2025 was a significant year for international investing. Many portfolios keep international exposure in a core sleeve. However, single-country ETFs can work as targeted satellite allocations and can lead to exciting, niche opportunities. South Korea has been one of the countries drawing outsized...
Only a few weeks into 2026, there are already plenty of macroeconomic factors for advisors and investors to keep a close eye on.
Both domestic and geopolitical headlines from the federal government can cause one’s portfolio to shift, be it in a positive or...
A new year is here and Bull vs. Bear is back! VettaFi writers Nick Wodeshick and Nick Peters-Golden discuss whether foreign equities can repeat their strong 2025 in 2026.
Nick Peters-Golden: Hi Nick! Thanks for joining me for this chat today. I am a...
November’s Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau showed a pickup in consumer spending. Headline sales were up 0.6%, up from -0.1% pullback in October and above the projected 0.5% growth.
For an inflation-adjusted perspective on retail sales, take a look at our Real...
Coming off a year in which the international equity proposition was refreshed as the MSCI EAFE Index handily outperformed the S&P 500, advisors and investors are increasingly inclined to allocate to ex-US markets. That’s a sensible approach, as a small number of stocks...
While the strong demand for cryptocurrency-related ETFs in 2025 was easily evident, what happens next is less obvious. That’s what is compelling about the results of the Bitwise/VettaFi 2026 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets. Advisors told us how, and...