Banks, Financial ETFs Await Earnings Season
Banks and financial sector-related ETFs are leading the charge as traders look forward to the start of an expected strong earnings season.…
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8 Financial ETFs to Chase After Bank Deregulation
The Senate recently passed a bill to loosen some of the more draconian regulatory restrictions placed on banks in response to a…
Traders Take Another Look at a Regional Bank ETF
The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEArca: KRE), the largest regional bank ETF, is up nearly 3% to start 2018 and some…
3 Driving Factors to Support Financial ETFs
The financial sector has mostly fallen behind other U.S. market segments over the years, but 2018 may be the year that financials-related…
Regulator Relief Is Good for Financial ETFs
The U.S. financial sector and related exchange traded funds have been falling behind the broader equities market after the global financial downturn…
Here’s Why Earnings Won’t Derail Bank ETFs
Fourth-quarter earnings season for the financial services sector kicks-off this week and there are some concerns about how those reports will impact…
PowerShares Bank ETF Joins $1 Billion Club
With bank stocks surging, some exchange traded funds tracking the financial services sector are growing in a big way. That includes the…
Bulls Back the Banks Ahead of Fed Meeting
The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), the largest financial sector exchange traded fund, and other financial services ETFs are seeing increased interest…
Financial Sector ETFs Unimpressed by Bank Earnings
Wall Street banks have kicked off the earnings season, with J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) revealing improving profits,…
A Strong Case for Bank ETFs
In an improving economic environment with potentially favorable policy changes ahead, investors may consider an overweight position in financial sector stocks, notably…
Financial ETFs Can Find a Second-Half Groove
The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), the largest financial sector-related exchange traded fund, is up about 6.8% year-to-date, a performance that lags…
Financial ETFs Trip as Bank Earnings Fail to Impress
Financial stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds weakened Friday as second quarter earnings failed to meet expectations and palled in comparison to…
On-Demand Webcast: ETF Strategies to Capitalize on Short-Term Moves
As investors try to hedge their portfolios or try to enhance returns in an extended bull market environment, consider tactical alternative exchange…
Hot ETF Ideas for Accessing Regional Banks
Regional bank exchange traded funds have outperformed in the financial sector over the past year but have recently tripped. Nevertheless, traders may…