Amid worries about an economic recession and eager expectations for interest rate cuts, the Federal Reserve has initiated a rate cut as anticipated. This marks the first rate cut since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 and signals the end of the tightening cycle that began in March 2022 and paused in July 2023. However, the magnitude of the rate cut surprised the market, as an initial reduction of 50 basis points is histori...

Will value investors make a comeback? Which stocks or ETFs do you think will ride the next tide?
Value stocks are publicly traded companies trading for relatively cheap valuations relative to their earnings and long-term growth potential. In time of economic downturn, I think value stocks will make a comeback. The question is which one will comeback faster and survive the current macro conditions - inflation, risk of recession, negative sentiment towards strong dollar, FED rate hike etc.
The fo...

Investors used a rocky week in the stock market to add to their ETF holdings. On net, $34.7 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during June, and $27.3 billion of that went into U.S. equity ETFs, even as the S&P 500 dropped 8.3%.
International equity ETFs and U.S. fixed income ETFs also saw demand, gathering $4.9 billion and $3.6 billion ofnew money, respectively.
Individual ETF Flows
In terms of individual ETFs, the top asset gatherers for June were b...

Did a community event with Finimize yesterday and thought some of the discussion could be useful for you here. The topic was about ETFs and specifically how to apply Factors to select ETFs.
With more than 2,000 ETFs listed in the US alone, the problem today is paradox by choice, and investors have the fear of choosing the wrong ETF.
You can select an ETF based on geography, asset class, sector, theme, Factors and more. The focus here is Factors.
What are Factors...