Author: Veronica Fulton, CFA The Bulls are back. Primary catalysts for the recent moves in the equity markets have been a stronger than expected corporate earnings season and cooler inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Of the S&P 500 companies that have reported, 78% reported positive earnings surprises, and 60% reported positive...

The SEC created a storm in the cryptocurrency world late Monday into early Tuesday regarding their stance on Ethereum Spot ETFs. In a stunning about face, the SEC has made noises that they are inclined to approve spot Ethereum ETFs. On the news, ETH soared over 23+% to $3700 a coin. On Friday May 17th, [...] The post Ethereum News Flash: What Just...

Should investors consider opportunities in global stocks? We believe international stocks could deserve a place in many investors’ portfolios because they can potentially add diversification and risk management benefits. Another reason to consider foreign markets: They’re currently outperforming the U.S. in some important ways. The chart below shows...

Even though April was a noticeably tough month for high yield bond investing, bonds rated CCC are continuing to prove to be valuable investment choices. Research from BondBloxx noted that, despite bonds rated CCC struggling along with the rest of the fixed income sphere in April, CCC’s are still outperforming the rest of the high [...] The post Seeking...

Chatter around potential approval of ethereum ETFs swept through the financial world this week. Ether prices surged on speculation of ether ETF approvals. But as with all things crypto-centric in the U.S., the picture is much more complex for investors eager to gain spot ether access via an ETF. Ethereum is the second largest blockchain [...] The...

Broad Markets Following a great 2023 where the S&P 500 was up 24.8%, are equity returns poised to repeat this? Are conditions that awesome in the US, or is this just because such returns are needed to keep up with inflation? Such unsustainable expectations are, of course, unrealistic and arguably even dangerous for investors as [...] The post...