Key Takeaways After a sluggish start, the Treasury yield curve steepening gained momentum in late 2025 as the Federal Reserve cut rates by 75 basis points over three months, driving short-term yields lower. With moderate economic growth and inflation likely to stay above 2% in 2026, longer-term yields could...

The book on 2025 is officially closed. With its end comes plenty of data for investors to review and learn from, from returns to yields and everything in between. Fund flows, for example, can tell market watchers a lot about where markets saw...

Given gold’s stratospheric rally last year, it might seem that ETF provider Sprott would see the most inflows in their funds related to the precious metal. However, after 2025 was said and done, it was the Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF...

The yield on the 10-year note finished December 31, 2025 at 4.18%. Meanwhile, the 2-year note ended at 3.47% and the 30-year note ended at 4.84%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-recession equity market peaks,...

On the latest ETF 360, VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy interviewed Michael Schnackenberg, head of distribution at Eventide. The two discussed faith-based investing and differentiation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx1ot94Cqh0 Eventide Wants Investors to Own Value-Aligned Companies Eventide is a values-based firm that roots its investment practice in biblical beliefs. “There’s an...

Investors and advisors have numerous goals to meet with their portfolios. Some investors full send their portfolios to produce as much capital appreciation as possible. Others, especially those at or near retirement age, look for current income and ballast to steady their financial...