Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 130 new ETFs listed in the US in the first half of 2020. While these new ETFs spanned multiple asset classes and strategies, the following three key trends stood out.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 130 new ETFs listed in the US in the first half of 2020. While these new ETFs spanned multiple asset classes and strategies, the following three key trends stood out.
The COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted all financial services professionals, their vendor partners, and their clients into a new virtual operating environment; one that many were not prepared for or adept in.
The COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted all financial services professionals, their vendor partners, and their clients into a new virtual operating environment; one that many were not prepared for or adept in.
While the re-opening will probably influence the short-term direction of DIS there are other, longer-term factors that make the stock look like a decent buy.
While the re-opening will probably influence the short-term direction of DIS there are other, longer-term factors that make the stock look like a decent buy.
Semiconductor stocks are playing important roles in broader technology sector strength this year. For example, in the first half of 2020, iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) jumped 6.3 percent while the S&P 500 declined 4.1 percent.
Semiconductor stocks are playing important roles in broader technology sector strength this year. For example, in the first half of 2020, iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) jumped 6.3 percent while the S&P 500 declined 4.1 percent.
Concerns over the coronavirus resurgence in the U.S., which has started to show signs of weighing on businesses, coupled with expected news from Washington that is likely to stoke geopolitical tension, will be the likely market drivers today.
Concerns over the coronavirus resurgence in the U.S., which has started to show signs of weighing on businesses, coupled with expected news from Washington that is likely to stoke geopolitical tension, will be the likely market drivers today.
Amid the start of a global pandemic, everyone everywhere stopped what they were doing to make health and safety a number one priority. The ripple effect this had not only put our economy in a state of frenzy but it forced businesses to quickly respond and plan for a new normal.
Amid the start of a global pandemic, everyone everywhere stopped what they were doing to make health and safety a number one priority. The ripple effect this had not only put our economy in a state of frenzy but it forced businesses to quickly respond and plan for a new normal.