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The U.S. banking and financial sector is at risk of a significant downturn if a recession unfolds in early 2025, shocking overconfident investor sentiment. Historical recessions show that bank/insurance equities, particularly those in the Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund ETF, suffer substantial declines during contractions in GDP, on loan/bond write-down fears. Recent economic indicators, including a sudden decline in consumer spending and GDPNow forecasts, suggest a recession is imminent, exacerbated by President Trump policies.
Talk about a topsy-turvy market. Tuesday's tariffs sparked more market jitters.
Looking for broad exposure to the Financials - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.
Let's delve into some of the best ETF charts of Q4 earnings.
2024 was a great year for financial stocks, including a 28% gain for XLF, an ETF that tracks the financial sector.
One month into 2025, and ETFs are already off to the races, hauling in over $100 billion in net inflows in January. Hefty gains across the board reflect continued bullish sentiment on the stock market overall.
On this week's episode of ETF Prime, Kirsten Chang, senior industry analyst at VettaFi, joined Nate Geraci to discuss ETF flow trends in 2025. Afterward, Stone Ridge's Nate Conrad shared details on the firm's suite of LifeX Longevity Income ETFs.
Trump, by taking the Office, has created an elevated uncertainty in the system, which is supportive for a heightened volatility. The DeepSeek in combination with rich multiples across the AI firm board has propelled the notion of high uncertainty even further. All of this is positive for covered call ETFs in terms of enhancing the option premiums and providing attractive current income streams.
The Q4 earnings season is appearing upbeat. These sectors should hold steady this reporting season.
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi's head of research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF overall.