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Silver Was the Top Performing Commodity in 2020. Will Copper Be Next?

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:00:33 GMT

What a way to kick off the new year. If you happened to watch the storming of the Capitol unfold live on TV on Wednesday of last week, you might have mistaken it for a movie adaptation of a Tom Clancy novel. Despite the turmoil, stocks have incredibly continued to trade up. On Friday, the [...]

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3 Stock Market Predictions for Another ‘Year Like No Other’

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:00:24 GMT

By Robert Ross Investors might have thought they’d seen it all in 2020. But the stock market action was merely a preview of what’s to come in 2021. Just to take a quick look back, the market gave everyone a scare in 2020 when it bottomed in March. But then the S&P 500 surged 67% [...]

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Why Nvidia Is My "Slam Dunk” Investment for the Decade

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:00:27 GMT

What was the most important financial event of 2020? Most folks would tell you it was the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation caused by government lockdowns. But that’s wrong. For investors, the most life-changing thing that happened last year has to do with computer chips. In 2020, for the first time ever, the value of [...]

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Silver ETFs Fall on Strengthening Dollar, Biden Stimulus Release

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:05:25 GMT

Gold and silver futures prices fell on Friday, prompted partly by a strengthening U.S. dollar index and dipping crude oil prices. While gold fell 1.35% to roughly $1825 per ounce, silver was hit especially hard, dropping over $1 an ounce to breach $25, hitting a low of $24.61 an ounce. The move dragged silver ETFs lower [...]

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ESG Activists Are Calling for Greater Board Diversity

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:19:27 GMT

Companies are reconfiguring their businesses to obviate any fallout from potential liabilities through greater adherence toward environmental, social, and governance principles. As they prep, the issue of diversity could be a major sticking point. Investment demand has shown that the ESG theme is quickly gaining traction. According to investment bank Lazard, there are now more [...]

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Copper ETF Rally Could Continue on Biden Stimulus

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:32:06 GMT

With the Biden Administration aiming for another aggressive stimulus package to lift the economy, investors could be looking at copper and metal-related exchange traded funds to capture the potential demand for raw materials. Over the past three months, the United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA: CPER) is up 20.5% and iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper [...]

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A Dry Bulk Shipping ETF Is Having a Stellar New Year

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:54:06 GMT

A targeted dry bulk shipping exchange traded fund has rallied in the new year, breaking from traditionally weak seasonal trends. Among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Friday, the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (NYSEArca: BDRY) jumped 6.9%. BDRY has already surged 36.0% so far in 2021. BDRY tries to provide exposure to the daily [...]

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U.S. Stock ETFs Slip after Biden’s Stimulus Plan Stokes Tax Hike Fears

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:49:19 GMT

U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds dipped Friday after President-elect Joe Biden revealed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, triggering fears of a tax hike to pay for the aid package. On Friday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) fell 0.2%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.3%, and iShares Core S&P [...]

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For 5 Top-Performing Invesco ETFs, It’s All About Energy

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:42:46 GMT

The S&P 500 Energy index has rallied 45% in the past few months. Five of the best-performing ETFs from Invesco have been in the energy sector. Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE): PSCE seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P SmallCap 600® Capped Energy Index. The fund generally will [...]

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Pacer ETFs Launches New Roster of SOS ETFs in Partnership with Swan

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:38:42 GMT

In December, Pacer ETFs announced their new Structured Outcome Strategies (SOS) fund family: The Pacer Swan SOS ETF Series. With this hedged equity suite, there will be a deeper roster of risk-managed ETF offerings for issuers. Pacer has partnered with Swan Global Management, LLC, which will act as the sub-advisor for the fund family to help [...]

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Stock ETFs Stumble on Biden Stimulus Plan, Poor Retail Data

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:27:19 GMT

Stocks and index ETFs are dropping on Friday following President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement of details relating to a nearly $2 trillion stimulus plan, as well as the poor retail sales data. Although they are attempting to rebound in the late morning session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost 0.8% Friday, while the [...]

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3 VanEck ETFs that Are Dominating in January

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:53:02 GMT

Both ESG investing and energy have been prevailing trends getting a lot of investor interest to start the new year. ETF issuer VanEck is seeing interest in some more places forward-thinking investors may want to consider. VanEck Vectors® Agribusiness ETF (MOO): seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and [...]

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5 iShares ETFs Starting Strong in 2021

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:40:44 GMT

Small cap equities, emerging markets, and bonds are a few themes that are grabbing attention to start the new year. iShares offers an impressive suite of ETFs to check all these boxes and more. iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): IWM seeks to track the investment results of the Russell 2000® Index, which measures the performance [...]

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The Financial Sector Bulls Are Off and Running in 2021

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:19:04 GMT

Bullishness is favoring the financial sector with the Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) up 20% to start 2021. If momentum can continue in favor of the current uptrend, look for more traders to pile into financials as the global economy heals. FAS offers 3x daily long leverage to the Russell 1000 Financial Services [...]

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3 DWS ETFs Enjoying Strong 2021 Inflows

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:43:27 GMT

ETF investors can uncover some of the latest investing themes by looking closely at fund flows. ETF issuer DWS is enjoying strong inflows in areas such as ESG, high yield, and China A-Shares investing. Here are the top three: MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG): USSG was developed in collaboration with Ilmarinen, Finland’s largest [...]

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Mid Cap Stock ETFs Matter Like Never BFOR

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:28:58 GMT

Small caps are soaring, stealing some thunder from their oft-overlooked mid cap brethren. Investors shouldn’t sleep on the stocks in the middle. One prudent mid cap play is the Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEArca: BFOR). BFOR tracks the Barron’s 400 Index (B400), which takes 400 stocks from the broader MarketGrader U.S. Coverage Universe by using a [...]

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Cyclicals for Short Term Alpha

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:26:20 GMT

Many advisors have asked us our view on what broad market US equity theme they should favor in the near term for their client portfolios. On a relative basis, we believe our Cyclicals Portfolio (which has a lot of value-oriented companies within financial, material, energy, and industrial spaces) is uniquely positioned (relative to our other solutions) as [...]

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Roaring Back, in Quiet Fashion: 3D Printing and the PRNT ETF

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:48:21 GMT

3D printing was the original disruptive technology of the 21st century. It’s roaring back in quiet fashion as highlighted by the ARK 3D Printing ETF (CBOE: PRNT). PRNT debuted nearly three years ago as the first US-listed ETF dedicated to the 3D printing theme. The fund is one of two passively managed products from New York-based [...]

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Don’t Miss the Small Cap Surge: The Case for ‘SMDV’

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:22:41 GMT

Small cap stocks have been outperforming for several months. Dividend-paying assets like the ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) are now getting in on the act. SMDV, a dividend spin on the Russell 2000, the benchmark U.S. small cap index, tracks the Russell 2000 Dividend Growth Index, which includes small cap firms with dividend increase [...]

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Domestic Diversification Made Easy: A Model Portfolio Solution

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:03:15 GMT

Domestic equities are ready to turn in solid performances again this year. Advisors can put factor-based approaches on their side with the right model portfolios. Take the case of the WisdomTree Core Equity Model Portfolio, which features 11 exchange traded funds spanning a wide array of U.S. equity concepts. “This model portfolio is designed for [...]

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