Robert Ciura is an independent equity analyst. His articles focus on dividend stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds across a wide range of sectors, including technology, energy, and consumer goods. Robert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from DePaul University, as well as an MBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
The devaluation of the Chinese currency has been one of the most talked about issues among...
Market catalysts are events that move the market in a significant way. When the Dow Jones...
On the evening of Friday, July 15, Turkey experienced a coup attempt by some members of the...
On Friday, June 24, Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU). This was huge news for a...
Investors who suspect that the stock market may be about to decline can take action to reduce the...
The past year has been a rocky one for the markets. In an environment of collapsing commodity...
With a renewed sense of optimism over resilient demand and the possibility of global supply cuts,...
Many investors prefer their exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to try to match the performance of an...
Investors utilize a wide range of financial metrics when performing investment analyses. It is...
In 2015, technology and financial sector stocks outperformed the broader market. One major reason...
Even though the financial sector has come a long way since the last recession, investors...
To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a...
To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a...
Last week was a brutal one for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500...
One of the most important topics in finance is the concept of expected return. This is the total...
When constructing a portfolio, an investor should not just “set it and forget it.” The task of...
On Monday, November 30, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, announced that the Chinese yuan...
Central banks around the globe are embarking on yet another round of monetary and quantitative...
By now, investors are well-aware of the carnage sweeping through the energy sector. In the United...
We all want to know when interest rates are expected to rise and how to benefit from them. Read...
In 2015 so far, corporate profits largely have not met analyst expectations.
Hedging is one of the best ways for an investor to protect their portfolio from currency risk,...
Once again, it’s earnings season for corporate America. The healthcare sector takes its turn this...
Thanks to the boom in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the past several years, there are more...
Over the past few years, the bearish argument against investing in defense and aerospace has been...
Earnings season has once again kicked off, and two of the major sectors in the stock market,...
Many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on developing and emerging markets have lost value...
In the past few years, exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have become increasingly popular...
Emerging markets have long held promise and potential, but the returns offered by equities...
Treasury yields are still elevated and the dollar is still weak. However, both assets recently...
Dividend growth is once again on an impressive trajectory. That’s the good news, but it...
With the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hovering below 1% and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...
Investors could be forgiven to think there was no reason to invest outside of the U.S. for the...
