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Almost everything we think we know about the economy comes from initially flawed data. Jobs data, inflation data, spending data, production data, all of it is imperfect.
The Invesco QQQ Trust was recently back in the headlines, but not for performance reasons. Meanwhile, two alternatives that might be worth considering are the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF and the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.
History is repeating. The Treasury and Fed are once again working in tandem to suppress rates and inflate away the debt burden. This may be painful—especially for savers—but it sets the stage for long-term recovery and a future bull market.
Eli Lilly and Company reported robust second-quarter 2025 results, wherein it beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines. However, shares of Eli Lilly stock tumbled 14%. Here are ETFs with exposure to Eli Lilly that may still be worth a look.
In this video, I take a look at the Nasdaq 100. The cash index reached a new all-time high in recent trading, and I expect to see the futures catch up.
Meta Platforms is no longer just a social media company, it’s become a global attention powerhouse. From Facebook and Instagram to WhatsApp and Threads, Meta is scaling engagement and weaving AI deeper into its business than ever before.
While equity markets have staged a strong rebound from the April bottom, earnings estimates look to have just begun forming a bottom as the Q2 2025 earnings season unfolds. Meanwhile, L3Harris Technologies Inc. delivered a triple play this quarter.
Here is a brief look at the 7 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.
We recently talked about Tesla’s $16.5 billion investment to reshape its chip supply chain. Now it seems like Amazon could be testing similar waters. But not with a new chip factory. It recently bought $84 million worth of AMD stock.
The truck industry is grappling with supply-chain disruptions, a challenging macroeconomic environment characterized by high interest rates, and truck driver shortages. Despite this, here is a short look at stocks in the space that may thrive.
The push for artificial intelligence is enormous these days – more so than you probably realize. Considering recent multiples, I prefer a backdoor approach to buying AI assets. And one of my favorite ways is through mission-critical data centers.
What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here is a quick look at the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the trading week of Aug. 4-8, 2025.
This past week, markets were driven by trade policy shocks, monetary policy developments, and solid corporate earnings, creating a push-and-pull dynamic for investor sentiment.
Even if Trump’s trade policy did lead to an increase in manufacturing employment, it will not bring back the sort of good-paying jobs that people had half a century ago.
The average stock that has reported earnings this week (more than 600 companies) has seen a one-day share price reaction of more than +/-8.5% (absolute change).
We discuss how advisors are putting an expanding range of index tools to work to build model portfolios, increase efficiencies and tailor strategies to meet client objectives.
The world is obsessed with artificial intelligence. fBut while eyes are locked on models and GPUs, something far more foundational is unfolding beneath the surface.
After spending most of the month of July slowly working their way higher, I am afraid that portfolios have all taken a sudden turn for the worse over the past few days, thanks to a variety of factors on both the economic and geopolitical fronts.
After the two-day reversal and pullback, stocks have bounced, getting close to the area where they should fail if they are going to fail. I still think the lows from last week will be exceeded this quarter.
We don’t know any better than Powell or Trump what the federal funds rate should be. But we believe decisions on the overnight rate should be left to the banks, as they lend and borrow from each other to meet reserve requirements.
The core CPI nowcasts from the Cleveland Fed do not rely on information such as import prices, but rather past CPI only, while the core PCE relies on past CPI and PCE information
As NVDA lurches its way toward another lifetime closing high, I’d like to direct your attention once again to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which, yes, is up a little today, but still is near a point of exhaustion.
Investors have learned how to read the Trumpian overture: a lot of brass, plenty of timpani, but rarely an offbeat cymbal crash that breaks the rhythm.
Tech giant Apple is on the move after the company announced another $100b to manufacturing in the USA, which should help it escape tariffs for the time being.
JPMorgan Chase isn’t just the biggest bank in the U.S. It’s also one of the most quietly powerful players in global finance. With over $4 trillion in assets, JPM touches everything from mortgages and wealth management to crypto and AI.
Wall Street wrapped up the week on a high note, with the Dow rising 206 points, the Nasdaq notching another record close, and the S&P 500 settling within a hair of its own closing high.
This month’s thematic performance was shaped by AI-driven infrastructure demand, renewed investor enthusiasm for precision health technologies and sustained momentum in the energy transition space.
