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Goldman Sachs Launches Emerging, International Equities ETFs

Goldman Sachs Asset Management launched two new ETFs Monday, expanding exposure to emerging and international equities. The ETF duo includes the Goldman Sachs Data Enhanced Emerging Markets Equity ETF (GEMQ) and the Gol…

Digital Asset Flows Are Tracking the Fed, Not Conviction

Digital asset ETFs and ETPs shed roughly US$100M within hours of Kevin Warsh speaking on Friday, September 4, then took in US$1B across the four sessions since. Set that beside US$2B and US$2.9B in the two preceding wee…

Why Midterm Gridlock Favors Sector ETFs

Prediction markets point to a divided Congress after November’s midterm elections: Democrats retaking the House, Republicans holding the Senate. Key Takeaways: A divided Congress after the midterms may limit big legisla…

Curious About Value? How a Quality Value ETF Approach Can Help

It’s no secret that valuations are quite high, but what do investors and advisors make of that? On the one hand, there’s plenty of equities still out there in these early stages of the AI revolution. However, markets ar…

How Quality Dividend ETF XUDV Can Boost Portfolios Amid Risk

Between rising inflation, ongoing geopolitical conflict, and heavy concentration risk, advisors face plenty of challenges when trying to protect and grow client portfolios. As the market broadens and costs climb, the ET…

Active Tech ETF GTEK Beats Tech ETF Average By 20%

Looking for a way to energize your portfolio while adding greater flexibility? Tech equities continue to play a starring role for numerous portfolios, but markets are broadening. Valuations are high, and pressure is gro…

Oil Stronger on Saudi Pipeline Shutdown

Nigerian Bonny Light crude has climbed above $115 per barrel as disruptions to a key Saudi Arabian oil pipeline intensify concerns about global supplies and push international crude prices higher.

Out of the Doghouse, SDOG Holds Dividend Stalwarts

There’s a lot of enthusiasm directed to artificial intelligence (AI) and mega-cap growth stocks. Still, shares of companies returning capital to shareholders by way of buybacks and dividends are delivering the goods thi…

Euro slides against the Pound as a UK jobs test looms

EUR/GBP slides on Monday, trading around 0.8560 as the Euro (EUR) side of the cross is underpinned by a European Central Bank (ECB) that remains hawkish. The pair hit a two-week low of 0.8554 earlier in the day before t…

British Pound buckles as US yields rise puts Fed in command

The British Pound (GBP/USD) tested five-week lows of 1.3464 and trimmed some of its earlier losses on Monday, but it remains in the red, down 0.23% amid a light economic docket in the US and the UK as both countries' ce…