Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are types of investment vehicles available to investors. While they can be similar, there are some differences that you should know as you build your investment ...

He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). A smart beta ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that uses a rules-based system for selecting investments to be included in the fund portfolio.

Leveraged ETFs aim to amplify their benchmarks' daily returns by a fixed factor—usually 2X or 3x. For example, let’s say there was a 3X leveraged S&P 500 ETF. If the S&P 500 went up by 5% ...

Inverse ETFs are bearish securities that aim to produce returns equal and opposite to the benchmarks they track. Inverse ETFs, also known as bear ETFs or short ETFs, are pooled investment vehicles ...

Recent market volatility has increased demand for defined outcome ETFs, also known as target outcome ETFs, which offer downside protection in exchange for capped upside potential. These funds have ...