Better or Worse? The Road to Recovery Starts With Things Getting Less Bad

Advisors Return/risk ratios tend to be better when the fundamentals are improving and worse when they’re deteriorating. Global macro fundamentals were deteriorating well before the pandemic, and our defensive positioning going into this year served our investors well during the bear market volatility. However, our recent portfolio... READ MORE »

Weak Dollar Could Make Gold ETFs Glitter Some More

Gold, like other commodities, is denominated in dollars, meaning that when the U.S. currency is strong, commodities often languish. Well, the dollar is strong this year, making the performances delivered by the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (NYSEArca: GLDM) all the more impressive. Amid the coronavirus-induced... READ MORE »

Another Sector Perk With Nationwide’s NUSI

One of the primary reasons the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI) is proving to be a great idea for income investors this year is the ETF’s relationship with the Nasdaq-100 Index. NUSI is an actively managed portfolio of stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index and an options collar. Per index rules, the fund... READ MORE »

In the Face of Controversy, Social Media ETFs Keeps Hitting New Highs

There’s no shortage of controversy surrounding social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter, but the discord isn’t derailing upside for the Global X Social Media ETF (NasdaqGM: SOCL). SOCL, the original ETF dedicated to social media equities, is higher by 10.40% over the past month and nearly 59% since the start... READ MORE »

“AI Healthcare” Stocks Will Mint the World’s First Trillionaire

You won’t read about these stocks in the mainstream media. The average investor doesn’t even know they exist. But don’t let that fool you: because a small “hidden” group of companies is figuring out how to merge artificial intelligence with medical technology. I call them “AI healthcare stocks.” In a minute, I’ll tell you why they’re... READ MORE »

Elon Musk Mocks Nikola Motors as “Dumb.” Is He Right?

By Justin Spittler “Staggeringly dumb.” That’s the latest insult Elon Musk threw at Nikola Motors (NKLA), which has rocketed a crazy 500%+ since April. Love him or hate him, no one denies Musk is a genius. He built Tesla (TSLA) —easily the world’s most innovative car company—from scratch. When he’s not running Tesla, he works a “side... READ MORE »