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QQQI's monthly distributions look generous on paper, but the IRS filings and total return math tell a story most holders never see before they reinvest their next payment.
AWS just posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters while Amazon is burning through capex at a rate that swung free cash flow negative. Here is why that tension keeps me adding shares instead of walking away.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.11% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.09%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.15%, and December E-mini...
Markets are mixed in early trading, with stocks and crude oil alternating between gains and losses. The same goes for gold and silver. Treasuries are mostly flat, while the dollar is a bit higher.
Defiance just launched a brutally concentrated ten-stock AI ETF, but with no holdings data, no NAV history, and barely a week of trading, investors have almost no way to know if they are buying genuine AI exposure or an expensive repackaging of names they already own.
Past returns aren't guaranteed to repeat, but investors could still see huge upside.
Splitting a half-million dollars between two popular ETFs feels like textbook diversification, but a quiet look under the hood reveals something most investors never bother to check before their next contribution.
QQQI investors collect a monthly distribution check and feel like they are winning, but two and a half years of data reveal a quiet cost hiding beneath every payment that never shows up on a brokerage statement.
<p>Here are the daily ETF fund flows for September 16, 2026.</p>
History suggests stock returns weaken sharply around this level
Snap (NYSE:SNAP) is catching a bid Thursday morning after the company used a Los Angeles event to layer workplace software into its Specs augmented reality (AR) glasses. Snap stock is up 3% to $5.90, extending a modest bounce off recent lows for a name that has struggled to hold rallies in 2026. The move sits […]
That fat monthly check from your Nasdaq covered-call ETF may look like income, but a closer look at the tax forms and total return math tells a very different story about where the money is actually coming from.
The inventory details were less bullish than headline numbers suggest
A $700,000 JEPQ position clears a $75,000 retirement budget today, but inflation-adjusted withdrawals over a decade expose a flaw baked into the fund's design that monthly distributions alone cannot fix.
August prints on Retail Sales and Imports were higher than expected this morning. All eyes are on today's interest rate decision from the Fed.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.18% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.29%, and September E-mini...
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Wednesday ahead of a likely Fed rate hike and Warsh's comments. Intel and SK Hynix jump.
Over the past few weeks, the market has been extremely choppy, frustrating, and has lacked liquidity. The good news is that Wednesday's FOMC meeting should bring volatility back in a big way and finally give the market some direction.
Investors may be getting calmer at an awkward time
Strong earnings may no longer be enough to lift stocks.
Bitcoin just posted behavior that gold bugs have claimed for years was impossible, and the bond market may be the reason why. Whether that makes BTC a true safe-haven asset or simply a temporary traveling companion for gold depends on what the Fed does next.
The 2-year bond yield, at +4.65%, is still 90 bps above the current high end of interest rates.
Energy infrastructure and crude oil ETFs EMLP and SCO saw trading volumes well above average, putting both in focus.
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