Shortest Recession in U.S. History? The U.S. economy peaked in February and began a recession in March. Our work suggests that the current recession will likely end in July with the economy again expanding thereafter. If that is the case, then the current recession would be the shortest in U.S. [...] READ MORE » |
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Stars Are Aligning for This Video Game ETF Video game stocks and ETFs are benefiting in significant fashion from stay-at-home orders and the Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (NYSEArca: NERD) is among that group. NERD is up 38% in the current quarter and is recently spotted making a series of all-time highs. NERD seeks to track the total return performance... READ MORE » |
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Millennial Daytraders Are Behind Current Market Movements Pre-2008 financial crisis, quantitative strategy, and high-frequency traders got flack for the mass movements in the market, but now in a post-COVID environment, it’s millennial daytraders who are on the receiving end of pointing fingers. Armed with daytrading apps like Robinhood, these millennial traders are keen to get in and out... READ MORE » |
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3 ETFs to Consider as Retailers Adapt to the New Normal The Greek philosopher Heraclitus certainly wasn’t thinking about COVID-19 in the year 2020, but his famous phrase “the only constant in life is change” from around 500 BC can certainly apply today. Retailers are aware of that with the changing tide of consumer demand shifting to online shopping as the global economy adapts to this... READ MORE » |
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Diverse Roster, Sustainability in This Cost-Effective Vanguard ESG ETF It’s been nearly two years since Vanguard moves into the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ETFs arena with two products, one of which is the Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (CBOE: VSGX). The domestic counterpart to VSGX is the Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (CBOE: ESGV). As is being widely documented, ESG ETFs are... READ MORE » |
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Weekly Alps ETF Spotlight By Alps Advisors U.S. REITS RIP AS BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO REOPEN Broader equity markets cruised towards 5% shy of pre-pandemic highs last week, riding a wave of fresh optimism stemming from an encouraging U.S. jobs report last Friday amid continued business reopenings. Also riding this wave was the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (RDOG),... READ MORE » |
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