Jon Fee of VettaFi and Marguerita Cheng of Blue Ocean Global Wealth discuss financial planning with the next generation, the exchange conference and her Ethics Education panel.
Despite several physical gold ETFs on the market seeing strong outflows and spot Bitcoin ETFs stealing market share, gold miner ETFs haven’t necessarily faced the same problem of outflows.
Gold has long been known as a safe haven and diversifying asset that investors turn to in times of economic and geopolitical distress. Last year was just such a year, with gold drawing the attention of investors of all stripes.
Last week was perhaps one of the biggest weeks in the history of cryptocurrency, as the SEC finally approved 10 spot bitcoin ETFs from a range of issuers. To help ETF-oriented investors better understand these products, and the cryptocurrency industry overall, VettaFi hosted a Cryptocurrency Symposium on January 12, 2024.
Despite Costco’s initial success with gold, experts say purchasing the precious metal in physical form poses several potential issues for investors. As a result, ETFs may be a better choice.
Several strategists in the gold space expect the precious metal’s rally to continue in 2024. And some even believe it could outperform all other commodities this year.
In a recent special edition video, VettaFi’s CMO Jon Fee sat down with Senior Research Analyst Zeno Mercer to discuss all things artificial intelligence. The duo explores several topics within this technology realm to give investors and advisors a better understanding of AI’s 2023 performance overall.
A lot of different asset classes are currently being discussed as possible places to invest in 2024, but one that hasn’t garnered much attention is gold.
In preparation for the Exchange Conference, VettaFi CMO Jon Fee sat down with Garrett Stevens, CEO of Exchange Traded Concepts, to discuss many topics surrounding the pair’s expectations for the conference in Miami in February 2024.
In this article, we will explore how gold has performed throughout 2023 and share more information on what experts expect from gold in 2024.
Throughout most of the fourth quarter of 2023, physical gold has performed the best it has all year. According to Kitco in the last thirty days, the precious metal has seen its price increase by nearly $43.
VettaFi’s financial futurist, Dave Nadig, and VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth sat down with one another to discuss some of the highlights from the year.
VettaFi’s Financial Futurist Dave Nadig sat down with Som Seif, the founder & CEO of Purpose Investments, to give investors and advisors more insight into what is going on in Canada. In addition, the pair discussed a multitude of different topics, including Bitcoin, to help give investors a better understanding of the Canadian market overall.
VettaFi’s Dave Nadig offers his 2024 ETF predictions. Valkyrie’s Steven McClurg provides an update on the spot bitcoin ETF race.
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, Tom Lydon discussed the SPDR® Gold Shares (GLD) with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” The pair talked about several topics regarding the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF overall.
Jon Fee and Dave Nadig, Financial Futurist at VettaFi talk about the ETF marketplace in Canada.
Show host, Jon fee, and Jane Edmondson, Head of Thematic Strategy at VettaFi, discuss the EQM Natural Resources Dividend Income Index (NDIVITR).
In early October, gold was valued at around $1,820 according to Kitco. That is fairly close to its low for the calendar year. Its previous low came in late February, at $1,811.
Morningstar’s Ben Johnson recaps the year in ETFs, discussing the industry’s most noteworthy stories, trends, and players. VettaFi’s Lara Crigger offers her most overlooked ETF stories in 2023.
Have you registered for VettaFi’s legendary Exchange conference? Interested in what the hype is all about? Jon Fee and Dave Nadig, Financial Futurist at VettaFi discuss what you can expect from 2024’s Exchange conference.
Dave Nadig, financial futurist and Jon Fee of VettaFi discuss how to introduce principals of financial planning to the next generation and the different aspects of financial education.
The fourth quarter has seen a strong performance from gold. In early October, the price of gold stood at $1,820 per ounce, according to Kitco, and looked as if it would continue to drop in value as it had done the previous five months.
On November 28, 2023, VettaFi hosted an Alternatives Symposium with an excellent turnout of nearly 750 advisors and investors registered for the event.
Using LOGICLY data, we look at two of Direxion’s leveraged gold miners ETFs and their key features.
Gold has a longstanding reputation as an asset that holds its value during inflationary times. It also offers diversification benefits that can be useful in such conditions.
In a recent VettaFi Viewpoints video episode, Dave Nadig, a financial futurist at VettaFi, sat down with Pat Chiefalo, head of ETFs & Indexed Strategies at Invesco Canada, to talk all things cross-border investing to give investors a deeper understanding of what is going on in Canada.
On this episode of “What Makes That Ticker Tick,” VettaFi CMO Jon Fee brought on Roxanna Islam, the Associate Director of Research at VettaFi, to discuss the SNET Composite Closed-End Fund Index (CEFX).
In this article, using data from LOGICLY, we will look at some of VanEck’s gold-related ETFs to see how the fund’s performance benefitted from the recent rally and look at how the funds have performed against the S&P 500 in the short-term and long-term.
As we head into the final stretch of quarter four and the beginning of 2024, inflation remains at the forefront of investors’ and financial advisors’ minds. With so many different narratives in the marketplace today regarding the financial market’s current outlook, it can leave many investors and advisors questioning what exactly is going on with inflation.
Ultimately, October was a positive month in several different areas for the precious metal. It saw an increase in not only its price but also investor engagement on VettaFi digital properties. On top of that, a pair of gold miner ETFs saw a bump in their performance.
Jon Fee and Jane Edmondson dive into HIPSTR, an income generated index that utilizes closed end funds in MLPs, BDCs and REITs.
On October 27, 2023, VettaFi hosted an Income Strategy Symposium that saw nearly 900 advisors and investors register for the event. The symposium was a success for everyone involved, and included some of the top firms and individuals in the industry offering their insights into several different income-related topics.
VettaFi hosted an Income Strategy Symposium that saw nearly 900 advisors and investors register for the event. The symposium was a success for everyone involved and included some of the top firms and individuals in the industry offering their insights into several different income-related topics.
Jon Fee and Zeno Mercer discuss the ROBO index on its 10-year anniversary and the science fiction like future of robotics and automation.
In the past week, the price of physical gold has continued to rise. According to Kitco, on October 16, 2023, the price of gold was valued at around $1,922 an ounce, and it began Monday morning just above $1,970.
In the month of October, gold’s price began to trend upward. This jump in the price of the precious metal comes after consecutive drops in its value since May.
Join Jon Fee and Dave Nadig as they discuss market capitalism, globalization, alternative income and so much more in this latest Q&A.
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Jon Fee discusses VettaFi’s acquisition of EQM, technological growth in the indexing space and so much more with EQM CEO Jane Edmundson.
With gold prices in a sustained decline, investors who had an interest in this asset class may begin looking elsewhere.
Last week in the State Street Global Advisors’ Gold ETF Impact Study, the firm reported that “Among approximately 1,000 investors surveyed, Millennials have the biggest allocation to gold at 17%, with Baby Boomers and Gen X investors lagging behind at just 10%.”
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In State Street Global Advisors’ recent Gold ETF Impact Study, the firm reported that “36% of surveyed investors don’t invest in gold because they don’t know enough about the ways that they can invest in gold.”
Last week the World Gold Council reported that central banks continued to add to their global gold reserves during the month of July. The World Gold Council also highlighted that China, Poland and Turkey were among the countries that were the largest buyers of gold during the month.
Many investors are starting to look for ways to diversify their portfolios and protect their wealth. One way investors have done so in the past is through investing in gold.
On August 30, 2023, VettaFi hosted an Artificial Intelligence Symposium which had an extraordinary turnout, with over 1,200 advisors registered for the event.
Over the past 12-24 months of rate hikes, short-term and ultra-short-term bond ETFs have served income-seeking investors well. But as interest rates continue to rise, exposures farther out on the curve have begun to offer attractive yields, too.
With so much uncertainty remaining around the Fed’s rate cycle and the potential for recession, many investors are beginning to look toward international equity markets for the means to build income. Yields continue to look attractive for international dividend ETFs, in particular.
Data extracted from all of VettaFi’s digital properties from the data and analytics tool Explorer indicate that investor interest in real estate ETFs has remained steady in the past three months. VettaFi’s LOGICLY tool allows us to examine some of the leading ETFs in the U.S. real estate space.
Investors can use gold as part of a short-term strategy to hedge against volatility, inflation and weakness in the dollar. Over the long term, it can serve as a portfolio diversifier, providing uncorrelated returns.
