Reflects Rate Sensitivity, Not a Policy Pivot

June nonfarm payrolls rose by just 57,000 against a consensus of 115,000, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.2% from 4.3%.¹ The two-year Treasury yield dropped more than five basis points on the release, and bitcoin …

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If Gold Has Been Mispriced, This ETF May Be Ready to Rally

Gold prices posted impressive weekly gains last week, fostering hope for better things for the commodity in the second half of 2026, following a trying first half of the year. Of course, a more substantive rally will be…

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International ETF TOUS Signals Diversification Buy

What does it mean for an ETF to be spiking? The ETF landscape includes all sorts of ways to interpret information, but there are a few common and powerful ways to understand when an ETF may do well. Combined with macro …

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Could the U.S. Be the Frog in the Pot?

The day of reckoning analogy seems wrong to us. In our view, the markets have been slowly penalizing the U.S. for its fiscal imprudence. The U.S. economy has been punished for more than a decade (importantly, through bo…

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July Marks Another Rate Increase for Liquids Pipelines

July 1 carries a particular significance for many liquids pipelines in the U.S. Each year on this date, these pipelines are able to adjust their rates using an index based on inflation. This July marks the first adjustm…

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This REIT ETF Puts the ‘R’ in Resilient

Considering that the Federal Reserve hasn’t obliged with interest rate cuts that likely would help the sector, real estate equities and the related ETFs are performing admirably this year.

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PEY Pertinent for Equity Income Investors

Through the first half of 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) and technology continued dominating the U.S. equity landscape, prompting some investors to gloss over the long-term value of dividend growth investing. With t…

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World Markets Watchlist: July 6, 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…

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What Drove This Closed-End Fund ETF’s Performance In June?

The exchange-traded fund (ETF) vehicle continues to offer an array of options to provide access points into niche corners of the capital markets. One such area is the closed-end fund (CEF) universe. Traditionally, buyin…

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VIDEO: ETF of the Week: FFSM

On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Fidelity Fundamental Small-Mid Cap ETF (FFSM) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topic…

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Why Pure-Play Healthcare Technology Innovation Matters

Portfolios are commonly underexposed to the companies driving healthcare innovation. As technological disruptions build across medical fields, the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) provides tar…

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Initial 5-ETF Lineup Released for Newly Launched Trump Accounts

The U.S. Department of the Treasury officially announced the investment lineup for the rollout of Trump Accounts, which includes five popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Trump Accounts are tax-advantaged investment ve…

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U.S. services sector growth eases in June

The U.S. ISM Services PMI edged down to 54.0 in June, the third m/m decline in four months, following a 0.9-point increase to 54.5 in May, according to data from the Institute for Supply Management, indicating expansion…

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June Tech Flows Could Create More Investing Opportunities

The tech sector has obviously been a dominant position in the equity market in the last few months. However, considering how crucial technology has been to portfolio growth as of late, some are likely wondering whether …

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Leveraged Gold Fund GDXU Spikes 13% to Start July

Gold strategies offer all kinds of advantages and use cases for investors. From helping to ride out market volatility to capitalizing on gold miner momentum, they can play a powerful role in optimizing portfolio perform…

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How BCGD Capitalizes on Long-Term Compounding

Up over 20% over the past 12 months through June 8, 2026, the MSCI ACWI Growth Index continues its upward trajectory, despite geopolitical frictions that temporarily set the index back earlier this year. That said, inve…

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Why Munis Matter in 2026 & Where to Find Yield

Municipal bonds, or munis, had a rough start to 2026, but they have since bounced back. A Tuesday webcast sponsored by SS&C ALPS Advisors offered advisors a detailed look at why that recovery matters.