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Rate Reductions, Benchmark Updates, & Home Highs

Rate Reduction – The Federal Reserve authorized a 0.25% rate cut on December 10, 2025. There is still disagreement among the board, with Stephen I. Miran wanting a 0.50% cut and Austan D. Goolsbee and Jeffrey R. Schmid preferring no change (source: Federal Reserve). Benchmark...

This Small-Cap ETF May Be Fashionable in 2026

For decades, small-cap value was one of the most potent factor combinations, but that compelling history doesn’t mean small-cap value wins out every year. There are times when “junkier” small stocks beat broader small-cap indexes. That’s been the case over the past three years...

This Equal-Weight ETF Has a Lot of Perks

Increasing attention is currently paid to a small number of stocks commanding outsized (and record) percentages of widely followed cap-weighted indexes. Meanwhile, advisors and investors are reviewing the equal-weight methodology. One of the ETFs to consider in that category is the ALPS Equal Sector...

Income & Catalysts Highlight 2026 Case for This REIT ETF

Broadly speaking, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the related ETFs didn’t do much worth writing home about this year, but there’s optimism these income-generating assets are in store for better showings in 2026. Speaking of real estate income, the NEOS Real Estate High...

How Active ETFs Can Help Venezuela and Geopolitical Risks

Even in such a tumultuous year as 2025, plenty of headlines can still get overshadowed by the holidays. Among the geopolitical risks looming over markets, perhaps the biggest near-term concern may be a potential invasion of Venezuela — a situation that can serve...

The Fed’s Silent Dissenters | ETF Trends

Key Takeaways While only two official dissenters opposed the December rate cut, dot-plot projections reveal that six Fed members, including four “silent dissenters,” were against easing, signaling deeper division within the Fed than headlines suggest. In 2026, the rotation of regional Fed presidents into voting...
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