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The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Since 2000 Highs as of February 2026

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market. The indexes generally rise and fall together, however the extent of gains or losses...

3 New ETF Launches in February to Watch

The ETF ecosystem welcomed more than 50 new launches in February according to ETF Database data. The February 2026 crop of funds, with inception dates between February 1 and 28, added to the burgeoning income and nuclear ETF segments, for example. With the...

How Emerging Markets Equities Benefit From Rising Defense Spending

Global conflict is on the rise in 2026, as it has been already in recent years. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the U.S. attacks on Venezuela and Iran, conflict has driven volatility increasingly higher. Defense spending has risen at the same time,...

The Next Evolution of Quant Investing

Artificial intelligence has become one of the defining investment themes of this cycle. Yes, we may be hearing about the AI pullback as a valuation reset. However, that doesn’t change the underlying scale of adoption for this theme. And that’s evident even “under...

For Extra Income, Performance, Consider This Bond ETF

Bonds and the related ETFs did what they were supposed to do last year. They delivered income, finally reduced correlations to stocks, and added portfolio diversification. Obviously, that’s good news. However, smart investors know that income profiles and performances aren’t linear across the...

Bitcoin Rises Slightly but Remains Below $70K

This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: bitcoin and ether. While both are considered to be high-risk when it comes to investing, the two have foundational differences that investors should know. We’ve also included XRP, as it was one...
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