BlackRock's Kristy Akullian discusses investing strategies for 2H 2024 (1:30) - What Should Investors Expect From The Economy Going Forward? (10:50) - How Should You Position Your Portfolio Heading Into The Upcoming Election? (16:40) - Where Should Investors Be Looking To Gain Exposure To AI Investments? (20:05) - Why Have Actively Managed ETFs Surged In Popularity? (26:10) - Episode Roundup: QUAL, DYNF, IETC, MADE, SOXX, IDU Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

These ETFs allow you to participate in the rally while protecting against losses. (1:30) - How Should Investors Be Positioning Their Portfolios Going Forward? (6:15) - Why Is There Such A Surge In Defined Outcome ETFs Recently? (10:30) - Breaking Down How Defined Outcome ETFs Work (16:45) - What Outcome Period Is Best For Your Portfolio? (21:50) - Why Is The ETF Wrapper The Best Source For Protection Products? (26:20) - Can Investors Create Their Own Strategies That Would Provide Similar Outcomes? (30:15) - Should These Protection Products Be Included In The Fixed Income Sleeve of A 60/40 Port ..read more

We discuss the market outlook and investing ideas for 2H 2024 (0:45) - Breaking Down The Market Rally: What Should We Expect From the Fed And Earnings? (7:45) - What Stocks And Industries Should Investors Keep On Their Radar Right Now? (12:00) - How Much Will Copper and Uranium Benefit From The AI Rally? (18:05) - Should You Be Buying ETFs that Implement Option Strategies? (24:00) - Episode Roundup: NVDA, MSFT, AMD, QQQM, QTUM, LLY, NVO, URNM, COPX, QQQY Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

We discuss the market outlook and investing strategies for 2H 2024 (1:30) - Did Investors Miss The Fed's Soft Landing? (6:00) - What Should We Expect From Interest Rates The Remaining of The Year? (9:20) - Will The Stock Market Rally Continue? (14:55) - Could We See Small Cap Stocks Outperform Later In The Year? (17:35) - How Can Investors Optimize Their Income Portfolio? (23:15) - Episode Roundup: XNTK, QQQE, SBSM, IJR, GLD, GLDM, SRLN Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

These ETFs offer exposure to stock markets while providing protection against losses. (1:30) - What Was The Reason Behind The Launch of The Structured Protection ETFs? (7:20) - Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF: CPSM (13:45) - What Are The Advantages Investing In The ETF Wrapper? (24:15) - Do These Protection Products Fit Into Your Portfolio? (30:10) - Episode Roundup: TJUL, AAPR, AJAN Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

Utilities will benefit from surging electricity demand fueled by the AI boom (1:00) - The Impact of AI On The Demand For Electricity  (8:20) - Will Alternative Energy Play A Role In Supplying These Data Centers? (13:50) - Should You Be Adding Utility Stocks To Your Portfolio Right Now? (18:30) - Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF: UTES (27:40) - Episode Roundup: XLU & VPU Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

NVIDIA shares could see a big move as the AI chip giant reports its quarterly earnings. (1:30) - Why Are Nvidia’s GPU’s So Important To AI? (11:00) - What Price Target Should Investors Expect From Nvidia Going Forward? (14:50) - Nvidia’s Big Competition: Breaking Down AMD As It Helps With GPU Demand (21:35) - GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF: NVDL (37:35) - Big Takeaways From The Evolving AI Industry Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

We discuss dividend growth and high-income strategies. (1:30) - What Is The Reason Behind The Recent Underperformance of Dividend Paying Stocks? (8:15) - Should Investors Continue Buying Dividend Paying Stocks? (13:50) - ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF: NOBL (18:30) - Can You Find Strong Technology Stocks That Pay Dividends? (25:00) - What Are The Benefits In Investing Into Option Based Income ETFs? (33:45) - Episode Roundup: REGL, VIG, DRGO, TDV, TDIV, ISPY, IQQQ Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

We discuss the investment case for commodities (1:15) - Should You Be Buying Commodity ETFs For Your Investment Portfolio? (11:20) - What Is Causing The Recent Gold Rally And Will It Continue? (15:10) - Should Investors Invest Into Bitcoin Like A Commodity? (21:15) - Oil Price Outlook: What Could Push Prices Higher? (26:00) - What Impact Does Agriculture Shortages Have On Investing (32:10) - Episode Roundup: PDBC, DBA, PDBA, DBB, IBIT, GLDM, IAUM Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more

We discuss factors driving Japanese stocks higher. (1:15) - Japanese Stock Market Rally: The Psychological Effect  (8:05) - What Impact Did Corporate Governance And Foreign Investors Have On The Japanese Stock Market Rally? (15:15) - Will This Rally Continue and For How Long? (18:00) - What Are The Current Risks for The Japanese Market? (20:00) - WisdomTree Japanese ETF Suite: DXJ, DFJ, DXJS (25:20) - Episode Roundup: EWJ & FLJP Podcast@Zacks.com ..read more