The Securities and Exchange Commission delayed making a decision again on whether to approve the first U.S. exchange-traded fund that invests directly in bitcoin, disappointing advocates just days after a court ruling that was viewed by many as clearing a path for the long-awaited product. The securities regulator, whose three-part...
This year’s rally in homebuilding stocks has outstripped even the AI-fueled tech boom, and if analysts are to be believed, that outperformance is set to continue. Wall Street price targets show an expected return potential of 16% over the next 12 months for U.S. homebuilders, ahead of the 13% seen...
Portfolio Advisors, LLC is partnering with Vontobel to help the Swiss-based global investment firm offer private markets investments to selected clients. It will leverage the U.S. firm’s expertise to offer investments in asset classes such as private equity, private debt, venture capital, real estate, and infrastructure, with the intention of...
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Take your pick, advisors: ETFs, mutual funds or both? Exchange-traded funds are considered tax-advantaged relative to actively managed mutual funds because they tend to realize fewer capital gains. Moreover, ETFs generally have lower fees compared to their mutual fund counterparts and are priced continuously throughout the day, enabling greater investor...
In recent weeks, investors and industry professionals have engaged in spirited debate regarding the state of the current market and whether we’re in bull territory. Even as these debates press on and investors revel in rallies, a gentle reminder is in order. Investing in the stock market is a dynamic...
Dollar bulls have history on their side going into September as the currency has strengthened during that month for six years in a row. Not only has the Bloomberg dollar index risen every September since 2017, but its average gain of 1.2% in that month also beats the performance of...
The SEC’s loss in court Tuesday means that the agency must go back and review Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF application — but don’t expect any products to come to market soon. In a ruling issued earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wrote that...
European stocks gained for a second day as traders awaited a raft of economic figures over the next few days for clues on the outlook for global central bank policies. Miners and real estate led the advance in the Stoxx Europe 600 index after China pledged further measures to support its economy....
A London-based money manager has just attached an ESG label to a bitcoin exchange-traded fund, in a move that has environmental experts doing a double take. Jacobi Asset Management says its Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF (BCOIN NA) is an Article 8 fund, which under EU regulations means it has to...