The U.S. advertising market is expected to explode this year as businesses spend more on advertisements to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, bolstering telecommunication sector exchange traded funds that track some of the largest internet advertising venues.
Inflation is top of mind right now for many consumers, businesses and investors. Responding to a recent Bank of America survey, asset managers around the world agreed that inflation is the number one market risk, displacing COVID-19 for the first time since February 2020.
Value stocks in the U.S. are generating plenty of buzz, and rightfully so, but investors shouldn’t sleep on their European counterparts. One way to look across the Atlantic is the WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEArca: EUDG) .
Fixed income investors who want to surf the rising tide of interest rates should keep the VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR) in their toolbox. FLTR can be used in tandem with a fixed income portfolio as a hedging component against rising yields.
Cathie Wood-led ARK Investment Management’s newest fund, the ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (BATS: ARKX ) will begin trading on Tuesday, according to a notification from CBOE Global Markets. What Happened: This will be Cathie Wood and ARK’s first ETF launch in nearly two years.
February 2021 Macroeconomic growth and macroeconomic growth expectations play an important role in equity investing. When macroeconomic growth or macroeconomic growth expectations increase, we would expect that equity markets perform better than when macroeconomic growth or macroeconomic growth expectations are falling.
Infrastructure and clean energy ETFs have been the early beneficiaries of a Joe Biden presidency thus far this year. An infrastructure package that will incorporate climate change initiatives can especially help this pair of iShares ETFs.
We have shown similar tables in previous updates, but Canterbury Ranks and Rates securities on a risk-adjusted basis according to our Volatility-Weighted-Relative-Strength (VWRS). It allows all securities to be put on an equal playing field when it comes to measuring relative strength in conjunction with volatility.
Looking for long-term exposure that can last for decades? The Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (VUG) could be the fund you’re looking for. In essence, VUG offers investors the ideal set-it-and-forget-it set-up for their portfolios.
Dozens of exchange traded funds offer exposure to high dividend equities. One of the most venerable is the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) . DVY seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index and is composed of relatively high dividend paying U.S. equities.
Semiconductors are among the most important technology products today. Assets like the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NasdaqGM: SOXX) are surging. One of the positive, long-ranging factors in favor of SOXX is rising data center demand.
While cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin tend to get the limelight, the underlying technology known as blockchain continues to work behind the scenes. ETFs like the actively managed Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF ( BLOK ) can capture continued upside in the space as blockchain technology continues to permeate business.
As investors re-allocate in 2021, it is critical to look past the headlines to the overarching themes that will propel our economy into the future. Investors cannot afford to miss developments like digital telecommunications, cybersecurity, and robotics.
I am often asked by investors why we do not have formal tactical views on growth vs. value like we do on large caps vs. small caps. The reason can be summed up by noting that there is a difference between the factors or characteristics of growth vs. value and the index constituents of growth vs. value.
