So much happened in the spring of 2020 that it’s easy to forget we were on track for a recession just before COVID hit. QI Research founder Danielle DiMartino Booth mentioned this during her presentation with Lacy Hunt at our Strategic Investment Conference. Danielle is seeing recession indicators today. Let’s look at one part of [...] The post Cracks...

By Brandon Rakszawski, Director of Product Management April was a reset month for US equity markets, as investors digested persistent inflation data and declining GDP growth. It was the first negative month of the year, from a total return perspective, pausing what had been a consistent upward trajectory for US stocks to start the year. [...] The...

Have you ever been curious about angel investing or venture capital investing? An angel investor is an individual who provides financial backing to a startup or young company to help grow the business. Think about the popular television show Shark Tank. Entrepreneurs looking for funding pitch their businesses to a panel of five venture capitalists looking...

The S&P 500 posted its third straight weekly gain for the first time since early February. The index is currently up 10.12% year to date and now sits 0.60% below its record close from March 28, 2024. The table below summarizes the number of record highs reached each year dating back to 2008. Here is [...] The post S&P 500 Snapshot: Third Straight...

When it comes to choosing energy infrastructure investments, prioritizing ETFs with strong yield is a common strategy. While many investors flock to products such as the Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (TPYP) and the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP), there are alternative options that can provide a higher yield. One...

2023 was a record-breaking year for clean energy usage, further highlighting the global push to reduce emissions. The transition underscores a pair of exchange-traded fund (ETF) opportunities to capitalize on the growth: the Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF (PBD) and the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW). As published in a Yahoo News report,...