In the absence of primary government indicators, policymakers and investors alike must turn to private sector releases to find clarity. These secondary reports paint a picture of a cooling labor market and an increasingly cautious consumer.
Within the emerging markets story in 2025 is a potentially even more intriguing subplot: the strong performance of Africa equities.
Vanguard announced the debut of a new low-cost, emerging markets (EM) exchange-traded fund (ETF) — the Vanguard Emerging Markets ex-China ETF (VEXC). EM assets have been garnering increased investor attention this year and could see additional interest with the prospect of more interest rate cuts to come.
Powering intelligence: the molecules, metals, and markets behind AI.
The U.S. government bought shares of Intel and other companies and made a deal with Nvidia for some of its revenue. What does this mean for investors and for those firms?
Debt is a curse that can also be a blessing, depending on how the borrower uses it. Sadly, human nature seemingly ensures we often use debt unproductively—and not just as individuals. Governments have their own special way of using debt to buy benefits (and votes?) today that future generations will pay for.
Private credit managers have proven their prowess in fundraising, but are falling short on dealmaking. With mountains of cash waiting to be deployed, they are latching onto the artificial intelligence data center boom, hoping to stay relevant as banks reclaim their dominant position in corporate lending.
As of midnight Tuesday, the U.S. government shut down, as lawmakers couldn’t reach an agreement on a short-term bill to continue funding government expenditures. Currently, none of the 12 appropriations bills have been passed.
There’s good news and bad news on the housing front: The buyers’ strike of the past three years is finally working, but the path to better affordability looks painful for many of those trying to sell a home, the construction industry and, ultimately, the US economy.
Listen as ETF experts review what occurred in the exciting third quarter and what's to come in the final months of 2025. Money flowed into low cost products but there were other exciting products in focus.
Given the current market environment, should investors include China, the top economy in emerging markets (EM), or simply avoid it?
Join Michael Mack of Victory Capital and Roxanna Islam of VettaFi for a product due diligence session on a suite of FCF ETFs. Find out how advisors are applying FCF in portfolios and why a forward-looking lens is redefining the factor in today’s market.
The louder the alarm bells are blaring about the stock-market rally getting excessive, the more investors appear to be tuning them out.
For more than two decades, US money managers have looked on enviously as Vanguard Group reaped the benefits of a unique structure that grafted the advantages of an ETF onto its biggest mutual funds.
Central banks are walking a tightrope, carefully fine-tuning their next moves as they face lingering inflation and subdued growth.
September’s rate cut may be exciting for many investors’ equities holdings, but those same investors may feel less excited about the income on offer from bonds going forward. Falling rates, of course, lead to falling yields in numerous debt securities and offerings.
In the coming week, several Federal Reserve officials will speak following the recent decision to resume rate cuts.
On the latest ETF 360, VettaFi’s Cinithia Murphy talked to Reckoner Capital Management’s John Kim. The two discussed CLOs and the Reckoner Leveraged AAA CLO ETF (RAAA).
There are many ways to navigate market uncertainty, and pursue both upside participation and some level of downside protection. Options-based approaches such as the Defined Outcome ETF category loom large here, fit for purpose.
At this point, it’s no longer just a crypto-friendly government propelling movement forward — it’s real regulations that have been created.
Signs of caution are emerging around high-flying tech shares. But that’s just making it cheaper to use options to bet on further gains in the stocks, Bank of America’s derivatives strategists say.
Earlier this year, GMO’s Asset Allocation Team invested a sizeable 13% of its flagship unconstrained Benchmark-Free Allocation Strategy into the GMO Alternative Allocation Strategy (ALTA). ALTA provides daily liquidity and seeks to deliver equity-like returns with sensible and competitive fees, allowing for realistic return forecasts and prudent risk management.
Nomi Prins brings rare credibility to these conversations. She holds a PhD in international strategic studies with a specialization in political economy, and her career spans some of the most powerful financial institutions in the world.
Venture Global (VG), which went public earlier this year, is a rapidly expanding, low-cost producer of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). Its business centers around liquefaction, which is the process of cooling natural gas into LNG, making it possible to ship overseas.
When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was preparing to take its consumer gadget line upscale.
Here are some key areas of focus as you think about solidifying your current team or preparing to transition and join a new team.
In what represents a positive trend for investors engaged with ETFs such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), the AI adoption conversation continues gaining importance and momentum.
Changing CEOs won’t change the fact that the decision to pursue a merger lies with BNSF and Berkshire. Buffett and his management team are unlikely to be impressed by threats of proxy fights nor shareholder-activist bullies.
Over 60% of small cap investors use passive funds, but we strongly believe this is a missed opportunity, as small caps have consistently been one of the most reliable sources of alpha available in the public markets.
Will Rhind, Founder & CEO of GraniteShares, dives into their YieldBOOST lineup of ETFs and offers perspective on the growing demand for options-based ETF strategies overall. Zeno Mercer, Senior Research Analyst at VettaFi, breaks down one of the hottest segments in the market: artificial intelligence ETFs. He covers fund flows, performance trends, and the key drivers behind investor interest.
Scripts are a great start but the end goal is to rip them up and own your voice — because that’s the only part of the client experience no firm can dictate, and the only part that truly builds trust.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the latest issuer attempting to fit private credit assets into a retail-friendly exchange-traded fund vehicle.
JFLX charges a 45 basis point net fee for its investors. The strategy, per its prospectus, is empowered to invest across the debt spectrum. Its managers can shift its active strategy toward markets or sectors as market conditions change.
Even as rate cuts occupy center stage in the 24-hour financial news cycle, surprise inflation could strike anytime. In the current macro environment, inflation could stem from the constant wildcard of tariff policy.
Goodbye summer, hello fall! As the sun sets on another season, we’re swapping beach days and backyard barbeques for crisp mornings, vibrant foliage, football weekends, and everything pumpkin spice.
As expected, the Federal Reserve cut its policy rate on Sept. 17 by a quarter of a percentage point. Officials had signaled the move in advance and Chair Jerome Powell explained the reasoning well enough.
My reasons are simple. The debt pile is unfathomably massive, and it’s accelerating. Fiscal imbalances are widening, and monetary policy is being constrained. The Fed can’t raise rates aggressively without bankrupting the government, but it also can’t make deep cuts without tanking the dollar.
VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF (FSEC) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.”
When the next crash comes, inevitably there will be an uproar. Baby boomers must not wait for that uproar. They need to get out of their TDFs now and move to the safety of T-bills and TIPS, following the guidance of academic theory. That’s just the smart thing to do.
Some Wall Street pundits believe that the recent Fed rate cut makes its policy too accommodative, and they also argue that the Fed is creating a “Goldilocks” scenario for the stock market. To better gauge where policy lies on the accommodative to restrictive spectrum, it's critical to compare the policy to current economic growth and inflation rates.
It’s not all bad news for the the UK stock market. AstraZeneca Plc has found a clever way of becoming a US-listed company without going all-American.
Wall Street’s most powerful collection of stocks, the Magnificent Seven, is looking a tad dated. Make way for the Great Eight. Or maybe the Golden Dozen. Or the TenAI of GenAI.
There’s small change and big change. The small ones are notable: recessions, market crashes, etc. You’ll see several in your lifetime. The greater changes tend to be technology-driven: the Industrial Revolution, the internet, and now maybe artificial intelligence, robotics, and what I’ve called the Age of Transformation.
While the market is betting on an economic revival to support current valuation levels, the real economy is suggesting things are slowing down. Notably, the evidence isn’t coming from obscure corners. It’s showing up in the indicators designed to give us a heads-up before a storm arrives.
BLS and ADP jobs reports often diverge, creating mixed signals. Traders need to know why this happens, and how to use these reports to spot risks, opportunities, and mispricing.
Last week’s economic data presented a sharp contradiction between a resilient U.S. economy and increasingly concerned American households.
The healthcare sector has certainly been fraught with a myriad of challenges this year, but weakness in the sector could have investors looking for value-oriented plays. That, in turn, could positively affect value-focused funds like the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO).
Artificial intelligence is becoming more ingrained in our daily lives-but not everywhere.
This article breaks down five key altcoins — Ethereum, Solana, Ripple (XRP), Litecoin, and one emerging name — that financial advisors should have on their radar.
Private credit isn’t necessarily new to retail investors. In fact, closed-end funds (CEFs) and business development companies (BDCs) have been giving everyday investors access to private loans and middle-market financing for years (see my previous note here). What is changing now is the scale and accessibility.
