The gaming sector is a significant part of global entertainment investing, with opportunities for growth across demographics. The Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF (GAMR) has performed exceptionally well in 2023, returning 49.4% YTD. It provides exposure to major game developers and key technology firms, making it an attractive investment option.
Google launched Ironwood, a new TPU that is four times faster and 30% more efficient than previous models. This advancement comes as Google Cloud grows rapidly, with 34% growth year-over-year. While Nvidia dominates the AI GPU market, Ironwood could disrupt the landscape, attracting diverse AI firms and optimizing cloud operations.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 2025 results exceeded expectations, with earnings of $30.8 billion and a 34% rise in operating earnings, driven primarily by insurance profits. Despite this, the company lags behind the S&P 500. Warren Buffett’s cash reserves reached $382 billion, and he remains a net seller of stocks, indicating market caution.
Geopolitical factors in the Middle East are escalating oil prices, prompting a global shift to clean energy and critical minerals. As the U.S. strives to reduce its reliance on oil-rich nations, it sees the transition to clean energy as increasingly important. Investing in critical minerals carries risks, but they’re deemed acceptable compared to those of oil dependence. This shift presents investment opportunities in areas like critical minerals through funds like the Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF (SETM).
FALN and ANGL both invest in fallen angels or recently downgraded non-investment grade corporate bonds. ANGL is the larger, more well-known of the pair, but I think FALN is the stronger investment. A look as to why follows.
ANGL’s superior credit profile is pertinent for another reason: Today, the number of actual rising stars is in excess of fallen angels, and as bonds become rising stars, they appreciate in price, bringing a potential boon for
BondBloxx recently saw an uptick in investor capital going into several of its seven industry sector-specific high yield bond ETFs, including the BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Industrial Sector ETF (XHYI), the
SPHY owns a portfolio of mostly high-yield bonds in the United States. The fund currently offers an attractive 30-day SEC yield of 8.97%.Despite better long-term total return potential than treasury funds, there is still significant downside risk in 2023 due to a possible recession.
Investment sentiment analysis from VettaFi shows that high-yield bond ETFs represented a higher percentage of the corporate bond fund traffic on VettaFi platforms in mid-March relative to a month earlier. Investors
The latest rate hike from the Federal Reserve is contributing to an environment in which high-yield bond funds have become increasingly attractive to investors. Not only has the Fed’s latest rate increase helped
“Today marks another milestone in our relationship with Voya as we launch the WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund, a collaborative effort reinforcing the demand for broad exposure to the
In addition to the seven bond funds, BondBloxx has launched a total of 19 fixed income ETFs, including three ratings-specific high yield bond ETFs, eight target-duration U.S. Treasury ETFs, and one short-duration
High-yield corporate bond ETFs all offer investors strong, growing dividends. There are potential capital gains too, contingent on interest rates normalizing. High-yield corporate bond ETFs are almost all fantastic investment opportunities right now, but some are better than others. SPHY is one of the best.
Appearing on CNBC’s “Market Alert” earlier this month, BondBloxx Investment Management co-founder Joanna Gallegos said that “there is an incredible amount of opportunity in the bond market that hasn’t existed
