Leveraged equity ETFs popular as investors bet on market recovery
  • April 24, 2025

Leveraged equity ETFs popular as investors bet on market recovery

(Reuters) -Leveraged equity exchange-traded funds have seen a surge in inflows this month as some investors seek to position for amplified gains when markets recover from a selloff induced by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs. According to LSEG Lipper data, leveraged equity funds have received inflows of $10.95 billion so far this month, already surpassing a 5-year high of $9.2 billion recorded last month. Leveraged equity funds are designed to deliver multiples of the daily returns of an underlying index such as S&P 500 or Nasdaq 100.

3 Hated Stocks with Mounting Challenges
  • April 24, 2025

3 Hated Stocks with Mounting Challenges

When Wall Street turns bearish on a stock, it’s worth paying attention. These calls stand out because analysts rarely issue grim ratings on companies for fear their firms will lose out in other business lines such as M&A advisory.

3 Healthcare Stocks with Mounting Challenges
  • April 24, 2025

3 Healthcare Stocks with Mounting Challenges

Personal health and wellness is one of the many secular tailwinds for healthcare companies. Despite the rosy long-term prospects, short-term headwinds such as COVID inventory destocking have harmed the industry’s returns - over the past six months, healthcare stocks have collectively shed 12.7%. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 7.5% fall.

3 Industrials Stocks That Concern Us
  • April 24, 2025

3 Industrials Stocks That Concern Us

Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn as the industry has shed 13.5% over the past six months. This drawdown was worse than the S&P 500’s 7.5% fall.

3 Value Stocks Facing Headwinds
  • April 24, 2025

3 Value Stocks Facing Headwinds

Value investing has created more billionaires than any other strategy, like Warren Buffett, who built his fortune by purchasing wonderful businesses at reasonable prices. But these hidden gems are few and far between - many stocks that appear cheap often stay that way because they face structural issues.