Volatility is nothing new for crypto investors, and 2025 has been a wild ride, with bitcoin climbing above $125,000 in October before experiencing several sharp drops — peak to trough, a decline of over $40,000 from its record high. “Crypto is a volatile asset class, and in some sense, there …
This may not be an era in which Americans are awash in physical currency fattening their wallets, but we are awash in cash parked inside accounts that have been generating attractive yields thanks to Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to combat inflation. There is a record amount of cash in …
It wasn’t long ago that an investor needed to do no more than bet it all on a tech-heavy S&P 500 Index and sit back and watch their portfolio grow, with names from Apple to Nvidia and Tesla on the march up and to the right. Those days are gone, …
About 2,000 asset managers and investment advisors are here at the Exchange ETF conference in Las Vegas. A small ETF crowd arrived Saturday night to see Dead & Co. at the Sphere, who put on an amazing light show on top of an amazing music show. (What did you expect …
The grandaddy of gold ETFs turns 20. On November 18, 2004, I appeared on the New York Stock Exchange floor and instead of giving my usual report on stock movers, I was surrounded by two large guards protecting something very valuable: gold bullion bars, nearly $600,000 worth at the time. I was …
Gold has been coveted for thousands of years, with its beauty, versatility and reputation as a safe haven making it hard to resist. From bars of bullion to mining stocks and ETFs, there’s myriad ways to get involved. But has gold historically been a good investment? CNBC Pro takes a look …
India has been dubbed the “perfect” emerging market to invest in, but it can be tricky for those outside the country to gain access. CNBC Pro assesses the case for buying into this booming economy, the risks to consider — and how global investors can get involved. India’s stock market …
The bitcoin “halving” is almost upon us. This technical event, written in bitcoin’s code, happens every four years. In simple terms, it is when the rewards for bitcoin miners are cut in half. This reduces the pace at which new bitcoins enter the market. Since there will ever only be …
Goldman Sachs sees opportunities in small-cap stocks — even as the Russell 2000 finishes its worst week since early January. Greg Tuorto, who runs the actively managed Goldman Sachs Small Cap Core Equity ETF (GSC) , thinks easing financial conditions should help boost the group. But his view comes with …
A new ETF is trying to capture profits in the municipal funds space. BondBloxx’s Joanna Gallegos is behind the IR+M Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF (TAXX) — which launched less than a month ago. “When you think about municipal bond portfolios, you really want people to think beyond them and look …
