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The pitch for the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) has quietly changed. For years BOTZ was sold as a niche automation bet, a fund for people who wanted factory-floor exposure without picking Japanese conglomerates one at a time. Now, with generative AI running out of party tricks, BOTZ has repositioned itself as ... AI’s Next Act Isn’t Chatbots. It’s Robots, and BOTZ Is the Bet

The math on retirement saving punishes late starters in ways most people underestimate. A 25-year-old who sets aside $300 a month and earns a 7% average annual return finishes at age 65 with roughly $787,000, having contributed $144,000 of their own money. A 40-year-old who tries to catch up by putting $800 a month toward ... $300 a Month at 25 Beats $800 a Month at 40. Most People Start Too Late.

European stocks are having their loudest year in a decade, and the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK) is the vehicle most retail investors will consider. VGK trades around $90, up 18% over the past year, while every US finance headline focuses on hyperscaler capex and AI compute. If you want to bet that the next ... The Anti-Magnificent Seven Trade? VGK Is Quietly Creeping Toward Record Highs

Dividend funds pulled in $24.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, their strongest opening quarter in four years, and a lot of that cash went looking for a boring place to hide from AI-hype exhaustion. The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) is one of them. HDV holds 75 positions, charges 0.08%, and yields ... A 2.86% Yield, 0.08% Fee, and 75 Stocks: Is HDV the Anti-Hype ETF?

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) is built for one job: deliver a slowly rising income stream from companies that have raised their dividends every year for at least a quarter century. NOBL trades near $57.60 at the time of this writing (had 2-for-1 forward split on May 28) and pays a quarterly ... Why Retirees Choose 4% Income (or 2% income post forward split) Over 10% Growth in One ETF

IVV's 0.03% expense ratio and $886 billion in assets make it a compelling alternative for buy-and-hold investors seeking broad market exposure.

On a recent episode of Barron’s Streetwise, host Jack Hough answered a listener named William who was nervous about how much money he had made in AI-adjacent names like Dell (NYSE:DELL) and HPE (NYSE:HPE). Hough’s answer had a number in it that should probably make everyone else nervous too. “You can look at the S&P 500 right now ... The S&P 500 Looks Pricey at 22x Earnings. On Cash Flow, It’s a Terrifying 32x.

We're between Jobs Week and next week's inflation numbers from CPI and PPI.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index fell Monday, while tech futures rallied. Micron stock and Sandisk rebounded in premarket trading.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.5%, and the actively tra

Two of the most-watched retail trading proxies in America filed very different sets of paperwork last year. Nancy Pelosi averaged roughly one trade every 22 days over the past 12 years. Donald Trump logged more than 21,000 stock trades across eight investment accounts in 2025, roughly 60 trades per day, according to Financial Times and ... Trump vs. Pelosi: Who Made More Money in the Stock Market Last Year?

Biotech, China, insurance and healthcare ETFs led June gains as strong earnings, AI optimism and easing geopolitical fears lifted markets.

U.S. stock futures edged higher in the overnight session ahead of Monday’s open following a strong rally in the prior week.

Over the past decade, an investor who put $10,000 into QYLD walked away with a fraction of what a plain Nasdaq-100 index holder pocketed. The fat monthly checks papered over that gap rather than closing it. What You’re Actually Paying The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) sells the story of income. The ... QYLD’s $10,000 Problem: How a Covered-Call ETF Left Investors With a Fraction of Nasdaq Gains

You can't know the one thing you need to know about timing the market.

A 68-year-old who retired recently with most of his savings in a traditional 401(k) or IRA is watching his account statements with mixed feelings. Goldman Sachs strategists led by Ben Snider project S&P 500 Q2 earnings will jump roughly 22% year over year, powered by the AI investment boom and energy-sector gains. The S&P 500 ... Goldman Says AI Is Driving a 22% Earnings Surge. For a 68-Year-Old, the Rally Swelling His 401(k) Is Inflating the RMD Tax Hit Waiting at 73.

After a second quarter that saw the index rally around 15%, following a first quarter in which it lost more than 4%, the playing field has been left with a scattered group of winners and losers.

Low-cost funds can come with tradeoffs when it means owning the losers right alongside the winners.

UnitedHealth has clawed its way back impressively from last year’s lows, and July 16 could be its biggest health check yet. Will another strong quarter keep the momentum rolling?

Whether you want someone to oversee your ETF or prefer to go it alone, knowing what you can expect is important.

The pitch is simple: monthly checks from blue-chip stocks. The reality is quieter. Holders of JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) have watched a raging bull market pass them by while an options overlay clipped the upside and the IRS took a bigger bite than the fact sheet lets on. What You’re Actually Paying JEPI’s ... JEPI Investors Missed 13.21% in Gains While Paying Hidden Taxes on ‘Monthly’ Income

The Treasury Department just handed one obscure ticker a windfall no marketing budget could buy. The State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) was named the default investment vehicle for Trump Accounts, the new children’s savings program rolling out this summer. Most retail investors have never typed SPYM into a brokerage window, and yet ... Trump Accounts Auto-Buy SPYM on July 4. Here’s the ETF Nobody’s Heard Of

The fund's strong return hides a story of extreme concentration, with a few winners pulling the weight for hundreds of others.

The South Korea ETF has a habit of bouncing back from drops like this one, but the price of admission has often been more pain.

<p>The ETF industry smashed through the $1 trillion mark in flows shortly before the close of the first half. Find out what this week’s ETF Zoo crew thought about where the money is going, SEC regulatory updates, leveraged ETF popularity and more. </p>

If you own Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF (CBOE:SPYI) for the fat monthly checks, the mailbox math looks great. The opportunity cost is where the fund gets quiet. Over the past year, SPYI holders pocketed a 19% total return while a plain S&P 500 index fund produced 20.87%. That gap is the product. What ... SPYI’s 0.68% Fee Could Cost You Thousands Over 20 Years—Here’s Why

SPY is the ticker every trader knows and the fund most retail investors default to when they want “the S&P 500.” That default has a price. Two nearly identical ETFs charge a fraction of the fee, reinvest dividends faster, and hand you the same 500 stocks. If your S&P 500 money is sitting in SPY, ... The 41-Day Dividend Trap That Quietly Erodes SPY Returns Every Quarter

<p>There’s a common misconception that true portfolio diversification means always having to apologize for something being down in the portfolio. It’s an idea that industry veteran Caroline Barnett tackles head on from Basis Northwest, as well as common stumbling blocks for advisors, the effectiveness of ETF industry communication, and more. </p>

Larry Kudlow spent the run-up to the July 4th holiday broadcasting from Washington, D.C., in front of a set dressed for the country’s 250th birthday, walking Fox Business viewers through what he framed as an economy hitting escape velocity. His guest, House Speaker Mike Johnson, arrived with a pitch for what Republicans on the Hill ... Stocks Soaring, Gas Falling: Inside the July 4th Economy Everyone’s Arguing About

Kevin Warsh went to Sintra and said what bond traders have been waiting to hear all summer. Inflation looks like it has peaked. Oil is cooperating. The tail risk of a July or August rate shock, the one quietly haunting every duration-heavy portfolio in America, just got a lot less scary. That was the read ... Fed Chair Warsh Just Said the One Thing About Inflation Every Investor Wanted to Hear