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Gold Mining ETFs: Poised to Outshine Gold

Kirsten Chang — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:12:55 +0000

Gold’s outlook has brightened considerably following its first-half correction. Spot prices have rebounded to flirt with $4,400 per ounce, supported by renewed central-bank buying, softer economic data, and diminished expectations for further Fed tightening. For investors bullish on bullion, however, gold mining ETFs — which have staged an explosive rally over the past month — [...]

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Tweedy, Browne Team Talks Firm’s History, Value Investing, & More

Nick Wodeshick — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:11 +0000

With more than a century of expertise in piloting value strategies in the market, Tweedy, Browne draws on its longstanding heritage to offer a disciplined approach to value investing. Recently, Tweedy, Browne Managing Directors Jay Hill, CFA, and Jason Minard, CFP, sat down with the VettaFi team to discuss the firm’s history, the advantages of [...]

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The Inflation Component Markets Chose to Ignore

Sage Advisory — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:13:24 +0000

For a market waiting to find out whether Fed hikes were imminent, last week’s inflation data answered in the negative. Neither the CPI nor the PPI built a case for moving in September, and by week’s end, the market had pushed expectations for the next Fed rate hike out to early 2027. The PPI release [...]

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VettaFi Accelerates Smart Beta Expansion With Closed RAFI Deal

Todd Rosenbluth — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:43:29 +0000

VettaFi today officially completed its acquisition of RAFI Indices, LLC from Research Affiliates Global Holdings, LLC. The deal was originally announced in June 2026. The transaction unites RAFI’s decades of deep, academically grounded intellectual property with VettaFi’s agile, modern indexing infrastructure. Key Takeaways VettaFi completes acquisition of RAFI Indices, pushing assets over $260 billion. The [...]

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Clients Want Crypto? Active ETP TKNZ Is a 1-Stop Shop

Nick Peters-Golden — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:30:30 +0000

While it doesn’t necessarily dominate the headlines as much as it has in past years, crypto remains an area of significant interest and opportunity. Spot ETPs are available now for investors to better triangulate their exposures, but how should advisors meet investor interest in crypto assets? The T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF (TKNZ) provides [...]

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Quality & Rate Protection in a Single Bond ETF

Todd Shriber — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:05 +0000

Investing is often a reminder that there are no free lunches. For market participants to get something, they have to give up something, too. The fixed income universe embodies that sentiment. Want big yields? Chances are an investor will have to incur credit or interest rate risk, or both. Conversely, fixed income investors who want [...]

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Bet on a Broadcom Bounce With This ETF

Todd Shriber — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:30:50 +0000

Last Friday, shares of semiconductor giant Broadcom (AVGO) dipped nearly 6% on reports of a security vulnerability pertaining to the company’s VMware vCenter Syslog Server. Concerns about the state of the artificial intelligence (AI) funding market didn’t help matters, either. With that pullback, Broadcom is 20.6% removed from its 52-week high, meaning that the widely [...]

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2Q26 Midstream/MLP Buybacks: Momentum Continues

Kyle Richards — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:11 +0000

Quarterly equity repurchases for midstream MLPs and corporations remained healthy in 2Q26, keeping pace with first-quarter levels. Cheniere Energy (LNG) spent $550 million on buybacks, and familiar players also used their authorizations during the quarter. Buybacks complement ongoing dividend growth (discussed last week), which tends to be the primary means for returning cash to shareholders. [...]

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3 Small-Cap ETFs to Watch as Russell 2000 Hits Record

Nick Peters-Golden — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:59:05 +0000

The Russell 2000 closed at a new record high Friday amid continued upwards momentum for several market indexes. That index, with its focus on small-caps, could prove an intriguing source of investing opportunities, given the right approach. These three small-cap ETFs offer useful tools to invest in the space amid success for the noted small [...]

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Breaking the AUM Mold: Separating Planning From Investments

Algorithmic Investment Models — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:58:56 +0000

The traditional AUM model likely isn’t going away completely, but it may not be enough anymore. In this episode, Brendan sits down with financial advisor Adam Wojtkowski to unpack a major shift he’s making in his business: separating financial planning from investment management into two distinct offerings—and in his case, companies. The goal? Better alignment [...]

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Thematic ETFs Dominated Last Week’s Top Stories

Heather Bell — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0000

The week ended August 14 saw readers on ETF Database and ETF Trends turn mainly to stories focused on thematic ETFs, all of which involved ETFs addressing concerns that are top of mind for investors at the moment. The most read story was What’s Behind the Huge Flows Into Dervative-Based ETFs? The article, by Nick Peters-Golden, [...]

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How Active Finance ETF FDFF Has Delivered on Key Milestone

Nick Peters-Golden — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:20:47 +0000

The ETF landscape grows every day, with new active and passive strategies available for investors to use. Those funds range from core allocations to bespoke, thematic offerings. How, then, should investors parse that pool of strategies? Milestones help funds stand out, like the active finance ETF, the Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF (FDFF). Key Takeaways: FDFF [...]

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The Hidden Strength of Active Sector ETFs Spiking Right Now

Nick Peters-Golden — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:59 +0000

Sector ETFs have long been a part of the overall ETF ecosystem. The ETF’s transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency have made it a vehicle for all sorts of sector strategies. However, they haven’t always delivered. Adding active management may unlock the sector ETF’s potential, as displayed in funds like the T. Rowe Price Health Care [...]

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AI Infrastructure Trade Still Alive. Seize It With SOXL

Todd Shriber — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:30:17 +0000

There’s no denying that artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure equities endured a rough stretch in July and “rough” might even be an understatement. However, traders shouldn’t write off the sector just yet because the AI infrastructure trade is already showing signs of life again. Not surprisingly, semiconductor stocks loom large in that resurgence. This is one [...]

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The Bottlenecks of the Nuclear Fuel & Supply Chain

Steffan Szumowski — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:15:08 +0000

While there is no shortage of demand from the nuclear renaissance, the rate of deploying new reactors will be determined by the capacity of the supply chain. Expanding capacity for supply chain bottlenecks, such as pump manufacturing and uranium enrichment, is not addressed overnight. The federal government has identified multiple bottlenecks throughout the fuel and [...]

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Small-Caps, Big Opportunities: Consider Value Amid Rally

Ben Hernandez — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:00:47 +0000

Small-cap equities are winning out against their large-cap counterparts in a classic David versus Goliath ETF battle. After years of mega-cap technology dominance, small-cap equities have delivered investors a historic first half of 2026. That level of performance makes it easy to hop aboard the small-cap bandwagon, but a strategic tilt towards value is more [...]

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VanEck’s Top 10 Income ETFs Ranked by ETF Yields

VanEck — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:26:38 +0000

Many investors need more than traditional bonds can deliver. VanEck provides access to a range of higher-yielding asset classes built for today’s income environment. Key Takeaways With a 13.46% yield, MORT provides broad, diversified mREIT exposure BIZD, currently yielding 9.80%, provides access to private-credit-like yield without sacrificing liquidity HYEM offers EM high yield bond exposure, yielding 7.02% * Top performers [...]

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Reader Mailbag: More Payouts Every Year

Mauldin Economics — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:18:59 +0000

Two weeks ago, Robert left a comment that asked me to name my five favorite dividend stocks that pay monthly. I can easily rattle off my five favorite dividend stocks right now, but none of them pay out monthly. Two monthly payers that come to mind are both above my target buy-up-to price. And one [...]

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Main Management Market Note – August 14, 2026

Main Management — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:44:34 +0000

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Treasury Yields Snapshot: August 14, 2026

Kirsten Chang — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:09:06 +0000

The yield on the 10-year note finished August 14, 2026 at 4.68% while the 2-year note ended at 4.17%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-recession equity market peaks, along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) since 2007. This next table shows the highs and lows of [...]

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Income ETF GPIQ Adds $2.5 Billion in YTD Flows

Nick Peters-Golden — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:40:37 +0000

As investor interest in income ETFs continues to surge, asset managers have increasingly innovated to meet the demand. The market has expanded beyond traditional bond-focused offerings to include a variety of derivative and call option strategies. Among them, the Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF (GPIQ) has stood out this year with notable inflows. Key [...]

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Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly in July

Jennifer Nash — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:25:53 +0000

U.S. headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, down 0.6% to $763.6B in July, while core retail sales fell unexpectedly by 0.3%. Key Takeaways Headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, down 0.6% to $763.6 billion. Core retail sales were down 0.3% in July, marking the second consecutive month of declines. Control purchases fell 0.4% [...]

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SPY Leads Inflows for Week Ended Aug. 13

Heather Bell — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:32:24 +0000

The week ended August 13 saw nearly $50 billion in net inflows to the ETF space. Unsurprisingly, equity ETFs received the lion’s share of the new dollars. They pulled in nearly $31 billion, with $23 billion of that going into domestically focused funds. Meanwhile, currency and leveraged ETFs were the only asset classes to see [...]

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Emerging Sector Opportunities & Income Strategies for H2 2026

Zandile Chiwanza — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:20:55 +0000

Which sectors are showing the strongest earnings momentum? And where could investors find opportunities beyond technology? On August 18, 2026, experts from VettaFi and State Street Investment Management will discuss sector opportunities across the market. The free webcast will focus on earnings, valuations, fundamentals, and sector performance. The latter half will explore how investors can [...]

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Risk Management Is Real Diversification

Potomac — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:27:02 +0000

For decades, the investment industry has promoted diversification as the answer to risk. Own stocks. Own bonds. Add a few additional asset classes. Rebalance periodically. The assumption was simple: different investments would behave differently enough to protect investors when markets became difficult. But over time investors have learned uncomfortable lessons. Diversification is not the same [...]

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The SpaceX Transformation: From Space Pioneer to AI Powerhouse

Ryan Schloesser — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:19:47 +0000

SpaceX (SPCX) captured investor attention once again this week as investors digested a series of rapid developments that are fundamentally reshaping the company’s valuation story. What began as a pure-play commercial space giant is rapidly evolving into an artificial intelligence powerhouse, driven by the recent rollout of Grok 4.6 on August 12 and announcements that [...]

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Free Cash Flow ETFs: How VictoryShares Matches FCF Strategies to Advisor and Client Needs

Ben Hernandez — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:15:48 +0000

Two recent TMX VettaFi advisor polls found that unfamiliarity with free cash flow (FCF) yield and portfolio integration are the top hurdles to broader adoption of FCF strategies. The findings shape how VictoryShares and Solutions positions its FCF ETF suite for advisors navigating today’s market. FCF is the remaining cash a company has after covering [...]

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Adventurous ETFs for Betting On or Against the Fed

Todd Shriber — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:07 +0000

Guessing what the Federal Reserve is going to do next is an increasingly difficult task. For some time, the war in Iran bolstered the possibility that the central bank would have to raise rates at some point this year to damp inflation. Along comes a disappointing July jobs report, one that showed the loss of [...]

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Active Stock Funds Chase Income as Yields Sink

DJ Shaw — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:30:38 +0000

Investors seeking income are moving into active stock funds. The category gathered $36 billion in July, according to State Street Investment Management. That brought year-to-date inflows to $272.5 billion, keeping active equity funds on pace for a record year. Key Takeaways: Active equity funds gathered $36.0 billion in July as investors sought income beyond traditional [...]

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Ethereum May Be Poised to Surge; NEHI Pays Investors to Wait

Todd Shriber — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:53 +0000

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has shed more than a third of its value this year. Obviously, that’s bad news, but not unique — the broader crypto complex is struggling in 2026. There may be a silver lining. Some market observers believe ethereum has established solid support around $1,600 and that the digital [...]

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Growth With a Safety Net: How GFLW Tames Volatility

Ben Hernandez — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:09:57 +0000

A common myth in the capital markets is that, in order to achieve growth, investors need to accept greater volatility. The VictoryShares Free Cash Flow Growth ETF (GFLW) solves this dilemma by targeting profitable, growing companies using free cash flow (FCF). Additionally, the Victory Free Cash Flow Growth Index (the “Index”) weighs them by risk-adjusted [...]

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AI Infrastructure Firm Nebius Spikes: Get Exposure in THNQ

Nick Peters-Golden — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:52:08 +0000

The AI revolution continues to drive market headlines, with a widening cast of companies carrying the banner of AI agents, infrastructure, and possibilities. Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) surged this week following a notable second quarter earnings beat. NBIS stands out as a prime example of an AI infrastructure stock that can add potency to portfolios [...]

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Why Quality Investing Is About More Than Outperformance

Zandile Chiwanza — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:53:59 +0000

Outperformance is only half the story of quality investing. As George Valantis, director of factors and dividends at S&P Dow Jones Indices, pointed out — the quality factor can also matter for how portfolios behave when markets come under pressure. Key Takeaways Quality investing focuses on companies with strong profitability, higher-quality earnings, and manageable debt. [...]

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Midstream ETFs AMLP and ENFR Announce Q3 Distributions

Elle Caruso Fitzgerald — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:17:38 +0000

Midstream continues to build on its reputation as a generous source of yield in portfolios. This week, two category-leading midstream ETFs – the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) and the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) – declared distributions for the third quarter of 2026. These payouts highlight the sector’s robust cash flow profile and its disciplined [...]

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A Market Ahead of Its Economy

New Frontier Advisors — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:50:39 +0000

Key Takeaways The market is unusually disconnected from today’s economy. The market is focused on the future of AI rather than the near-term economy. Most of the market’s value is a claim on a future economy. Markets are reacting asymmetrically. The war’s end mattered to markets; its continuation did not, since it has little effect on the [...]

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Inflation Holds Steady, Rate Hike Odds Retreat

Sage Advisory — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:21:50 +0000

For a market braced for an inflation surprise, July’s CPI report provided none of the sort. Core CPI rose 0.2% and headline CPI increased 0.1%, both matching expectations. On a year-over-year basis, core inflation stands at 2.5% while headline CPI is running at 3.4%. Markets took the report in stride, with Treasury yields moving lower [...]

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Yield, Duration, & Taxes: Investors Pour Billions Into Schwab Bond ETFs

Ben Hernandez — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:54 +0000

Whether fixed income investors are focused on locking in yield, managing duration risk, or building resilient core portfolios, bond ETFs have been seeing elevated demand this year. Data from State Street Investment Management (SSIM) revealed that bond ETFs took in $300 billion halfway through this year, which represented 29% of all inflows despite accounting for [...]

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Why Free Cash Flow ETF, SFLO, Stands Out Amid the Small-Cap Rally

Ben Hernandez — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:48:10 +0000

The rally in small-cap stocks is bringing more investor attention. However, the higher-for-longer rate regime of mid-2026 makes a quality-focused investment mindset important. In our view, this environment points investors toward screening for quality small-cap companies using free cash flow (FCF). The VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (SFLO) is built for that purpose. Key [...]

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X-Energy & Centrus Partner on Uranium Enrichment: How NUKZ Plays the Nuclear Value Chain

Elle Caruso Fitzgerald — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:37:30 +0000

As nuclear reactor developers race toward commercial deployment, securing a reliable fuel supply chain has become a top priority. Advanced reactor developer X-Energy (XE) recently signed a definitive supply agreement with Centrus Energy (LEU). As part of the deal, Centrus will provide enrichment services for both low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). These [...]

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ETF of the Week: Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (FBCG)

Aaron Neuwirth — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:36:52 +0000

On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (FBCG) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. For more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.

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The Future of AI Investing: Harbor Debuts 5 New Ecosystem ETFs

Ryan Schloesser — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:17:12 +0000

As the artificial intelligence (AI) race reshapes global markets, investors are looking beyond single-stock concentration and shifting focus toward the broader global supply chains powering the revolution. On August 13, Harbor Capital launched five actively managed ETFs targeting companies that are positioned to benefit from the growth of key AI ecosystems relating to OpenAI, Anthropic, [...]

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What a Well-Built Index Makes Possible

Samarth Sanghavi — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:38:03 +0000

The first piece of this series examined how legacy bond benchmarks carry design choices from a market that no longer exists. The second showed how equal weighting breaks the link between debt issuance and portfolio weight. This final piece asks what those foundations make possible. What can a well-built index do that a legacy benchmark cannot? Quite [...]

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A Fantastic Fundamental Foundation for This REIT ETF

Todd Shriber — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:17 +0000

With no help from the Federal Reserve, the notoriously rate-sensitive real estate sector is delivering some impressive performances this year, as the largest ETF in the category is up 10%. Proving the advantages of active management, the ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT) is higher by nearly 16%. Obviously, that’s an impressive showing against an uncooperative [...]

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Time to Consider ‘Agg’ Improvement AGZD

Todd Shriber — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:45:32 +0000

Aggregate bond ETFs are popular because these funds typically have low annual expense ratios and hold thousands of bonds. However, old guard aggregate bond ETFs aren’t perfect. Certainly not at a time when interest rate risk is elevated and clarity from the Federal Reserve is low. That said, “agg” bond ETF shoppers may want to [...]

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With S&P 500 Dividend Yield at All-Time Low, Consider This ETF

Todd Shriber — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:30:52 +0000

As Creative Planning Chief Market Strategist Charlie Bilello notes, the dividend yield on the S&P 500 has declined to a paltry 1.04% — a record low. The bright side in that scenario? It means that the index is rising, because stock prices and yields move inversely of one another. Still, from an income perspective, a [...]

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It Might Be Time to Go Shopping With This Shopify ETF

Todd Shriber — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:15:32 +0000

Shares of Shopify Inc. (SHOP) surged last week after the Canadian e-commerce technology provider delivered an estimate-thumping second-quarter earnings report. That allayed investors’ fears about the company’s purported artificial intelligence (AI) vulnerabilities. The earnings report was just what the doctor ordered for traders using the Direxion Daily SHOP Bull 2X ETF (SHPU) to play the [...]

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How Active Management Unlocks Income ETFs Amid Volatility

Nick Peters-Golden — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:38 +0000

Income ETFs are a huge category in the ETF landscape. Using a variety of derivatives, call strategies, and fixed income allocations, income strategies have thrived. They’ve drawn interest from investors at the start of their investing journey and from those at or near retirement, together. Active income ETFs may be standing out, however, with the [...]

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Open USD & the Repricing of Stablecoin Economics

CoinShares — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:38 +0000

The consortium behind Open USD is not competing on demand. It is competing on who keeps the reserve income. On 30 June, more than 140 firms including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, BlackRock, Google, BNY and Coinbase announced Open USD, a dollar stablecoin governed by a new entity called Open Standard.1 Circle fell 17.5% to $62.63 that [...]

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Retail ETFs: Following the Selective Consumer

Roxanna Islam, CFA, CAIA — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:11 +0000

Key Takeaways: Consumers remain resilient, but spending is increasingly shifting toward value, convenience, and frequent everyday purchases. Retail ETFs can bridge staples and discretionary exposure. E-commerce is evolving from discretionary shopping toward an everyday retail channel spanning groceries, essentials, and services. The consumer remains resilient, but spending is becoming increasingly selective. Bank of America’s August [...]

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Inside the Consumer Price Index: July 2026

Kirsten Chang — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:02:11 +0000

Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) divides all expenditures into eight categories and assigns a relative size to each. The pie chart below [...]

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