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The S&P 500 Now Makes Up 51% of Global Stock Market Value This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This graphic breaks down the global equity market into five major pieces as of Dec. 31, 2023, using data from […]
The music business is getting back to basics. In a few short years, the major labels have gone from investing in and partnering with speculative tech startups to pouring money into regionally focused music companies across Asia, Africa and Latin America. After a brief flirtation with NFTs and live-streaming businesses, anything resembling a faddish technology […]
As with many alternative energy investments, there’s no bright line as to what makes a “wind stock” as opposed to a company that does other things and merely dabbles in this area. Consider General Electric (GE), which is undoubtedly a big player in the wind sector, as its onshore wind segment generates billions each year. […]
Streaming video platform Netflixis the only original FANG member not included in the MAMAA group. Since Cramer’s original FANG list in 2013, Netflix has expanded its business internationally and invested heavily in original content. It has recently focused on adding a lower-priced subscription tier that will be supported by advertising. Netflix will also reportedly be […]
There are a few stocks with a price per share that has risen into the four digits. These stocks look very expensive, and for certain investors, a high share price could potentially be a symbol of a company’s success. Some high-priced stocks have been outstanding performers over recent years. However, the dollar price of a […]
Styles come and go, and so does the demand for clothing, as the economy moves from strong to weak and back again. For this reason, the retail sector, of which apparel and textile companies are a part, tends to move along with major indices like the S&P 500, although not necessarily to the same magnitude. […]
We began with a list of more than 140 small-cap ETFs, organized by category, with the intent of selecting a variety of funds employing diverse investment strategies. The initial list was sorted on expense ratio fees, five-year total returns and three-month total returns. The latter factor was to evaluate how the funds performed in a […]
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are government bonds specifically designed to protect the purchasing power of your money from inflation. The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF aims to duplicate the returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index, which tracks TIPS with a maturity of five years or less. TIPS are issued with a set […]
To determine our top choices for the best junk bond ETFs, we screened the available universe of high-yield corporate bond funds using the following criteria: Funds with an overall credit rating of A- or better A credit rating of B or better for returns An expense ratio of less than 0.65% An ETF with an […]
Cathie Wood is a well-known American investor and head of investment firm ARK Invest. Her firm’s flagship fund, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), garnered headlines and praise when it soared about 153% in 2020. ARKK invests in disruptive technology companies from industries such as DNA technology, automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. But many investors believe […]