Now that we're more than halfway through 2025, let's take a look at the top 10 most-read charts so far for the year.

Second quarter earnings from the big six US banks surprised to the upside, revealing a resilient core: strong trading results, stable credit quality, and a late quarter rebound in investment banking activity.

For investors, 2025 has not gotten off to the start that many had envisioned. Many will assume that I’m referring to political turmoil relating to tariffs or spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the corresponding market spillover.

In this week’s episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth joined Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to discuss the BNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETF (BKDV).

This video examines the top 10 most-read charts for the first half of the year. From market updates and valuations to consumer attitudes and gas prices, these charts have provided crucial insights into the economic landscape that has shaped the first six months of 2025.

Native capture isn’t about bells and whistles — quite the opposite. It’s about authentically recreating the conversation that has taken place, ensuring accuracy, auditability, and trust.

In news of the future, Google is buying a boatload of fusion energy. The only problem is that its supplier lacks a power plant, has produced no energy to date, and may never do so on commercially viable terms.

Cathie Wood snapped up shares of Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc., a US-listed Bitcoin miner that recently pivoted to pursue a treasury strategy tied to Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.

Jérémy Le Bescont, editorial manager at CoinShares, recently sat down with Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg to discuss the intersection of crypto and ETFs.

Last week, we covered my concerns about AI’s impact on jobs. This week, we’ll take a look at its impact on energy demand and who pays for that energy.

In this video, Chuck Carnevale, co-founder of FAST Graphs, aka Mr. Valuation analyzes Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP) using the FAST Graphs tool.

The AI revolution is here. And for financial advisors, it's important to know AI is impacting the career paths of clients and their children.

Matt Bartolini, Head of Americas ETF Research at State Street Global Advisors, shares insights on recent market trends through the lens of key SPDR ETFs and highlights new launches, including the SPDR SSGA IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV). Roxanna Islam, Head of Sector & Industry Research at VettaFi, provides the latest updates from the world of crypto ETFs, covering fund flows, recent launches, and the status of SEC filings.

PR’s unique strategic contribution starts with direct access to company leadership. With an intimate knowledge of the business’ vision, the PR team can propose communications strategies tied to the core business objectives.

After it emerged from the rubble of Lehman Brothers, Trilantic Capital Partners exemplified the success of private equity’s vast middle market for more than a decade.

A year ago, Andrew Lo asked ChatGPT for its opinion on Moderna Inc., a biotech stock that soared during the pandemic era. The advice: sell. He didn’t. The stock plunged.

A relentless wave of optimism is sweeping the nearly $4 trillion crypto market, driven by a frenzy of Washington policy moves accelerating its assimilation into regulated finance.

One of the most totemic deals in the consumer goods industry could soon be unwound – the 2015 combination of HJ Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods Group Inc.

The Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) is one of the oldest and is the fifth-largest ETF. Pending shareholder approval, the $350 billion fund is about to get cheaper and modernize.

We continue to maintain a Marketperform rating on all sectors, a position we adopted in April after the White House unveiled a policy of steep but fluctuating global tariffs.

U.S. customs duties topped $100 billion for the first time ever in a single year this month. That number is even more remarkable when you consider that most of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs haven’t even taken full effect yet.

Although investing in in-state municipal bonds may have tax advantages, there can be good reasons to buy out-of-state munis.

Baby boomers in TDFs should consider getting out and moving to safety. Stock investors should consider less expensive stock markets, and safer asset classes like TIPS and Treasury bills.

The recent relatively weak performance of the Magnificent Seven, in aggregate, may point to a new trend. Time will tell if the laggards in the Magnificent Seven are taking a well-needed break or if an actual change in leadership is coming.

Few are as candid and historically accurate as hedge fund manager Kyle Bass when identifying structural breaks in the global economy. In a recent interview, Bass painted a grim but telling picture of China’s economic condition, warning.

Unfortunately, the lush financial terrain we enjoyed from 2008 to 2022 was more like artificial turf. It wears out, gets ugly holes, and eventually needs replacement. But how to replace it without causing other problems? That turns out to be a real problem.

Will he or won’t he? That’s the question on investors’ minds as tensions rise between President Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Last week's economic data presented a picture of consumer resilience emerging alongside the continued challenge of rising inflation.

Tepid gains notched by the real estate sector are largely viewed as the result of tariff turbulence. But some market observers believe real estate investment trusts (REITs) could prove sturdy if trade tensions are renewed.

As if semiconductors didn’t need more momentum, the passage of “One Big Beautiful Bill” could keep investors dipping into chips. In turn, traders may want to watch a few leveraged products from Direxion.

Volatility often evokes emotional responses from investors. Two big sell-offs in early 2025 reminded us why it’s important to fight those responses and stay invested through downturns.

July didn’t need to reach the halfway point before bitcoin notched double-digit gains.

Bitcoin is not “appropriate” for long-term investors. Also, digital assets are more a speculation and less an investment.

Conventional wisdom has it that the rise of robotaxis is bad for Uber Technologies Inc. and oh so good for Tesla Inc.

Last week, Nvidia—whose processors are a key driver of the AI wave—became the world’s first publicly traded company to hit $4 trillion in market value.

The second quarter featured a trade war, armed conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, and continued turmoil in Washington, yet markets continued to rally, likely due to an elevated money supply and an increase in passive investing.

The capital markets have become an increasingly complex space for investors, complexities that are heightened by the sheer number of ways one can invest.

With inflation proving to be sticky, sovereign debt burdens escalating, and trust in institutions coming under scrutiny, investors are reassessing the role that hard assets play in protecting and preserving long-term purchasing power.

Not sure which to choose? Here are some things to consider about individual bonds vs. bond funds.

As inflation concerns continue to influence 2025 market dynamics, investors seek equity-based strategies to provide rising-price protection.

Goldman reported record equity trading revenue in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday and trounced its peers with a rebound in investment banking revenue that was fueled by a 70% jump in deal-making fees versus the same period last year.

The sharp division between public and private securities was a major bulwark of financial regulation from the New Deal in the 1930s to the end of the 20th century.

Swedish private equity group EQT AB reported better-than-expected underlying profit in the first half of 2025 as exit volumes jumped and all of its funds performed at or above plan.

June was a month of stabilization and subtle strength for preferreds.

Investors may be happy to shift some of their focus away from the ongoing tariff saga and back toward economic data and earnings reports.

Bitcoin’s 2025 ascent and the upside delivered by ETFs such as the CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (BRRR) has been attributed to a variety of factors, including increased adoption.

The U.S. economy remains resilient despite headline volatility tied to shifting trade and tariff policies. Meanwhile, we continue to see a lot of volatility in the economic data as the world adjusts to these changing policies.

Market valuation indicators are used by investors and analysts to gauge whether markets are overvalued, undervalued, or fairly valued relative to historical norms. This video examines four market valuation indicators to assess the current market's valuation with data through June 2025.

What was once dismissed as a fringe fantasy by a niche band of crypto believers is now being tentatively examined by the government-sponsored entities at the core of the US housing market.