The ETF landscape continues to grow in leaps and bounds, with active ETFs playing an increasingly bigger role. Goldman Sachs is helping drive this evolution by leveraging its deep research and quantitative capabilities to innovate within the space. Leaders from Goldman Sachs Asset Management recently joined a VettaFi webinar to showcase this approach with their […]
Consumers in euro area countries perceive and expect significant reductions in inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in a Friday (July 24) press release. The ECB Consumer Expectations Survey for June found that compared with May, median consumer perceptions of inflation over the past 12 months decreased “significantly.” The figure dropped from 4.0% in […]
Stablecoins spent years waiting for regulatory legitimacy. Now that legitimacy is creating a more complicated problem: almost everyone wants a piece of the business. As a result, the biggest stablecoin news this week didn’t come from crypto-native companies. Visa launched a new Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP) that gives financial institutions, FinTechs and crypto companies a […]
Gold and silver prices have pulled back, but for Lynette Zang, founder and CEO of Zang International, their true value is much higher. She sees sound money as key as this currency lifecycle ends, and emphasizes the importance of becoming independent and self-sufficient in eight key areas: food, water, energy, security, barterability, wealth preservation, shelter […]
A St. Louis organization is working to revitalize lower- to moderate-income neighborhoods through art—but with a radical twist. Traditionally, artists move into underinvested neighborhoods, add cultural value, and are subsequently priced out when market-rate developers swoop in. The Art Place Initiative (API) is rewriting that script by helping local artists buy the homes they live […]
Over a month after SpaceX debuted in the public markets, financial advisors continue to see little reason for investors to rush into the stock, noting that clients have to be honest with themselves about why they want exposure to the company. So far, SpaceX has followed a common blueprint for a highly anticipated IPO, with […]
According to ATTOM’s just released Mid-Year U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were a total of 227,548 U.S. properties had foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions — in the first six months of 2026, up 21 percent from the same period a year ago and 28 percent from two years earlier. ATTOM […]
The reverse, however, is far harder. Approximately 81% of Canada’s exports of the tariffed products were destined for the US in 2025, with plastics and articles showing a dependence as high as 92%. “Trade diversification remains a more elusive goal for Canada,” the authors wrote, one “that will take considerable time to achieve.” Plastics product manufacturing, […]
The Trust for Governors Island has released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the revitalization of two historic buildings on the Island, Building 324 and Building 330. The RFEI invites ideas from prospective partners for the revitalization of these historic assets, bringing them back into active, year-round use. The Trust seeks responses that propose arts and cultural, recreational, or […]
Ontario’s entry closes out a standoff of roughly two decades, during which the province had pushed instead for a single national securities regulator built on voluntary participation rather than joining the passport system used by the rest of Canada. Confirming the shift, Bethlenfalvy said he directed the Ontario Securities Commission to build on discussions for […]