With the three major indexes slipping over the past few weeks, now may not seem like the best time to invest in stocks. It's always more tempting to buy when we see a particular stock or asset rising, as we can easily imagine our returns if the momentum keeps going.
Amid market uncertainty, adopt a barbell strategy: defensive dividend stocks for downside protection and high-quality growth stocks with strong fundamentals for upside potential. Quant Ratings act as an early warning system, highlighting stocks with strong fundamentals that may weaken before broader market downturns.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY 0.56%) will always have a special place in the history of Wall Street. That's because the exchange-traded fund (ETF) was the first of its kind.
Launched on 01/29/1993, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.
As expected, equity returns have been normalizing for a couple of months already. At the same time, however, prospects for future returns have not improved, and the real economy seems to be in trouble.
The S&P 500 is expensive and concentrated, making it risky. I plan to allocate new money into dividend growers, which have a much better track-record under difficult market conditions. I present five of my favorite dividend companies that I'm currently buying.
On this week's episode of ETF Prime, VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth explains the significance of VOO surpassing SPY – even just for a short period. Additionally, Rosenbluth shares advisor polling data on fixed income.
Good Morning Traders! In today's Market Clubhouse Morning Memo, we will discuss SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOGL, META, and TSLA.
The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high on Feb. 18. We highlight five stocks in SPY that are leading midway through Q1.
The January CPI report was hot, much hotter than expected, and raised the risk of FOMC tightness. Not just higher-for-longer near current levels but a reduced chance for even a single 25 basis rate cut in 2025 and a growing possibility hike will be back on the table.
Punxsutawney Phil saw a shadow. That's not great for stocks.
As investors continue to benefit from a strong performance by tech firms, many may be looking for new views into the space. Active ETFs, in particular, could provide tools to energize tech investing, with active ETFs growing into a new level of prominence in recent years.