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As Fed Rate Pause Previews Hikes, Eye USFR
Is a Fed rate pause in the cards? Even if so, more rate hikes are expected later in the summer...
Currency-Hedged ETF DXJ Nears $2 Billion
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The Case for Non-U.S. Allocations
2023-05-23At of the start of this year, Rick Pitcairn took on a new position as the chief global strategist...
Origins of the Spike in Interest for Japan ETFs
2023-05-23Japan is hot right now. Currency-hedged Japan ETFs saw significant engagement spikes across...
World Markets Update: May 22
2023-05-22Seven of the eight indexes on our world watch list postedgainsthrough May 22, 2023. Nikkei 225...
ETF Issuer League: WisdomTree and USFR Flows
2023-05-19In this edition of the ETF Issuer League, WisdomTree Investments stood out thanks to its flagship...
How Does Default Effect Treasury ETFs?
2023-05-19A U.S. default would likely spur volatility in the Treasury and Treasury ETF markets, experts...
Video Gaming ETFs Aim for the Clouds
2023-05-18The video gaming, entertainment, and overall communications services sector is shifting away from...
This Floating Rate Treasury ETF Is Up $10 Billion in One Year
2023-05-17Investors and advisors know by now that fixed income is back. Yields have risen to places they...
World Markets: Update For May 15, 2023
2023-05-15All eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through May 15, 2023. France’s CAC...
Use Quality International Dividends ETFs to Diversify
2023-05-11Investors have plowed their assets into dividends over the last several last months. With their...
World Markets Update For May 8
2023-05-08All eight indexes on our world watch list postedgainsthrough May 8, 2023. France’s CAC 40...
What’s Behind the Spike in Interest for Japan ETFs?
2023-05-05Currency-hedged Japan ETFs like DXJ have seen a big spike in interest of late — joining the...
Is a Recession Inevitable?
2023-05-03“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.“
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Bull vs. Bear: When Investing In Gold ETFs, Find What Glitters
2023-05-03Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers’ room takes opposite sides for a...
World Markets Update: May 1
2023-05-01All eight indexes on our world watch list postedgainsthrough May 1, 2023. France’s CAC 40...
Siegel: Fed on Track for Another 25 Basis Point Hike
2023-04-27Earnings season proper has well and truly arrived this week as the big tech names like Microsoft...
Chart of the Week: Overseas, Quality Matters Too
2023-04-26While demand for U.S. equity ETFs has picked up in April, international equity funds continue to...
2 Options to Get EM Diversification and Boost Income
2023-04-26While the Federal Reserve looks to keep inflation in check with interest rate hikes, it’s...
Digging Into an Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF
2023-04-25ETFs are being filed all the time, with last year seeing another crop of hundreds of strategies...
Japan ETFs Are Attractive International Ideas
2023-04-25The MSCI Japan Index is higher by 8.34% year-to-date in what could be a sign that global...
Finding Income Without Volatility in USFR's Yields
2023-04-20Fixed income has been all the rage this year, with yields at such low amounts of risk that many...
Tool Kit for Advisors: Client-Facing Lessons From 2020
2023-04-19Both the world and markets have changed a lot since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. 2020 threw...