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The South Korea ETF has a habit of bouncing back from drops like this one, but the price of admission has often been more pain.

<p>The ETF industry smashed through the $1 trillion mark in flows shortly before the close of the first half. Find out what this week’s ETF Zoo crew thought about where the money is going, SEC regulatory updates, leveraged ETF popularity and more. </p>

If you own Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF (CBOE:SPYI) for the fat monthly checks, the mailbox math looks great. The opportunity cost is where the fund gets quiet. Over the past year, SPYI holders pocketed a 19% total return while a plain S&P 500 index fund produced 20.87%. That gap is the product. What ... SPYI’s 0.68% Fee Could Cost You Thousands Over 20 Years—Here’s Why

SPY is the ticker every trader knows and the fund most retail investors default to when they want “the S&P 500.” That default has a price. Two nearly identical ETFs charge a fraction of the fee, reinvest dividends faster, and hand you the same 500 stocks. If your S&P 500 money is sitting in SPY, ... The 41-Day Dividend Trap That Quietly Erodes SPY Returns Every Quarter

<p>There’s a common misconception that true portfolio diversification means always having to apologize for something being down in the portfolio. It’s an idea that industry veteran Caroline Barnett tackles head on from Basis Northwest, as well as common stumbling blocks for advisors, the effectiveness of ETF industry communication, and more. </p>

Larry Kudlow spent the run-up to the July 4th holiday broadcasting from Washington, D.C., in front of a set dressed for the country’s 250th birthday, walking Fox Business viewers through what he framed as an economy hitting escape velocity. His guest, House Speaker Mike Johnson, arrived with a pitch for what Republicans on the Hill ... Stocks Soaring, Gas Falling: Inside the July 4th Economy Everyone’s Arguing About

Kevin Warsh went to Sintra and said what bond traders have been waiting to hear all summer. Inflation looks like it has peaked. Oil is cooperating. The tail risk of a July or August rate shock, the one quietly haunting every duration-heavy portfolio in America, just got a lot less scary. That was the read ... Fed Chair Warsh Just Said the One Thing About Inflation Every Investor Wanted to Hear

This is the fourth-straight month of job growth from the BLS, which we haven't seen since the spring of 2025.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.58%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

On a recent Motley Fool Money episode, analyst Lou didn’t dress it up. “A lot of products on Wall Street were built to be sold, were built for the fees, not necessarily built because they really, really work for the buyer,” he said. He was talking about the covered-call income ETF boom, and specifically the ... Analysts Warn: These Popular Income ETFs Were ‘Built to Be Sold, Not to Work for You’

Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs’ Chief Global Equity Strategist, went on Bloomberg on July 1, 2026 and pointed at a statistic most US-focused investors have missed: European equities have kept pace with the S&P 500 through the first half of the year, despite carrying a fraction of the tech weight. The tortoise is running even with ... Goldman’s Top Strategist Says Europe Is Quietly Keeping Pace With the S&P 500. Here’s the AI Spillover Nobody’s Watching

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.3%, and the actively tra

Stock Market Today; The Dow Jones index rose Thursday after a surprise jobs report. Tesla stock moved up with Q2 deliveries due.

June didn't pan out as a great month of the year for most S&P 500 investors. But some stocks absolutely rocked.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment around SPY and QQQ is ‘bullish.’

<p>Investors are flocking to ETF.com's comparison tool — and the matchups they're running reveal a lot about where market curiosity is concentrated. Here are the three ETF pairings that generated the most organic traffic in the first half of 2026.</p>

U.S. private employers added 98,000 jobs in June, according to ADP, as investors await Thursday’s payrolls report for clues on the labor market and interest rates.

President Trump’s annual financial disclosure landed overnight, running more than 900 pages and revealing billions in income from his first year back in office. CNBC’s Megan Cassella cut to the headline number: “more than $1 billion of that was from crypto related investments alone.” Asked to explain, Trump waved it off as a rising tide. ... ‘How’s Your 401(k)?’: Trump Shrugs Off His Billion-Dollar Crypto Haul as Just a Rising Market

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation risks have come down.

<p>Table below reflects daily flows on June 30, 2026 and asset totals as of that date.</p>

SPXL sells a simple promise: three times the daily move of the S&P 500. What its factsheet does not sell is the quiet gap that opens between that promise and reality every time markets zigzag. That gap is the hidden cost, and it lives in your account whether you notice it or not. Start with ... The $95-a-Year Fee Nobody Notices: Why SPXL Underperforms Its Own Math

Bank of America Corp. is warning investors to hedge their portfolios as the bank sees a potential correction in the S&P 500 index in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Signs Of Market Exhaustion According to a Bloomberg...

Dividend strategies are quietly having their moment again in 2026. After years of underperforming growth and tech leadership, value-tilted dividend ETFs are finally back on top of the leaderboard, and one fund has reclaimed its position as the default core holding for income-focused investors. If you have $2,000 to put to work in July, the ... The Smartest Dividend ETF to Buy With $2,000 in July

At +98K, ADP jobs growth is right in line with the trailing 4-month average.

Stocks are under pressure as the third quarter gets underway. Gold, silver, and crude oil are also slipping, while the dollar is up modestly. Treasuries are flatlining.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.2%, and the actively t

When choosing between S&P 500 ETFs, the decision usually comes down to fees. This is one of the rare cases where Vanguard isn't the winner.

A 50-year-old I will call Sarah has $750,000 in her 401(k), a daughter starting an expensive nursing program, and a kitchen untouched since 1998. Her plan administrator says she can borrow $50,000 at roughly 8%, with interest paid back to her own account. Against a 21% credit card or a HELOC, it sounds obvious. She ... Why a $50,000 401(k) Loan at 50 Could Quietly Cost You $100,000 by Retirement

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index hit its best quarter on record.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up marginally, and the active