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Do bitcoin ETFs have a place in retirement portfolios?

The SEC’s decision opens up 401(k)s and IRAs to investing in bitcoin Read More

What history says about first-of-a-kind ETFs as bitcoin products debut

Spot bitcoin ETFs are in the spotlight. Here’s what investors can learn from the debuts of other ‘first-of-a-kind’ ETFs. Read More

Vanguard’s decision to shun bitcoin ETFs triggers backlash

Some customers are moving to crypto-friendly competitors like Fidelity. Read More

Bitcoin ETFs are live. Watch for the next most popular crypto to go the same route

‘I see value’ in an ether ETF, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink. Read More

How to trade the new bitcoin ETFs in your 401(k) or IRA

Never confuse a trade and an investment. Read More

Beware the ‘January defect.’ Stocks are now in a bearish stretch.

All eyes on the VIX: abnormal low has kept stocks at a record high. Read More

These small-cap managers’ stock picks crushed the indexes last year — again. Here’s what they’re buying now.

These are the picks from a pair of the best small-cap stock pickers you’ve probably never heard of. Read More

10 predictions for stocks, crypto, AI, gold and bonds in 2024

Here’s what hedge-fund manager Cody Willard expects for the financial markets this year. Read More

ESG is under fire. How these 5 funds still beat the market.

How did the top performers come out ahead? One theme that worked was emphasizing growth over value. Read More

Stocks lost money over the first 5 trading days of January. What does this mean for 2024?

Full-year U.S. market performance has nothing to do with how it’s done so far. Read More

Mutual funds struggled to beat benchmarks in 2023 as stocks climbed. Would a broadening rally help them in 2024?

Narrow market breadth created a challenging backdrop for active funds in 2023. Read More

Why the $6 trillion pile of cash in money-market funds isn’t heading for stocks

Arguing that ‘cash on the sidelines’ is bullish for stocks is ‘propaganda,’ says Ned Davis strategist. Read More

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