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ETFMG’s GAMR ETF in The New York Times
July 12, 2019 - Investors Use Indexes to Play in the Video Game Business Video gaming has gone from an activity conducted in arcades, dens and rec rooms to a mobile phenomenon where players meet, live and play in virtual space. But it’s hard... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s TBLU ETF in The New York Times
July 11, 2019 - As Fresh Water Grows Scarcer, It Could Become a Good Investment Water is easy to take for granted. It falls from the sky, and, though it’s vital, we sometimes treat it as if it’s worthless. How often have you seen... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s Brian Kessens in Bloomberg
July 10, 2019 - Oil Leaps as Stockpile Drop Adds to Iran Tensions, Gulf Storm American inventories fall to lowest in three months: EIA WTI climbs near $60 a barrel; Fed chair hints at rate cuts Oil climbed near $60 a barrel as a... [Continue Reading]
Nancy Tengler in USA Today
July 10, 2019 - Here’s a lesson for 401(k) investors: Don’t just save, save to create wealth My mom, Tobie, worked two jobs, seven days a week from the time my dad walked out on my 10th birthday until she was almost 70 years... [Continue Reading]
ETFMG’s MJ ETF in WSJ
July 09, 2019 - Cannabis ETFs Aren’t the Same ETFMG Alternative Harvest and AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis may track the same industry, but they are quite different in terms of holdings A burning desire for pot stocks may leave unwary cannabis investors with more speculative... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Jason Brady in WSJ
July 08, 2019 - What Is a Stock Rerating? The term, when used to describe stocks, refers to changes in investor sentiment When Wall Street analysts use the terms “rerating,” “rerate” or “derating,” they are talking about something at the heart of the investing... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s Rob Thummel in S&P Global
July 05, 2019 - Q2 a cautious period for upstream E&Ps, but little change seen for rest of 2019 CEOs still wary of oil price volatility Executives likely hold capex steady at midyear Firm financial, operational targets a top priority Houston — Second-quarter 2019... [Continue Reading]
ETFMG’s Sam Masucci on CNBC Squawk Box
July 05, 2019 - Here's what's driving the cannabis sector going forward - Canopy Growth co-CEO Bruce Linton was ousted from the company on Wednesday, which led the stock to dip on the news but rally within a few hours. Sam Masucci, CEO and... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s Matt Sallee in Bloomberg
July 05, 2019 - Oil Rebounds as U.S. Gasoline Drop Helps to Ease Post-OPEC Gloom U.S. stockpiles fell by 1.6 million barrels last week: EIA WTI futures rise 1.9% after sliding most in a month on Tuesday Oil rebounded as a drop in U.S.... [Continue Reading]
Nitin Sacheti on TD Ameritrade
July 02, 2019 - Nitin Sacheti Talks Short Selling Strategies - The Watch List with Nicole Petallides offers investors a midday look at the most relevant stocks, sectors and commodities. Petallides hosts a panel of experts ranging from industry-leading CEOs, analysts and Wall Street... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Jason Brady on CNBC
July 02, 2019 - Stocks down after yesterday's market rally, here's what to watch - Kevin Mahn, Hennion & Walsh CIO, and Jason Brady, Thornburg Investment Management CEO, join "Fast Money Halftime Report" to discuss the mid-day market as stocks are lower than yesterday. ... [Continue Reading]
Hard Rock Atlantic City Partners on Bloomberg Radio
July 02, 2019 - G-20 Recap, Hong Kong Protests, Atlantic City Revival (Podcast) - Craig Gordon, Bloomberg News Washington Bureau Chief, recaps President Trump’s whirlwind weekend of diplomacy that restarted talks with China on trade and North Korea on nuclear weapons, but critics say... [Continue Reading]
Hard Rock Atlantic City in Real Estate NJ
July 01, 2019 - Morris, Jingoli look to build on Hard Rock’s first year in Atlantic City Even before the property opened its doors, the leaders of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City had preached a message of community investment and engagement.... [Continue Reading]
Hard Rock Atlantic City on CNBC
June 28, 2019 - Atlantic City Hard Rock Hotel & Casino celebrates its one year anniversary - Three men are celebrating the one-year milestone of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. Jim Allen, chairman at Hard Rock International and CEO... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s Nick Holmes in Bloomberg
June 26, 2019 - Oil Jumps Near $60 on Biggest U.S. Stockpile Drop Since 2016 Inventories declined 12.8 million barrels last week, EIA says WTI climbs as much as 3.6%, as draw far exceeds expectations Oil rose near $60 a barrel for the first... [Continue Reading]
Nancy Tengler’s Column in USA Today
June 26, 2019 - Don’t let volatility or the trade war scare you. This is a good time to buy stocks Day to day, stocks seem to flail around like lotto balls in a gravity-pick machine. Frenetic, directionless and wild. Over the long-term, however,... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Connor Browne on Bloomberg Radio
June 26, 2019 - Abbvie Buys Allergan, U.S. Set to Delay China Tariffs (Podcast) - Rebecca Spalding, Bloomberg News Biotech Reporter, and Max Nisen, Bloomberg Opinion Health Care Columnist, break down AbbVie agreeing to pay $63 billion for rival drugmaker Allergan, the latest huge... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Ted Chang quoted in Chief Investment Officer
June 25, 2019 - The Malls Get Mauled: Will Retail Real Estate Recover? While stores are closing like crazy, courtesy of Amazon, what remains after the shakeout should be a decent investment. The death of the shopping mall. Retail apocalypse. The triumph of clicks... [Continue Reading]
ETFMG’s Sam Masucci on TD Ameritrade
June 25, 2019 - Sam Masucci On ETFMG Brand And Funds - The Watch List with Nicole Petallides offers investors a midday look at the most relevant stocks, sectors and commodities. Petallides hosts a panel of experts ranging from industry-leading CEOs, analysts and Wall... [Continue Reading]
Bryce Doty on Fox Business
June 25, 2019 - How should investors handle the Fed and trade uncertainties?- Sit Fixed income Advisors Senior Vice President Bryce Doty on the uncertainties facing the markets now.... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Connor Browne on Yahoo Finance
June 25, 2019 - Allergan stock surges on news that Abbvie will buy Botox maker in a $63 billion deal - The maker of Botox Allergan will be bought by Abbvie in a cash and stock deal valued at about $63 billion. Yahoo Finance's... [Continue Reading]
IPZ’s Jeff Curtin in Fortune
June 24, 2019 - Women’s World Cup: Who’s Up for a Big Payday? The U.S. women’s soccer team is crushing it on the field, winning its first three FIFA World Cup matches by a combined score of 18-0, but who—besides Alex Morgan—will collect after... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Adam Augusiak-Boro quoted in TheStreet
June 24, 2019 - Slack Insiders Could Easily All Sell Now, but Here’s Why They Might Not In a typical IPO, insiders can’t sell shares for up to 6 months — but that isn’t the case with Slack’s direct public offering. Insiders made a... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Atish Davda quoted in The New York Times
June 24, 2019 - Lyft and Uber Were Duds, but the I.P.O. Market Is Having a Great Year Uber and Lyft were the largest and most anticipated of the parade of highly valued tech companies to have gone public this year. They were also... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Atish Davda on Fox Business
June 21, 2019 - Are investors too exuberant over the IPO market? - EquityZen CEO Atish Davda on the Slack IPO and the outlook for the IPO market.... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s Nick Holmes on Yahoo Finance
June 21, 2019 - Trump calls off military strike against Iran - President Trump approved military strikes against Iranian targets, but then called it off late last night. Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita, Heidi Chung, and Kristin Myers are joined by Nick Holmes, Tortoise Director... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Phil Haslett quoted in San Francisco Business Journal
June 21, 2019 - Slack’s direct IPO gains 12 cents on first-trading day Jun 20, 2019, 1:22pm PDT Updated Jun 20, 2019, 5:55pm EDT Slack Technologies’ direct IPO opened strong Thursday morning, but was far from being a barn-burner during its first trading day,... [Continue Reading]
Ken Mahoney on Mornings with Maria
June 21, 2019 - ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ Fed policy has been hard for investors, expert says - Mahoney Asset Management CEO Ken Mahoney discusses his outlook for the stock market.... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Atish Davda on CNBC
June 20, 2019 - Here are the benefits of Slack going public as a direct listing - Stephan Paternot, Slated.com, and Atish Davda, Equity Zen founder and CEO, join "The Exchange" to discuss Slack going the route of direct listing instead of an initial... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Adam Augusiak-Boro quoted in CBS Moneywatch
June 20, 2019 - Slack, the workplace chat software with cult-like following, goes public Shares of the workplace software company Slack Technologies will be offered to the public for the first time Thursday. Trading has a target price set at $26 a share on... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen’s Adam Augusiak-Boro quoted in Quartz
June 20, 2019 - After Slack, the IPO market might never be the same The traditional initial public offering has lost its luster in Silicon Valley. Startups awash in billions of venture capital are pushing off the day as long as possible. Venture capitalists... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Jeff Klingelhofer quoted in Barron’s
June 19, 2019 - What the Fed’s Latest Move Means for Investors The Federal Reserve left the federal-funds rate unchanged Wednesday, as expected, at 2.25%-2.50%. The Federal Open Market Committee removed the word “patient” regarding future rate adjustments from its statement, indicating it is... [Continue Reading]
Bryce Doty quoted in Bond Buyer
June 19, 2019 - Fed looks divided on future path The Federal Open Market Committee vowed to “act as appropriate to sustain the expansion,” keeping the federal funds rate target at a range of 2.25% to 2.50% at its two-day meeting. The post-meeting statement... [Continue Reading]
Tortoise’s Rob Thummel quoted in Bloomberg
June 19, 2019 - Oil Slips Below $54 as Trade Fears Outweigh U.S. Gasoline Demand American crude stockpiles fell by more than expected last week WTI futures shed earlier loss; OPEC+ may extend supply curbs Oil slipped below $54 a barrel after a short-lived... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen in San Francisco Business Times
June 19, 2019 - Secondary markets hint at Slack’s IPO opening at this price Slack Technologies’ long-awaited direct IPO is expected to begin trading Thursday without the traditional markers of a pricing range or set IPO price prior to trading, but the secondary markets... [Continue Reading]
Nancy Tengler on CNBC
June 18, 2019 - Reasons to be concerned about Beyond Meat's stock price: Experts - Matt Maley of Miller Tabak and Nancy Tengler of Butcher Joseph Asset Management discuss Beyond Meat's new highs with CNBC's Mike Santoli. ... [Continue Reading]
Bryce Doty on CNBC
June 18, 2019 - Not enough evidence for Fed to cut rates in June or July: Art Hogan - Art Hogan of Nash Securities and Bryce Doty of Sit Investment Associates join CNBC's "The Exchange" to discuss the markets.... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Bimal Shah quoted in WSJ
June 17, 2019 - Race to Public Markets Continues Despite Uber, Lyft Flops Strong anticipated demand for Slack signals robust investor appetite; 2019 still expected to be a record The IPO market faced its first major test since the disappointing debuts of Uber Technologies... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen in BusinessInsider
June 17, 2019 - Employees of unicorns are cashing out before their start-up goes public. It shows how rocky this year’s big IPOs have been. The struggles of Lyft and Uber since they’ve gone public have not been ignored by employees at other start-ups.... [Continue Reading]
EquityZen in Bloomberg BusinessWeek
June 14, 2019 - Slack’s Direct Listing Leaves Wall Street Fighting for Fees Banks can still make money when companies skip a traditional IPO, but the spoils go to a select few. Wall Street had good reason to be anxious last year when music... [Continue Reading]
Nancy Tengler in USA Today
June 14, 2019 - 3 things to watch when you’re buying stocks for the long term Just about anyone can tell you what sways the stock market. “Someone needs to take the president’s phone away,” remarked a D.C. taxi driver. “Stocks have gone up... [Continue Reading]
Jason Brady on CNBC
June 13, 2019 - Tech stocks can be a haven in case of trade tariffs, says market expert - Jason Brady, Thornburg Investment Management, and Richard Weiss, American Century Investments, join 'The Exchange' to discuss their market outlook amid trade concerns and U.S.-China tariffs. ... [Continue Reading]
Jason Wilson on Yahoo Finance
June 07, 2019 - Yahoo Finance's Emily McCormick and Zach Guzman discuss investing in cannabis, pending legislation and the future of cannabis with Melius Research Founding Partner Rob Wertheimer, Cowen Managing Director Lisa Thomas and Budding Equity Asset Management's Jason Wilson.... [Continue Reading]
Rob Thummel in Wall Street Journal
June 07, 2019 - Frackers Scrounge for Cash as Wall Street Closes Doors With traditional financing options dwindling, shale companies explore costlier alternatives Shale drillers are scrambling to raise cash as oil prices plummet and financing from Wall Street dries up. The companies behind... [Continue Reading]
Bryce Doty in Bloomberg
June 07, 2019 - Stocks Eye Best Week of 2019 on `Fed Put’ Wagers: Markets Wrap Treasuries rally as weak jobs data spur bets on July Fed cut Trump says ‘good chance’ U.S. will make deal with Mexico U.S. stocks rallied for a fourth... [Continue Reading]
Bryce Doty in Wall Street Journal
June 07, 2019 - Fed Likely to Remain Dovish: Analyst Stocks have climbed in recent sessions amid signs that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates to boost the economy. Bryce Doty, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at Sit Fixed Income Advisors,... [Continue Reading]
ETFMG MJ in Bloomberg
June 06, 2019 - Cage-Fighter Sponsored by Pot ETF Issuer in Rare Marketing Move Heavyweight Alexey Oleynik wears ETFMG-branded training gear ‘You hit that group of Average Joe investors,’ executive says The issuer of the world’s largest pot ETF is embracing celebrities’ growing interest... [Continue Reading]
Thornburg’s Jason Brady on The Exchange
June 05, 2019 - Expect fewer jobs created in May, says economist - Jason Brady of Thornburg Investment Management, Andres Garcia-Amaya of Zoe Financial and Michelle Meyer of Bank of America discuss the markets and broader economy. ... [Continue Reading]