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Mon, Dec 15th, 2025

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Mon, Dec 15th, 2025
This Dividend ETF Has Crushed the S&P 500 in 2025. Should You Buy It Before 2026?

After trouncing the S&P 500 this year, FDD looks best approached gradually or on pullbacks, since most of the easy upside is likely behind it and future returns will probably come from steadier dividends...

TW-.LN : 101.750 (-0.01%)
INVP.LN : 530.500 (+1.57%)
ABN.NA : 29.450 (+2.15%)
AKRBP.O.DX : 247.300 (-1.28%)
$SPX : 6,816.51 (-0.16%)
FDD : 17.03 (+0.83%)
ORLNY : 13.2600 (+0.76%)
LGEN.LN : 249.300 (+1.02%)
NN.NA : 64.160 (+1.52%)
RIO.LN : 5,632.000 (+0.77%)
RUI.FP : 31.900 (+0.95%)
The QQQ Is at Risk of a Christmas Crash, So Pay Attention to Bond Yields Right Now

It’s past time that stock market participants started paying attention to bonds.

QQQ : 610.54 (-0.50%)
$TNX : 4.18 (-0.24%)
$IUXX : 25,067.26 (-0.51%)
Did the QQQ Bull Run Just End? Here’s Why This Candlestick is a Bearish Confirmation.

Our senior chart strategist explains why a major change just happened in the market, and what investors need to know about it now.

QQQ : 610.54 (-0.50%)
AVGO : 339.81 (-5.59%)
ORCL : 184.92 (-2.66%)
Small Caps Strike Back: See Why the Russell 2000 Futures Are Heating Up for 2026

Small caps are closing out 2025 strong—Russell 2000 flirting with all-time highs, cheaper valuations, better earnings growth ahead, and that seasonal (87% hit rate into mid-Feb, avg 60+ points) lining...

QRH26 : 2,540.90 (-0.52%)
RXH26 : 2,541.00 (-0.52%)
IWM : 251.93 (-0.76%)
After a Record-Setting Run, This Signal Says Silver Prices Might Be Peaking. Here’s How to Play It.

Our top technical analyst explains how to interpret the gold-silver ratio after a lights-out rally for silver futures.

SIH26 : 62.880 (-1.11%)
GCG26 : 4,315.2 (-0.46%)
SLV : 58.11 (+3.58%)
Broadcom. The First Crack in the AI Chip Supercycle?

Broadcom’s 2025 rally stalled after record highs. With AI capex questions rising ahead of earnings, traders weigh upside potential vs. a deeper pullback.

Can the Nasdaq Bull Keep Running? Here’s What Market Internals Are Telling Us Now.

Our senior market strategist explains how to look beyond price and keep a pulse on market breadth.

$NASX : 23,057.41 (-0.59%)
$MADQ : -27.00 (-136.99%)
There’s a Shiny New Gold Mining ETF on Wall Street, and a Big, Growing Problem for Retail Investors

More choices in the ETF landscape aren’t necessarily bad news, but retail investors face a difficult tradeoff between complexity and simplicity.

AUAU : 36.06 (-0.32%)
GCG26 : 4,315.2 (-0.46%)
GDX : 84.85 (-0.95%)
Post Fed Cut, This Popular S&P 500 ETF Is Not a Buy or Sell, But a ‘Married Put.’ How to Create One.

Protect yourself from downward shocks in the SPY with this option strategy.

$SPX : 6,816.51 (-0.16%)
SPY : 680.73 (-0.15%)
SMH Is In Wave 5 Extension As Semiconductors Aim For 400 Area

SMH is the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, giving concentrated exposure to major global semiconductor companies like NVIDIA, TSMC, and Broadcom. It holds about 25 stocks and is known for higher volatility because...

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