
Reasons for Yuan Devaluation
2016-10-03The devaluation of the Chinese currency has been one of the most talked about issues among...

How Market Catalysts Affect ETFs
2016-09-20Market catalysts are events that move the market in a significant way. When the Dow Jones...

The Turkey Coup: What ETFs to Play
2016-07-27On the evening of Friday, July 15, Turkey experienced a coup attempt by some members of the...

4 ETFs to Play the Leave Vote
2016-06-24On Friday, June 24, Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU). This was huge news for a...

10 ETFs for Risk Reduction in Your Portfolio
2016-03-22Investors who suspect that the stock market may be about to decline can take action to reduce the...

Are Defensive ETF Plays Overbought?
2016-03-17The past year has been a rocky one for the markets. In an environment of collapsing commodity...

Where Are Crude Oil ETFs Headed?
2016-03-08With a renewed sense of optimism over resilient demand and the possibility of global supply cuts,...

What’s the Difference Between Sampling Strategy and Full Replication ETFs?
2016-02-29Many investors prefer their exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to try to match the performance of an...

What Is Beta and What Does It Mean for Your ETF Portfolio?
2016-02-17Investors utilize a wide range of financial metrics when performing investment analyses. It is...

Shift in Sectors in 2016
2016-02-10In 2015, technology and financial sector stocks outperformed the broader market. One major reason...

Is it Time to Buy Financials?
2016-02-03Even though the financial sector has come a long way since the last recession, investors...

ETF Scorecard: January 22 Edition
2016-01-22To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a...

ETF Scorecard - January 15 Edition
2016-01-15To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a...

Bullish Long ETFs That Weathered the Downturn
2016-01-12Last week was a brutal one for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500...

What Should Your Expected Return Be?
2016-01-06One of the most important topics in finance is the concept of expected return. This is the total...

When to Rebalance Your Portfolio
2015-12-28When constructing a portfolio, an investor should not just “set it and forget it.” The task of...

Chinese Yuan Recognized as Reserve Currency by IMF: What Next?
2015-12-03On Monday, November 30, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, announced that the Chinese yuan...

ECB Quantitative Easing and Currency-Hedged ETFs
2015-11-23Central banks around the globe are embarking on yet another round of monetary and quantitative...

Energy Companies Are Headed for Disaster
2015-11-18By now, investors are well-aware of the carnage sweeping through the energy sector. In the United...

6 ETFs for Rising Interest Rates
2015-11-10We all want to know when interest rates are expected to rise and how to benefit from them. Read...

The Impact of the Strong U.S. Dollar
2015-11-10In 2015 so far, corporate profits largely have not met analyst expectations.

Currency-Hedged ETFs and Why They Matter
2015-11-02Hedging is one of the best ways for an investor to protect their portfolio from currency risk,...

Earnings Outshine in the Healthcare Industry
2015-10-27Once again, it’s earnings season for corporate America. The healthcare sector takes its turn this...

Potential New Twitter ETF: What Investors Need to Know
2015-10-22Thanks to the boom in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the past several years, there are more...

Are There Opportunities In The Defense & Aerospace Industry?
2015-10-21Over the past few years, the bearish argument against investing in defense and aerospace has been...

Earnings in Technology and Consumer Discretionary: What Investors Need to Know
2015-10-21Earnings season has once again kicked off, and two of the major sectors in the stock market,...

Currency Hedging When Investing in Developing & Emerging Markets
2015-10-13Many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on developing and emerging markets have lost value...

What Is a Leveraged ETF?
2015-09-29In the past few years, exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have become increasingly popular...