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A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Gain After Italian Vote Result
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 8:58am | 529Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after a defeat in a referendum on constitutional reforms. New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley is set to speak in in New York at 8:30 a.m. ET...
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Valuation, Rising Rates And Gasoline Costs Will Hurt McDonald's, Wendy's
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 9:24am | 269Read More...While there seems to be limited upside to the current valuations of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) and Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN), the companies could face “more potential macro headwinds as gasoline becomes an incremental household expense after being a benefit for the last two years...
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A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Rise; GM, Apple Earnings In Focus
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 7:39am | 487Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index for August and the S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller home price index...
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A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Up Ahead Of Earnings, Economic Data
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 7:46am | 545Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of economic data and earnings from several companies. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET and the Philadelphia Fed general conditions index for...
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Guggenheim Bolsters BulletShares With 2 New ETFs
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 10:34am | 423Read More...Guggenheim, the ninth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds, added to its popular lineup of BulletShares target-date ETFs Wednesday with the debuts of two new products. Those new ETFs are the Guggenheim BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: BSCQ) and the Guggenheim BulletShares 2024...
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Infrastructure Intelligence With This ETF
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 3:57pm | 558Read More...With Election Day about two months away, investors by now know that an array of industries, sectors and the corresponding exchange-traded funds have been affected by political chatter this year. Healthcare stocks and ETFs have been front and center, taking several blows from Democratic nominee...
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Post-Brexit, Banks Could Be Problems For U.K. ETFs
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 8:47am | 632Read More...Underscoring the vulnerability of U.K. assets in the post-Brexit world, the Guggenheim CurrencyShares British (NYSE: FXB) is lower by nearly 12 percent over the past month. Remembering that when an investor opts for international stocks or funds he or she not only incurs equity risk, but currency...
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Believe It: Brexit Isn't All Bad For U.K. ETFs
Monday, July 11, 2016 - 8:41am | 569Read More...The Guggenheim CurrencyShares British (NYSE: FXB) is down 10.7 percent over the past month — meaning FXB, which tracks the pound's move against the U.S. dollar, is in a correction. The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: EWU)) is off 7.7 percent over the same period,...
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Down But Not Out: Japan ETFs Offer Value
Friday, July 8, 2016 - 10:38am | 663Read More...The Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese (NYSE: FXY) is up 19 percent year-to-date, making it one of the best-performing currency exchange-traded funds. So it is not surprising that as the yen surges amid safe-haven demand, Japanese stocks are struggling. In the United States, ETFs are designed...
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Guggenheim Introduces Equal-Weight S&P 100 ETF
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 3:01pm | 495Read More...Guggenheim Investments, the eighth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds and one of the pioneers of bringing the equal-weight index methodology to the ETF universe, is adding to its already substantial lineup of such ETFs Thursday with the debut of the Guggenheim S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF...
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Guggenheim Swaps Indexes For Spinoff, Timber ETFs
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 2:52pm | 329Read More...Guggenheim, the ninth-largest U.S. exchange-traded funds issuer, is changing the underlying indexes for the Claymore Beacon Spin-Off (ETF) (NYSE: CSD) and the Claymore/Clear Global Timber Index (ETF) (NYSE: CUT). CSD will now be known as the Guggenheim S&P Spin-Off ETF after the fund...
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A Solid Start For This Bond ETF
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 9:30am | 449Read More...Fixed income exchange-traded funds are hot this year. A combination of favorable fees and the continually accommodative Federal Reserve are prompting advisors and investors to push capital into bond funds. One of the most popular strategies in the world of bond ETFs remains aggregate or total...
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Voracious For Value ETFs
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 8:49am | 498Read More...One of the more noticeable themes among investment factors this year is the resurgence of the widely followed value factor. During the halcyon days of the current bull market, value was not the place to be as investors favored growth and momentum fare. That script has been flipped in 2016. Flows...
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A New ETF Might Be The Optimal Way To Low Volatility
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 2:52pm | 551Read More...It is not a stretch to say advisors and investors are fond of low volatility exchange-traded funds. However, the popularity of the low volatility strategy under the ETF umbrella also serves as a reminder to investors that in financial markets, there is no such thing as a free lunch. The biggest...
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The Best ETF Since The Start Of The Bull Market Is...
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 9:50am | 575Read More...Arguably, depending on one's regional preferences, the greatest rapper of all-time died on March 9, 1997. What cannot be debated is that one of the worst bear markets in stocks died on March 9, 2010. The subsequent bull market, now seven years old, has been a boon for the growth of the exchange...
















