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1 week ago | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
Investor interest in ETFs that cover emerging markets excluding China has led to the launch of a dozen new products in recent years. These funds that omit Chinese stocks generally outperformed the broader emerging-market ETFs during the height of the U.S-China trade tensions in past years. But this year is different. Performance of ex-China ETFs is lagging. So what does the future hold for those funds?
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
Home to megacaps like Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Apple (AAPL), the Nasdaq 100 index is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, with a record worthy of the party. Its total return has outpaced that of the S&P 500 over the past five and 10 years. Tech stocks have outperformed every other sector, claiming a substantial share of the total market and performance. Fund investors might wonder whether a tech-heavy index like the Nasdaq 100 is a better representation of the current economy.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
msn.com | Marie Beerens
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
At the start of a new year, it's a good time to take stock of your financial situation with an eye on the future. Nothing beats being prepared for the market's ups and downs or unforeseen life events. That's where a few smart money resolutions can come in handy to help you navigate 2025.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
investors.com | Best ETFs |Marie Beerens
Investors embraced risky assets in November — hoping the Federal Reserve is done hiking rates. And some of the best ETFs and mutual funds for stocks and bonds shined. XInterest rates fell substantially during the month. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield lost 51 basis points, ending the month at 4.37%. The bond markets as well as stocks rallied. "November's been a very good time for risk assets," said Brian Levitt, global market strategist at Invesco (IVZ).
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
Earning income and protecting against losses at the same time is possible. Innovator ETFs are the pioneers behind defined outcome ETFs, and some of their best ETFs do exactly that. XInnovator ETFs is going after the massive insurance and structured note market. Prior to Innovator ETFs' launch of the defined outcome ETFs in 2017, investors who wanted income, protection and some stock market participation turned to insurance companies or issuers of structured notes.
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Aug 3, 2023 | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
Investors who missed the megacap tech rally in the first half finally got their chance in July. The best funds broadened.
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Aug 3, 2023 | 
investors.com | Marie Beerens
Thanks to the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, investors can earn 5% or more in some of the safest fixed income today. And as the stock rally broadens, investors get more choices of the best ETFs.XThat's one of the key messages Robert Williams, managing partner and chief investment strategist at Sage Advisory Services, has for clients. "The market and the risk assets in particular price for somewhat of a goldilocks, soft-landing type scenario," he said.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
market-values.thebusinessdownload.com | Marie Beerens |Vance Cariaga
According to Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest, plant-based food innovation is the beginning of a long-term secular trend in transitioning to a cleaner and more climate-friendly environment. So, she decided to launch a fund to invest in companies innovating in this space. As a result, the VegTech Plant-based Innovation and Climate ETF (EATV) was born at the end of 2021. The fund is actively managed and invests in companies along the plant-based foods and materials supply chain.
