Stocks / ETFs

What Drives Returns in Floating Rate Notes?

Returns in floating rate notes are driven by two main components: short-term interest rates and credit spreads. Key Takeaways Income rather…

2 days ago

Markets, Misconceptions, and the Case for Optimization in 2026

The central theme of 2025 was the disconnect between market sentiment and economic reality. The year began with widespread apprehension…

2 days ago

ETF Prime: International Stocks Lead Flows

Roxanna Islam, head of sector and industry research at VettaFi, joined Nate Geraci on this week’s ETF Prime to discuss…

3 days ago

7 Potential Trades Following Supreme Court’s Tariffs Ruling

Tariffs continue to be the wild card swaying markets, but traders can agree that it clears a pathway for potential…

3 days ago

ProShares Debuts Money Market ETF to Meet the GENIUS Act

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, ProShares debuted its latest exchange-traded fund, the ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM). IQMM seeks…

3 days ago

International Travel Got Me Thinking About Dividends

I found myself in Toronto last week. I had less than 72 hours until my flight back home and was…

3 days ago

Could Quality Stocks Be Key to Unlocking 2026 Equities Outlook?

Uncertainty is evergreen when it comes to investing. Some years, however, it’s a bigger factor than others, with 2026 already…

3 days ago

Some Undervalued Tech Names Available in These ETFs

Domestic stocks aren’t particularly cheap by historical standards, but through a historical lens, U.S. equities aren’t alarmingly overvalued. Still, some…

4 days ago

Gold Mining ETFs Spark Interest Amid Dominant Results

To say that the gold rally has captured significant investor interest over the past few months would likely be no…

4 days ago

Fed Signals Higher-for-Longer as CLARITY Act Stalls

This week’s Fed Minutes confirmed what markets had long suspected: the January meeting was a hawkish hold. The committee sees…

4 days ago