Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has grown to a point that it seems to be an inevitable tide, poised to sweep across industries as the country and world look to find ways to operate in sustainable, conscientious ways. However, with no current federal standards for ESG data and reporting, it is vital that investors [...]

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DT Midstream is looking at a possible carbon neutral expansion for its liquified natural gas exports. “We’re announcing a first-of-its-kind in the sector, a wellhead-to-water, carbon-neutral expansion,” DT Midstream CEO David Slater said. “This system can be expanded by up to 2 Bcf/d. The market that we’re targeting is all of our LNG customers, whom [...]

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ESG has seen explosive growth as investors become more attuned to the dangers of climate change and increasingly seek investment vehicles that align with their values. But ESG investing has seen some pushback in the past few months. General Counsels worry about what ESG investment and open political stances from company leaders could mean for [...]

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Ever since SEC Chair Gary Gensler indicated that the regulator might look more favorably on crypto products linked to Bitcoin futures, issuers have proposed a number of futures-based ETFs.  Such products hold Bitcoin futures contracts rather than actual bitcoin or Bitcoin-adjacent stocks. In order to provide investors continuous exposure to Bitcoin futures, most futures-based funds [...]

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The Federal Reserve signaled that rate hikes are forthcoming, which caused gold prices to tick higher following their latest monetary policy announcement. Bullish gold investors hope that this is a ripple that precedes a larger price rally. For much of 2021, the Fed was set on keeping rates the same as it processed more incoming [...]

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Major U.S. stock market indexes changing quickly from red to green this week is a solid indication that volatility is back, making the equal-weight strategy inherent to the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) a viable option. An equal-weight strategy can prevent investors from being too over-concentrated in one or a handful of stocks. To ease [...]

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When it comes to inflation-fighting assets, equities are part of the equation, but when investors get tactical, this effort often centers around hard assets, such as energy companies, hard assets producers, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). They might want to consider an equity-based approach to agriculture with the VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) — the [...]

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Domestic value stocks are garnering plenty of attention this year, and the returns for the asset class in the first half of the year were worthy of adulation. While some of that momentum ebbed, value equities still have some catalysts, including precedent for performing well during inflationary climates, the possibility that Treasury yields will rise [...]

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India is the third-largest Asian economy behind only China and Japan. It’s expected to at least get to the second spot in the future, and it’s climbing other lists as well. Investors can play the rise of the Indian economy with an array of U.S.-listed exchange traded funds, including the WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (NYSE: EPI). [...]

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Financial services company Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD) will begin rolling out crypto wallets next month according to a blog post on Robinhood’s website.  The wallet will allow investors to trade, send, receive, and hold cryptocurrencies as well as move cryptos in and out of the Robinhood app. According to Robinhood, this will allow users to [...]

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By: Denis Rezendes, CFA Amid expiring unemployment benefits, higher than expected retail activity, and lower than expected inflation, the main topic of conversation during our latest Investment Committee meeting was the economy. What are our systems seeing in the markets and how are they shifting portfolio exposure to navigate through an evolving situation? Watch September’s [...]

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Energy sector and related exchange traded funds climbed on Thursday as growing fuel demand, tighter U.S. crude inventories, and oil sand production problems in Canada all helped lift the market. On Thursday, the ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP) increased 2.9% and the JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSEArca: AMJ) advanced 2.8%. The more widely observed [...]

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In its first domestic regulation regarding greenhouse gas emissions, the EPA, under the guidance of the Biden Administration, announced cutbacks on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerators and air-conditioners, reported CNBC. HFCs are thousands of times more harmful to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, and this cutback marks the first time that there has been any [...]

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Value stocks and related exchange traded funds jumped on Thursday as traders more or less put the sell-off from problems with China’s Evergrande Group in their rearview and felt relief from the Federal Reserve’s pace of monetary policy tightening. The Fed stated on Wednesday that it could reduce its monthly bond purchases as soon as [...]

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Exchange traded fund investors should consider a strategy that captures the benefits of high free cash flow yield companies, the “cash cows,” as well as how to spot and evaluate these attractive stocks. In the recent webcast, Can You Milk More Out of Value with Free Cash Flow Yield?, Sean O’Hara, president of Pacer ETFs [...]

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ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Amplify Thematic All-Stars ETF (MVPS) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. MVPS is a core thematic ETF investing in the themes and stocks considered most popular as determined by U.S. ETF ownership data. MVPS seeks investment results that generally correspond [...]

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Cybersecurity continues to be an ongoing and immediate concern for companies around the globe as the number of cyberattacks rises. Add to that changing government regulations and shifting industry standards, and chief information officers are having to partner with other security-related executives to stay on top of the growing threats, reported the Wall Street Journal. [...]

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Michael Hsu, acting chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, told the Blockchain Association on Tuesday that crypto and DeFi may evolve into a threat similar to the credit default swaps that brought about the financial crisis in 2008.  According to Bloomberg, Hsu told the Blockchain Association that “Crypto/DeFi today is on [...]

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Within the investing world, ETFs are continuing to experience record inflows; partway into August saw inflows already exceeding all of 2020’s net inflows into ETFs and ETPs. Consulting, research, and analytics company ETFGI reported record inflows of $94.64 billion globally into ETFs and ETPs, reported IR Magazine. This brings the year-to-date net inflows to $834.21 [...]

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Stocks and index ETFs continued to follow through on Thursday amid revenue guidance, concerns about a crisis in China’s property market abating somewhat, and the post-FOMC reaction to the Federal Reserve’s pledge to maintain current monetary stimulus for a bit longer. After selling off for over 5% this month, the major stock market indexes have [...]

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