Nasdaq ETFs

By Thompson Clark, Mauldin Economics People keep asking me if this is the top. When friends outside of the financial world read headlines warning that “a stock market crash is coming,” they usually turn to me for answers. I’ve been fielding a lot of those questions lately. I get why they’re concerned. The S&P 500 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Jamie Metzl & Jeremy Schwartz, WisdomTree Discussing the investing opportunity of one of the 21st century’s defining megatrends  WisdomTree has collaborated with Dr. Jamie Metzl to help create the WisdomTree BioRevolution Index (WTDNA), the underlying Index that the WisdomTree BioRevolution Fund (WDNA) seeks to track. Dr. Metzl is the author of Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Charl Malan, Senior Analyst, VanEck On September 8, 2021, the Biden administration released its plan for solar energy to provide 45% of the nation’s electricity by 2050. The previous month, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at making zero-emissions vehicles 50% of new car sales by 2030. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By John Mauldin, Mauldin Economics Remember math class? Let me give you a quick refresher. In the equation 3 x 5 = 15, the 3 and 5 are factors, and 15 is the product. You can’t have a product without factors. In economics we talk about “factors of production.” If you want to produce something, you need [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Julian Koski, CIO and Co-Founder at New Age Alpha If one thing in life is true, it’s that what you don’t know WILL hurt you. Just ask that rube who lost $20 playing Three-card Monte…or that fly that got tricked into landing in a Venus Fly Trap. Everywhere, there are pitfalls lying in wait for the uninformed and this is no less true in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Video game sector-related exchange traded funds stood out on Friday after a judge ruled against Apple Inc.’s so-called walled garden, allowing apps in the Apple store to direct customers to alternative payment methods. On Friday, the VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) increased 0.6% and Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) gained 0.4%. “The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The proliferation of thematic ETFs has given investors access to innovative market segments but has also left them wondering how to best approach these themes. A convenient approach now provides exposure to various themes without the hands-on research needed to identify thematic opportunities. In the upcoming webcast, How To Make The Most Of Thematic MVPs, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Main management – To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, at ryan@mainmgt.com. Also check out Main Management CEO Kim Arthur on Twitter and Main Management on LinkedIn. Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Exchange traded fund inflows have already shot past last year’s global record as investors continued to favor the easy-to-use, low-cost investment vehicle, pushing more traditional fund providers to step into the ETF arena. Global net investor inflows into ETFs hit $834.2 billion over the first eight months of 2021, which already surpassed 2020’s total of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As the world works to meet the demands of the Paris Agreement and achieve net-zero emissions, challenges abound. There is going to be no magic bullet for the US to reach a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, and a variety of innovations and solutions will be required. As the world evolves towards sustainability [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Two recent studies suggest that active management will continue to thrive in the current, uncertain environment and outperform passive management. Prior to the onset of a global pandemic, the conventional wisdom was that active management struggled to meet its benchmarks and that bloated expense ratios made active funds too costly. But active managers have proven [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Water sustainability might not be among the flashiest crises our planet faces, but it’s certainly one of the most important. Put simply: All 7.9 billion humans on this planet need water. And as worldwide water shortages grow, so too does interest in water investing &ndash

Most ETFs are created as passively managed funds, essentially meaning that they are designed to track an underlying benchmark, such as the S&P 500 Index, as closely as possible. This ETF strategy is useful for a lot of investors because they are aware of the fund holdings and often have lower fees associated with the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds inched higher on Friday in hopes that the United States and China could be trying to mend tensions. A phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, their first talks in seven months, was seen as a positive sign that could be the start [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Uranium ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 3.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 859,000. Shares of URA were up about 9.1% on the day.

Investing in emerging markets (EM) doesn’t come without its challenges, particularly in a pandemic-ridden environment, but ETFs like the Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF (EELV) can help ease the potential volatility. There are several reasons that EM investing can make for a challenging investment case, as outlined in books like Cracking The Emerging Makets [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

About two-thirds of Millennials and Gen Xers would talk to a financial professional about how to use other income streams to delay filing for Social Security benefits until full retirement age. American workers just got another jolt of bad news about the financial health of Social Security. A recent report moved up the program’s insolvency [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Getting globalized bond exposure doesn’t mean that investors have to own debt issues from several countries. Two ETFs from Vanguard can suffice. First off, investors may want to invest right here at home with a U.S.-focused ETF, namely the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND). For the diversification aspect of a bond portfolio, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Dan Weiskopf We hope everyone had a great long weekend. Labor Day was established in 1882 to show respect and appreciation for the workers that historically have been at the foundation of U.S. Economy. However, looking at the economy today, we note a twist of irony to two facts. First, we should be proud [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.