Judging by soaring asset valuations in the wake of President Trump backing away from the worst-case tariff scenario, one could believe that the threat posed by upending the global trade framework has been removed. We are more circumspect.
Tell me if this rings a bell. You worked hard your entire life. You maxed out your 401(k) every single year of your career and invested those assets inside your employer 401(k).
Trade negotiations will reveal a nation's favored sectors.
On Tuesday, consumer products giant Procter & Gamble reported its latest quarterly results. Given the mixed signals on where inflation and tariffs stand for the long term, advisors and investors were eager to hear how the company is doing and what it’s doing to position for the long term.
Platinum has been relatively staid for much of the year before taking flight in June, rising 36% in Q2 and leaving other metals in the dust.
The Federal Funds Rate (FFR) is the interest rate banks charge each other to borrow money overnight. It's set by the FOMC and is one of the Federal Reserve's primary tools to implement monetary policy and is a key driver of economic activity. This video examines the Federal Funds Rate and reviews the Fed's interest rate meeting on July 30, 2025.
US buyers have been coming for the UK’s top companies, and now they are coming for its bankers. You can see why London-based boutique Robey Warshaw is selling itself. For New York-based buyer Evercore Inc., it’s more a calculated gamble.
Instead, a new group dubbed the “Terrific 20” — spanning real-economy sectors like financials, energy, industrials, and consumer — has led the rerating. Their forward valuations have risen ~50% in two years, making a larger portion of the market look expensive.
Constant threats are souring U.S. relations with its trading partners. Stop-gap deals of the kind agreed recently will not mark the end of the trade war, as the pacts leave high tariffs in place.
Senior Investment Strategist Tracey Manzi notes that while sentiment shifts can sway markets in the short-term, the US dollar's supremacy will likely remain intact.
The past week was a significant moment for the crypto landscape, both in terms of legislation and market momentum.
Much has been made about the current state of affairs of the U.S. dollar. The greenback’s slump in 2025’s first six months is the currency’s worst first-half showing in 52 years. That’s more than enough to sound alarm bells in the global currency market.
Whether the White House “won” its trade negotiations with the European Union is debatable: Americans will now pay more for French wine and German cars, while Europeans get a tax cut on US goods.
Given short-term and long-term price implications, the growth trajectory for copper could be electrifying. The industrial metal’s usage in electricity is giving way to its ubiquity.
Bob Elliott, Co-Founder and CEO of Unlimited, highlights the value of hedge fund strategies and how his firm is making them more accessible through innovative hedge fund replication ETFs. Todd Rosenbluth, Head of Research at VettaFi, breaks down the latest ETF headlines – from Invesco’s plans to restructure QQQ, to Global X’s launch of “PureCap” ETFs, new covered call sector ETFs from State Street, and growing investor interest in momentum ETFs.
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There’s a movement underway to improve retirement investments through personalization, but it will do more harm than good in the next stock market crash because it uses the wrong information for defaulted participants.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned after decades in the investment world, it’s that government policy is a precursor to change.
There’s a daily onslaught of AI headlines and often tantalizing intraday moves notched by some related stocks. Some investors are tempted to take short-term views of the artificial intelligence investment thesis.
With 2 billion monthly users in 200 countries, Google’s AI Overviews can claim to be the most popular generative artificial-intelligence product yet released to the public.
The 2025 bitcoin bullishness has stirred much chatter about why the largest cryptocurrency is one of this year’s best-performing assets.
VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.”
When it comes to investing, I’ve learned that common sense isn’t all that common. In fact, I’ve seen brilliant people lose millions of dollars on investments without using one ounce of common sense.
Wall Street has a long history of selling the newest shiny object to Main Street just as the trade begins to sour. If the music stops at this private equity party, you don’t want to be the last one still dancing.
Despite some wide swings over the last few years, most bond yields still remain elevated.
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Standard value and growth style indexes categorize stocks based on a composite signal that combines valuation (cheap vs. expensive) and growth (fast vs. slow) metrics.
The second quarter of 2025 started with a bang and ended with a whimper.
On Wednesday, Janus Henderson expanded its ETF lineup with the launch of the Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF (JABS).
All the pieces are falling into place for silver’s bull market to accelerate, with a breakout into the $40s now looking increasingly likely in the near term.
In the one-year period ended June 2025, the S&P 500 Momentum Index rose 30%, essentially double the gain of the S&P 500.
Women love gold! The popularity of gold jewelry makes this pretty apparent.
Versus other assets, gold and silver have been dominating year-to-date returns with the first half of 2025 in the books. With more market uncertainty ahead and as growth factors abound for alternative energy, the duo looks set for continued upside.
Century Aluminum is considering development of the first new US aluminum smelter in nearly 50 years — a move that could revitalize the domestic industrial metals landscape.
Star founders, Beijing officials and deep-pocketed financiers converge on Shanghai by the thousands this weekend to attend China’s most important AI summit. At the top of the agenda: how to propel Beijing’s ambitions to leapfrog the US in artificial intelligence — and profit off that drive.
Ordinary investors have won the battle of fees. The challenge will be holding on to that victory as Wall Street mounts a counteroffensive.
On the latest ETF 360, VettaFi Senior Industry Analyst Kirsten Chang was joined by Head of Xtrackers Wealth, Aram Babikian. The two discussed geopolitical de-risking, currency hedging, AI, and more.
Trade-dependent Asia-Pacific (APAC) economies are at great risk from the U.S. reciprocal tariff plan. After a three-month deferral, a new series of letters from the White House suggests that the levies will go into force on August 1.
Gold was up nearly 26 percent through the first six months of 2025, ranking as the top-performing asset class.
Bitcoin and gold share the same year-to-date return, both up 28% through July 16. So far, 2025 has been the year of diversification, thanks to hefty gains in international stocks, a positive (though rocky) return in the bond market, and tailwinds in the alternative asset space.
While the market has successfully looked through concerns over tariffs, it is important to note that this is still a dynamic situation.
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Alphabet Inc. said demand for artificial intelligence products boosted quarterly sales, and now requires an extreme increase in capital spending — heightening pressure on the company to justify the cost of keeping up in the AI race.
Blackstone Inc. reported a 25% jump in distributable earnings for the second quarter, buoyed by profits from its retail and evergreen funds.
Passed by Congress and then signed into law by the president, the GENIUS Act builds legal and some regulatory frameworks around stablecoins.
Retail speculation is once again gripping the markets. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted how the latest retail gambling vehicle—zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options—has exploded in popularity.
Mounting national debt and tightening financing conditions are pushing the US Treasury to rethink traditional funding strategies, and stablecoins have emerged as an unexpected contender.
In the equities landscape, few stocks are as tethered to bitcoin’s price action as are cryptocurrency miners. Just look at the CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI C).
The record rally in equities churns on, with the latest batch of strong bank results helping fuel the market’s forward momentum.
