All year, a slew of Wall Street pros have questioned the durability of an indiscriminate risk rally that has fattened stock prices by trillions of dollars, sent Bitcoin soaring, fueled a credit bonanza, and more.

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While baby boomers can be slower to embrace technology, younger investors tend to seek out and prefer tech-focused services and providers. This preference for technology is something advisors should lean into to connect with younger generations of investors.

In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation will cover the Communication Services Sector.

With the Russell 2000 Index rallying in response to the U.S. election results—the benchmark index of small cap stocks soared by nearly 6% on Nov. 6 alone—small cap managers are re-evaluating their positioning ahead of President-elect Trump taking office in January.

In a week with a U.S. presidential election and market volatility, the Federal Reserve cut its policy rate 25 basis points (bps) as expected. Amid this noise and the generally positive messages from recent macro data, Fed Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that downside economic risks had decreased, but the policy rate remains above neutral, suggesting that gradual cuts are still likely to come over time.

The prospect of a Trump presidency has led to much debate and speculation about how markets might react. Depending on what policies are eventually passed, there are potential risks and opportunities in both the stock and bond markets.

Many tech companies and executives are at political odds with President-elect Trump, but the sector performed well during his first term.

The housing market inderwent huge transformations in recent decades with the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis & the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bitcoin options traders buoyed by Donald Trump’s election victory are already eyeing a landmark price of $100,000 for the original cryptocurrency, after it surged to a fresh record on hopes for a more crypto-friendly administration.

Since Donald Trump’s election win, the hedge funds clinging on to bets against Tesla Inc. have lost billions of dollars, as they feel the fallout of the special relationship between the president-elect and Elon Musk.

VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Calamos S&P 500® Structured Alt Protection ETF – November (CPSN) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.”

In addition to better appreciating why gold is surging, our analysis will help you recognize that market narratives explaining asset price movements can be wrong, no matter how reasonable they may seem at first blush.

Today is Veterans Day. My father served in the army during the Vietnam War. He lives in Long Island, New York, and I am proud of his service.

Accumulating inconsistencies in the prevailing paradigm then trigger a crisis, leading to the emergence of new theories and ideas, resulting in a paradigm shift where the old framework is rapidly replaced by a new one.

I went to bed “early” on election night, around 10:30 pm. We are in the five months of the year where Puerto Rico is one hour ahead of Eastern time, and nothing I was seeing made me think it would be an early night. And by that I meant 3 or 4 am.

We are in a world where multiple, starkly different outcomes are possible. The decisive U.S. election outcome has stoked uncertainty about future U.S. policy.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was a groundbreaking concept when it appeared in 1943. American psychologist Abraham Maslow argued that certain basic needs—food, water, shelter, etc.—must be met before a person can move on to higher levels of self-worth and fulfillment.

The people have spoken. While there are still some unknowns, the contours of the American government that will be seated next January are reasonably clear.

In the report, Global Head of Fixed Income Jim Cielinski and Head of Global Short Duration Daniel Siluk believe navigating the change in rate regimes has grown more complicated for the Federal Reserve (Fed) as they must now consider the ramifications of Donald Trump’s proposed economic policies.

Investors have embraced U.S. midcap equity ETFs in 2024, with the investment style gathering $19 billion of new money as of early November.

With the election over, many market sectors have skyrocketed. However, investors should still consider investing in more gold.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is already starting to tee up a deluge of bonuses in Wall Street’s corridors of power.

Oil fell after Chinese stimulus measures disappointed speculators, but not enough to jolt prices from the narrowest trading band since July.

Explore how these two investment types compare.

Stocks rose at the end of their best week in 2024 after solid consumer sentiment data and bets that newly elected President Donald Trump’s pro-growth agenda will keep fueling Corporate America.

The collapse of Germany’s deeply unloved and dysfunctional three-party coalition offers Europe’s biggest economy an opportunity for political and economic renewal. Two important questions arise: Will Germany put aside political squabbles and grab its golden opportunity.

Here’s something that would have seemed pretty much inconceivable two years ago: According to Zillow, home prices have now risen more in New York City and its environs since the beginning of 2020 than in metropolitan Austin, Texas.

Detroit voted overwhelmingly for Vice President Kamala Harris, but investors in “Detroit” backed President-elect Donald Trump. Shares in General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. jumped on news of Trump’s election win, with GM reaching a new high for the year and Ford up by almost 6% on Wednesday, more than double the S&P 500 Index’s gain.

Following the September FOMC meeting’s much ballyhooed 50-basis point (bps) rate cut, the voting members scaled back and reduced the Fed Funds by 25 bps this time around.

There’s a problem brewing in the world of ETFs: We are running out of ticker symbols. Bloomberg recently reported that, with so many new funds hitting the marketplace in recent years, issuers are forced to produce catchy four-letter ticker symbols rather than the more eye-pleasing three-letter abbreviations.

Corporate buybacks have become a hot topic, drawing criticism from regulators and policymakers. In recent years, Washington, D.C., has considered proposals to tax or limit them.

Stocks have had a habit of gaining ground no matter who becomes President.

The Exchange conference offers investors firsthand exposure to the ideas, strategies, and tools top-tier issuers are deploying.

Bentley Motors Ltd. is delaying a plan to offer only fully electric vehicles by 2030 as EV sales continue to disappoint projections across the industry.

One of the memorable moments of Nvidia Corp.’s most recent conference for developers came toward the end of the chip giant’s semi-annual event.

Cerebrospinal fluid leaks, caused by tears or holes in the spinal cord, are rare and difficult to identify. Because the symptoms aren’t uncommon — including nausea, neck pain, ringing in the ears and debilitating positional headaches — patients can spend years without a proper diagnosis. Some have been told they have allergies.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%. The big question is how much lower the Fed might go from there during this rate-cutting cycle. The bond market suggests it won’t be as low as some expect or as low as policymakers signaled less than two months back.

In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation will uncover value in the Consumer Staples Sector.

While the primary focus for the financial markets has been on the continued resilient U.S. economy and what the current Fed rate cut cycle will ultimately look like, there has been another topic that has been making the rounds in the bond arena: the budget deficit.

Dow Jones (publisher of The Wall Street Journal) announced that Nvidia (NVDA) will replace Intel (INTC) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Intel was brought in to replace Union Carbide four months and nine days before the peak in Intel’s stock price. Union Carbide became Dow Chemical via merger.

Over the past few years, investors and regulators have increased scrutiny of greenwashing.

Investors have been married to their money market funds for the better part of the last two years.

Better than expected economic data drove interest rates higher, changing the market narrative and contributing to an equity market pullback early in the month. This unraveled expectations of further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and resulted in real rates moving higher. The 10-year Treasury has moved up 48 basis points, ending the month at 4.27%.

ChatGPT may have sparked a revolution, but the real story of A.I., e-commerce, and cloud technology is much bigger. Discover where the next big opportunities are and how to gain exposure in your portfolio.

Things are looking up for bonds - learn what makes them a great addition to your portfolio right now.

Humans are wired for "self-focus," but shifting to "other-focus" can help advisors build better relationships with clients.

Members of successful teams generally get along with each other. Bev Flaxington offers some insights on how to cement those relationships.

The S&P 500 Index has returned nearly 81% since the last presidential election, with a wide disparity between performance of sectors.

The Fed’s rate cut last month has not jumpstarted U.S. housing market. Buyers need lower rates to get back in the game.