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Party Rally Running Out of Fuel
by Mark Vickery
What can be expected to pull market trading interest back up to earlier levels? Tough to see.
Markets Take a Break from Setting New All-Time Highs
by Mark Vickery
Red closes among all major indexes today snapped a seven-day winning streak on the S&P 500.
The Worst Parts of U.S. 2025 Joblessness
by John Blank
While the headline U.S. unemployment rate remains low, these underlying trends signal a weakening U.S. economy, and increasing struggles for many U.S. job seekers.
How to Defer Taxes Like the Rich and Famous
by Neena Mishra
Cambria's Meb Faber discusses 351 ETF conversions and the case for global diversification.
No News Is Good News: Pre-markets Up on Dormant BLS Report
by Mark Vickery
All major indexes are in the green for the trading week, plus-mid-single digits for the month, and double digits (except for the Dow, +9%) year to date.
Time for Emerging Markets ETFs?
by Sanghamitra Saha
Emerging markets are surging on a weak dollar, Fed cuts & AI-fueled Chinese tech rally. ETFs like EEM & CQQQ are outpacing the S&P 500 in 2025.
Buy, Hold and Build Wealth: ETFs for Long-Term Investors
by Yashwardhan Jain
Market volatility is rising but buy-and-hold ETFs like SPY, VOO and VTI offer investors diversification and long-term resilience.
ADP Sees Negative -32K Jobs in September
by Mark Vickery
-32K jobs were created in the private sector last month, way down from the +45K expected from analysts.
Growth & Large-Cap ETFs Worth Considering to Power Your Portfolio
by Yashwardhan Jain
U.S. Q2 GDP grows at fastest pace in two years, fueled by consumer spending and business investment, boosting ETF opportunities.
More Record Closing Highs as Fed Government May Be Closing
by Mark Vickery
All market indexes closed higher today on renewed exuberance for AI.
Small-Cap Wins in Q3: Top-Performing ETFs in Focus
by Sanghamitra Saha
Small caps staged a comeback in Q3, with ETFs like FESM, RZV, FYX, VTWV, JSML, IWO topping gains. While there are certain tariff risks, the Fed's rate cut potential is a plus.
PCE Delivers Goldilocks Numbers for the Stock Market
by Mark Vickery
Inflation is still present, but not running out of control. Sounds like "Goldilocks" to pre-market traders.
Market Indexes Stay Lower 2nd Straight Day, PCE On Deck
by Mark Vickery
We've run out of near-term catalysts for a refreshment to the bull run, at least until tomorrow's PCE report comes out.
Econ Data Surprisingly Good: Jobless Claims, Q2 GDP, Durable Goods & More
by Mark Vickery
Q2 GDP, instead of moving incrementally higher or lower, blossomed from +3.3% to +3.8% -- half a percentage point.
4 Top-Performing ETF Areas of First Nine Months of 2025
by Sanghamitra Saha
In 2025, the best-performing ETF themes include gold and silver mining (SLVP, RING), bitcoin miners (WGMI), uranium (URA) and defense (EUAD, SHLD).
Is Now the Time to Buy Small-Cap Stocks?
by Neena Mishra
We discuss the outlook for small-cap stocks and highlight four ETFs.
Fed Signals More Easing: Can S&P 500 ETFs Rally Further?
by Sanghamitra Saha
Fed cuts rates, earnings stay strong, AI boom powers Mag 7??? S&P 500 rally may have more legs despite economic risks and moderate valuation concerns.
A Late Summer Reflection on Growth, Inflation & Jobs
by Mark Vickery
We know that the main concern for the Fed is now the weakening jobs market and not inflation.
Fed Sees "Two-Sided Risk" in Lowering Interest Rates
by Mark Vickery
We now have interest rates between 4.00-4.25% for the first time since December of 2022.
Housing Numbers Down Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Today
by Mark Vickery
With expectations high that interest rates will come down further in the near future, it keeps some homebuying prospects on the sidelines.
Retail Sales, Imports & Exports Warmer Ahead of Fed Meeting
by Mark Vickery
The new inflation figures out this morning are warmer than expected: will they matter to the Fed?
Moving Pieces Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
by Mark Vickery
It is widely expected that the Fed will cut rates at this meeting for the first time in 2025.
Analysts Boost S&P 500 Target: ETFs in Focus
by Sanghamitra Saha
Many analysts are making bullish calls on the S&P 500 target due to earnings, AI and U.S. growth. This has put the focus on VOO, IVV, SPY and SPMO.
Stock Market On Top of the World Ahead of Fed Meeting
by Mark Vickery
The Fed is data dependent, so that means a rate cut is ripe for the picking.
Should SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Be on Your Investing Radar?
by Zacks Equity Research
Style Box ETF report for SPY