Elon Musk Infrastructure Comments Could Shine a Light on This ETF

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t too impressed with U.S. infrastructure and his comments on the subject could spotlight related investment opportunities, including the FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund (NYSEArca: NFRA). NFRA tries to reflect the performance of the STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index, which... READ MORE »

A Smart Way to Consider Small Caps

The last day of April and the first day were unkind to equities, but prior to that, small-cap stocks and the related ETFs were soaring. Recent strength the Russell 2000 Index could bode well for the PowerShares DWA SmallCap Momentum Portfolio (NasdaqGM: DWAS). DWAS follows the popular Dorsey, Wright & Associates proprietary selection... READ MORE »

Where to Look for Dependable Dividends

Broadly speaking, dividends under duress this year with the S&P 500 home to an unfortunately steady stream of negative dividend action. All that bad news is highlighting opportunity with the technology sector and the ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF (CBOE: TDV). TDV, which debuted last November, follows the S&P Technology... READ MORE »

Inside the Out-Performance of the Nasdaq 100 Index and QQQ

The popular Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and the largest ETF tracking that index, the Invesco QQQ (QQQ)  are outperforming rival broad market benchmarks this year. Large exposure to the steady technology sector is helping QQQ stand firm in a rough market, but there’s more to the story. QQQ allocates a combined 89% of its weight to... READ MORE »

A Multi-Asset Approach Can Benefit Investors in These Uncertain Times

Uncertain times call for thinking out of the box in the current market environment and one firm Canadian firm is showing that a multi-asset approach can benefit investors. It’s something that exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors can try to mimic using various funds focusing on different assets. For Nicola Wealth Management,... READ MORE »

A REIT ETF Is About to Get Techier

There are hundreds of ETFs offering investors exposure to real estate investment trusts (REITs). However, the REIT ETFs offering substantial out-performance over the past couple of years are those with significant exposure to more nuanced concepts, such as data center and technology REITs – subsectors that are usually smaller parts... READ MORE »