Podcasts about Direxion

Host Elizaveta Gridneva sits down with Heejung Kim, Managing Director at Direxion, to unpack a dramatic week in the Korean market as geopolitical tensions and oil shocks trigger massive swings in the Kospi. They also explore Korea's unique retail investor culture, the outsized role of semiconductor giants, and whether China's slower growth outlook matters in a world focused on bigger global risks.

Other risks in the market you should be aware of    Since Covid, speculative investments have continued to rise in popularity. We have talked a lot about the risks we see in margin, crypto, private investments, and prediction markets, but now there is new data about the increasing popularity of leveraged funds and options. According to exchange-traded fund manager Direxion, it looks like leveraged and inverse funds, which can be very dangerous investments, saw average daily trading volumes of 1.41 billion in 2025. That's a gain of more than 130% from 2024 and 250% from 2020, the firm found. For those that aren't aware of these products, leveraged funds use derivatives to try and boost the return of an asset in up markets, but they also amplify losses in down markets. Inverse funds on the other hand try and produce the opposite performance of the underlying asset. It's not just these risky tools that have surged though as it is projected that average daily options volume hit 58 million in 2025, which is a roughly 26% increase from 2024 and is more than double the amount seen in 2020. For comparison purposes, stock volume expanded at a yearly pace of 10% between 2020 and 2025, while leveraged funds and options trading saw daily volumes grow at compound annual rates of 29% and 16%, respectively. Part of the reason for the huge increase in the volume for leveraged funds is that the total number of active leveraged funds grew by 50% in 2025, which was the largest annual increase since 2007. Ultimately, there continues to be more and more risk that is finding its way into this market. While it's great when things are going up, it could create a downturn that is more problematic than many believe is possible.      Ivy League Endowments have dismal returns because of private equity    I was concerned when I saw the Ivy League schools, who I thought would be the smartest people in the room, began investing in private equity a few years ago. The results are now in, and the returns are terrible. The best annual return goes to Cornell and for the years 2022 to 2025 they only had an annualized return of 5.7%. They were closely followed by Harvard at 5.5%. The worst performer is an embarrassment as Princeton only had an annualized return of 2.8%. A large reason for the low returns is that the managers of these endowment funds invested heavily in private equity as the category made up 40% or more of the portfolios for schools such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton. The endowment funds have tried to liquidate as much as they can, but the secondary market has been rather weak, and Yale and Harvard were only able to liquidate about $1 billion of their private equity holdings last year. I think we're in the second or third inning of how bad things will get with private equity and private debt. Unfortunately, many people, including foundations, will have poor performance and probably even some losses. A lesson to all investors, don't get sucked into a hype investment of any type as eventually the hype disappears and you end up with nothing but dismal returns or losses.      Is AI impacting the labor market?    The headlines look concerning as February payrolls showed a loss of 92,000 jobs in the month. This was well below the estimate which was looking for a gain of 50k jobs and January's reading of 126k jobs. January's reading was revised down by 4k, while December saw a major negative revision of 65k jobs and now shows a loss of 17k jobs in the month. Health care employment, which has been such a stable force, showed employment declined by 28k in February. This was largely due to the Kaiser Permanente strike that sidelined 30k workers. The strike has now been resolved, so this should be a big benefit in the March data. Another important factor to remember was the severe weather that likely had an impact on hiring across all sectors in the month. The federal government continued to show declines as payrolls declined by 10k in the month and since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 330,000, or 11.0 percent. Looking specifically at sectors that could be impacted by AI, information saw a decline of 11k, and the industry has lost an average of 5,000 jobs per month over the prior 12 months. While this looks concerning and I do believe part of this is due to AI, I think a lot of the decline is due to a normalization after rapid hiring post Covid that led to bloated employment and waste at many companies. Another sector that could be impacted by AI/Robots is transportation and warehousing. This sector declined by 11k in February, but a good chunk of the job loss occurred in couriers and messengers, which fell by 17,000. I'm still not seeing robotic delivery trucks out there, so again this could be due to normalization or the weather. With that said, employment in transportation and warehousing has declined by 157,000, or 2.4 percent, since reaching a peak in February 2025. Many of the other major sectors like   construction, manufacturing, professional and business services, and leisure and hospitality saw little change in the month.   Overall, there was definitely not much strength in the report. It is important to remember that the employment rate is still healthy at 4.4%, so I'm still not overly concerned about the labor market. With that being said, it is definitely worth watching in the coming months.      Financial Planning: Beware of the Tax Hike Above $505k    For married couples with adjusted gross incomes between $505,000 and $606,333, there's a hidden tax increase caused by the way the state and local tax (SALT) deduction phases out. Below this range, taxpayers can deduct up to $40,400 in state and local taxes. As income rises through this band, that deduction gradually shrinks to $10,000, effectively losing $30,400 of deductions. Put another way, about $100,000 of extra income can increase taxable income by more than $130,000. Households at this level are usually in the 32% federal tax bracket, but because each extra dollar of income also reduces deductions, the real marginal tax rate jumps to roughly 42%. What makes this especially striking is that many people in this range are barely above the 24% bracket, meaning their marginal rate can spike from 24% to 42% over a relatively small income increase. Careful planning ahead can help avoid this sudden tax jump.    Companies Discussed: Planet Fitness(PLNT), Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY), Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL), Salesforce (CRM)

Send us a textIn this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested battle between two gold ETFs, and one gold mining ETF. Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking at TheStreet and Athanasios Psarofagis at Bloomberg examine this ETF battle between IAU (iShares), GLD (State Street), and GDX (VanEck). Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!#ETF #gold #goldinvestment #stockmarket*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com *********

Douglas Yones of Direxion talks about his firm's Titans ETFs which launched in October. He explains how they aim to capitalize on key momentum trades like A.I., gold, and metal miners. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Send us a textIn this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested battle between three high conviction ETFs. Who wins the battle?Program judges Shana Sissel at Banríon Capital Management and Tony Dong, an independent ETF analyst examine this ETF battle between TOPT (BlackRock), CNEQ (Alger) and BKCG (BNY). Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!#ETF #investing #stockmarket #concentration*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this episode of Spotlight, Stephanie Stanton ‪@etfguide‬ chats with Ryan Lee, Senior Vice President of Product and Strategy at Direxion about top market trends and big moves in ETF trading. Topics covered includes a discussion of Direxion's ETFs linked to titans of a given sector, gold miners and junior gold miners, and treasuries.*********To learn more about Direxion's ETF lineup, visit Direxionhttps://www.direxion.com/

VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Why should you attend Exchange? Exchange gives advisors access to subject matter experts and developmental opportunities across all of the dimensions of their professional portfolio. Invest in your greatest asset – yourself. To learn more visit https://www.exchangeetf.com/registration

Send us a textIn this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested battle between 4 leveraged ETFs. Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking at TheStreet and Mike Akins at ETF Action examine this ETF triple header between international dividend funds. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!#diversification #etf #internationalinvesting #stocktrading*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com *********Get in touch with our judgesDavid Dierking at TheStreethttps://www.theStreet.comMike Akins at ETF Actionhttps://www.etfaction.com

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge  @etfguide  referees an audience requested heavy-weight showdown between dividend ETFs from Blackrock (iShares) and Fidelity Investments. Who wins the battle?Program judges John Davi at Astoria Portfolio Advisors and Athanasios Psarofagis at Bloomberg examine this ETF battle between covered crypto call funds. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!#aiinvesting #etf #growthstocks #stocktrading #stockmarket *********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this episode of Spotlight, Ron Delegge ‪@etfguide‬ chats with Mo Sparks, Chief Product Officer at Direxion about top market trends and big moves in ETF trading. Topics covered includes a discussion of Direxion's ETFs linked to Ford, Shopify, Lockheed Martin, along with digital networking and big pharma stocks.*********To learn more about Direxion's ETF lineup, visit Direxionhttps://www.direxion.com/

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested showdown between two cryptocurrency call ETFs. Who wins the battle?Program judges John Davi at Astoria Portfolio Advisors and Athanasios Psarofagis at Bloomberg examine this ETF battle between covered crypto call funds. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested showdown between three free cash flow ETFs . It's a triple header between QOWZ, COWG, and QQQG. Who wins the battle?Program judges Shana Sissel at Banrion Capital Management and Mike Akins at ETF Action examine this ETF three way between cash cow funds. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

Single-stock ETFs are rewriting the rules—offering leveraged exposure, built-in hedging, and targeted plays on some of the market's most iconic companies. In this video, we dive into how they work, why they're gaining traction, and what investors need to understand before jumping in. Whether you're curious about high-conviction trades or strategic hedging, this is your crash course into the future of ETF investing.Watch Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ chat with David Kreinces at ETF Portfolio Management about single stock ETFs with a few case study examples on Strategy, Netflix and Coinbase. *********Single stock ETFs from Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees another chapter in the age old debate of active versus passively managed ETFs. It's a triple header between ARKK, QQQ, and SPY, with a few wild cards to shake things up. Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking at ETF Focus and David Kreinces at ETF Portfolio Managment examine this ETF three way between actively managed and passively managed funds. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested contest between international stock ETFs. It's the actively managed Avantis International Equity ETF (AVDE) vs. the index linked Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA). Who wins the battle?Program judges Athan Psarofagis at Bloomberg and Mike Akins at ETF Action examine this ETF duel between competing fund strategy linked to international stocks. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple header between high income covered call ETFs from JPMorgan Asset Management (JEPI) vs. ProShares (ISPY) vs. Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GPIX). Who wins the battle?Program judges Shana Sissel and David Dierking examine this ETF showdown with funds that use covered call income strategies.   Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

Don't Mistake Risk For Stress: Direxion's CEO Douglas Yoneson Risk, Reward, and Leveraged ETFsGuest: Douglas Yones CEO of DirexionCompany: Direxion ETFWebsite: https://www.direxion.com/ AUM: $50 BillionBio:As CEO of Direxion, Douglas Yones spearheads the company's strategic growth, overseeing innovative ETF solutions for retail and institutional investors. He drives partnerships with regulators and distribution channels to solidify Direxion's leadership in Leveraged and Non-traditional ETFs. With decades of expertise in asset management, ETF structures, capital markets, and compliance, Douglas serves on Direxion's Executive Management Committee.Previously, Douglas was Head of Exchange Traded Products at the New York Stock Exchange, managing listings for ETPs, Closed-End Funds, and SPACs. His tenure included supporting over 2,000 ETF launches and consulting with more than 250 asset managers on their inaugural funds. Before that, Douglas spent 17 years at Vanguard, leading Domestic Equity Indexing/ETF Product Management and contributing to ETF development across the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.Douglas holds a ChFC®, CETF®, an MBA from Villanova, and a bachelor's degree from Penn State. A FINRA-registered Options and General Securities Principal, he is a prominent advocate for ETF investor education globally. His contributions include the creation of ETFcentral.com, furthering the development and adoption of the Certified ETF Advisor CETF® program, and producing educational content via podcasts and digital platforms to advance ETF adoption and understanding for investors worldwide.Note: Please Read The Full Disclaimer On The Company's Website:An investor should carefully consider a Fund's investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. Click here to obtain a Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus or call 866-476-7523. A Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.Leveraged and Inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying index over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments.Direxion Funds Risks — An investment in the Funds involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The Funds are non-diversified and include risks associated with concentration risk which results from the Funds' investments in a particular industry or sector and can increase volatility over time. Active and frequent trading associated with a regular rebalance of a fund can cause the price to fluctuate, therefore impacting its performance compared to other investment vehicles. For other risks including correlation, compounding, market volatility and risks specific to an industry or sector, please read the prospectus.Direxion Shares ETF Risks — An investment in the ETFs involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The ETFs are non-diversified and include risks associated with concentration that results from an ETF's investments in a particular industry, sector or company, which can increase volatility... The rest of the disclaimer is on the company's website

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested duel between international dividend stock ETFs from Franklin Templeton (DIVI) vs. Vanguard (VYMI). Who wins the battle?Program judges Shana Sissel and David Dierking examine this dividend ETF showdown with funds that use dividend income strategies.   Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com *********Get in touch with our judgesDavid Dierking at TheStreethttps://x.com/David_Dierking/highlightsShana Sissel at Banrion Capital Managementhttps://www.banrioncapital.com/

Erica has helped build a global team at Workiva where everyone has a "me vs. me" mentality - working to improve ourlseves, not a competitive "me versus you" attitude. How can you get better? How can you deliver the best to your clients and internal consitutents.  Erica was named "Manager of the Year" and she says it is because of her incredible team.  We talked about holding people accountable - such an important issue for leaders to demonstrate.  I love when Erica discusses what she looks for in top sellers (17 min in)  Erica has people on her team from Amsterdam all the way to the West Coast of the U.S. She spent time at Morgan Stanley in Institutional Wealth Services, a few years at Direxion, and has now been at Workiva for 4+ years.  More about Erica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericaettore/ More about Women Sales Pros - we have a website, we are on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.  Subscribe to our 2x a month news, and share the podcast with others! We'd love a 5 star rating and comments on iTunes if you are so moved! It really makes a difference.  subscribe: https://bit.ly/thewspnews Contribute: https://forms.gle/v9rRiPDUtgGqKaXA6 Past News Issues: bit.ly/past_news_issues https://womensalespros.com/podcast/ 

In this episode of Spotlight, Thalia Hayden ‪@etfguide‬ chats with Douglas Yones, CEO at Direxion about top market trends and big moves in ETF trading. Topics covered includes a discussion of Direxion's ETFs linked to gold miners, semiconductors, Mag 7 stocks like Tesla and Nvidia, along with the cybersecurity and big pharma stocks.*********To learn more about Direxion's ETF lineup, visit Direxionhttps://www.direxion.com/

Leveraged ETFs offer flexibility and opportunity, but there is a smart way to use them that begins with education (0:30) - Probability Training is the Antidote to Behavioral Bias (9:45) - Direxion ETFs: You Can Learn A Lot Just By Playing the Game (13:30) - Leverage: Rewards and Risks That Every Investor Must Study (22:50) - Single-Stock ETFs Open a Whole New Playing Field (30:00) - Getting Educated with Direxion on Leveraged And Inverse ETFs (36:55) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple-header between equal weighted equity ETFs from Invesco S&P 500 (RSP) vs. Invesco Russell 1000 (EQAL) vs. Invesco S&P 100 (EQWL). Who wins the battle?Program judges Tony Dong and Mike Akins examine this dividend ETF showdown with funds that use dividend income strategies.   Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com *********Get in touch with our judgesMike Akins, Founding Partner at ETF Actionhttps://www.etfaction.com/

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple-header between dividend equity ETFs from Blackrock iShares (DIVB), Charles Schwab (SCHD) and State Street Global Advisors (SPDG). Who wins the battle?Program judges Tony Dong and Mike Akins examine this dividend ETF showdown with funds that use dividend income strategies.   Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple-header between dividend equity ETFs from Amplify (DIVO), Capital Group (CGDV), and Fidelity Investments (FDVV). Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking and Shana Sissel examine this dividend ETF showdown with funds that use income strategies.   Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com *********Get in touch with our judgesDavid Dierking at TheStreethttps://x.com/David_Dierking/highlightsShana Sissel at Banrion Capital Managementhttps://www.banrioncapital.com/

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees another audience requested quadruple-header  ETF contest, this time between ALT or alternative strategy ETFs from AFG (BTAL), Simplify (CTA), KraneShares (KMLM), and Toews (MRSK). Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking and Shana Sissel examine this trend following ETF showdown with funds that use alternatives (ALTS) and strategic asset allocation.  Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested  ETF contest between Nasdaq QQQ high income covered call ETFs: NEOS It's the Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) vs. Roundhill Innov-100 0DTE Covered Call Strat ETF (QDTE). Who wins the battle?Program judges Athan Psarofagis at Bloomberg and David Kreinces at ETFPM.com examine this QQQ high income investing showdown with their timely analysis. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this episode we explore leveraged and inverse ETFs. They have many details associated that are a bit different than a standard stock or ETF investment. These include complexity, amplification of investment, and specific risks associated. We hope our listeners can learn more about their qualities and how they could be integrated into achieving financial goals. Edward Egilinsky, Managing Director at Direxion joins Cassidy Clement to discuss.

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested  ETF contest between Mag 7 growth stock and big technology focused leveraged ETFs. Watch Direxion's (TECL) vs. Roundhill's (MAGX) vs. Microsector's (FNGU) face off! Who wins the battle?Program judges Athan Psarofagis at Bloomberg and David Kreinces at ETFPM.com examine this Mag 7 growth investing showdown with their timely analysis. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 6 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested quadruple-header  ETF contest, this time between emerging market stock ETFs from Avantis (AVEM), Dimensional (DFAE), State Street Global Advisors (SPEM), and Vanguard (VWO). Who wins the battle?Program judges Mike Akins and Tony Dong examine this emerging markets stock ETF showdown with their timely analysis. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

Direxion's Ed Egilinsky examines the commodity space with his eyes on energy products such as natural gas and crude oil. Ed notes that the Fed and higher rates will drive the overall market narrative in the new year. He points out the seasonal ripple effects on crude oil and natural gas. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe Download the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185 Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7 Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watch Watch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-explore Watch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/ Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees another audience requested triple-header  ETF contest, this time between international stock ETFs from Charles Schwab (SCHF), Franklin Templeton (LVHI), and Vanguard (VYMI). Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking and Shana Sissel examine this international stock ETF showdown with their timely analysis. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees matchup of King Kong vs. Godzilla between ETFs tracking bitcoin and gold. This episode features the ultimate showdown between the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and SPDR Gold Trust (GLD). Who wins the battle?Program judges David Dierking and Dave Kreinces examine this ETF investing showdown between bitcoin and gold to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this episode of Spotlight, Thalia Hayden ‪@etfguide‬ chats with Ed Egilinksy, Head of Sales and Distribution & Alternatives at Direxion. Topics covered include stock market trends the semiconductor and technology sector, single stock ETFs along with big moves in Chinese stocks and U.S. Treasuries. Also discussed are ETF strategies for the U.S. Presidential election, trading industry sectors and capitalizing on market momentum. Stay on top of Direxion's expanding ETF lineup. 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple-header between the quality stock ETFs from Blackrock (GARP), Invesco (SPHQ) and ColumbiaThreadNeedle (RECS). Who wins the battle?Program judges Athanasios Psarofagis and John Davi examine this quality stock market ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested matchup between high yield income and dividend ETFs from NEOS. It's QQQI vs. SPYI. Who wins the battle?Program judges Mike Akins and Shana Sissel examine this audience requested ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

n this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested matchup between so-called "fallen angels" bond ETFs. Watch a showdown between Blackrock (FALN) vs. VanEck (ANGL). Who wins the battle?"Fallen angels" are bonds who have been demoted to junk debt status from top notch investment grade debt. And it's these types of bonds that "fallen angels" ETFs seek to buy vs. avoid. Program judges David Dierking and Frank Tedesco III examine this audience requested ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple header matchup between three factor ETFs. Watch a showdown between Invesco (OMFL and SPGP) vs. VanEck (MOAT). Who wins the battle?Factor ETFs use various screens like dividends, profitability and volatility to select stocks. Factor ETFs come in two flavors; multi-factor and single factor. Program judges David Dierking and Frank Tedesco III examine this audience requested ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referees an audience requested triple header matchup between three ALT or alternative strategy ETFs from AFG (BTAL), Alpha Architect (CAOS) and WisdomTree (GCC). Who wins the battle?With stock market volatility spiking higher, some investors are looking to "ALTS" or "alternatives" to diffuse risk and diversify away from stocks. Program judges Tony Dong and Shana Sissel examine this alternatives or ALTS ETF bout to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬ referee an audience requested matchup between the actively managed ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) versus the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT). Who wins the battle?After a few years of hot performance, ARKK and Cathie Wood have experience a swift fall from grace with years of underperformance vs. conventional yardsticks like the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. Moreover, industry sectors tied to technology stocks have enjoyed a bull market. Program judges Athanasios Psarofagis and Mike Akins examine this growth stock ETF bout to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge ‪@etfguide‬  referee an audience requested triple-header ETF contest between funds linked to bonds. It's Avantis (AVIG) vs. Dimensional (DFCF) and BlackRock (USBF). Who wins the battle?As of early 2024, the total assets invested in bond ETFs have reached approximately $1.4 trillion. This market has seen significant growth and continues to expand as investor demand for bond ETFs increases. Program judges Shana Sissel and David Dierking examine this fixed income ETF bout to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees triple header contest between ETFs linked to commodities from Invesco (DBC), Blackrock (GSG) and USCF Investments (SDCI). Despite higher inflation lifting commodities prices - from eggs to coffee to gold - most investment portfolios have zero or minimal exposure to commodities. Which fund in this ETF Battle is the best way to invest in commodities? Program judges Tony Dong and Mike Akins examine this commodities ETF bout to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an audience requested triple header of small cap and micro cap equity ETFs between Invesco (DWAS), Blackrock (IWC) and First Trust (FDM). Which fund is the best way to invest in microcap and small cap stocks?Program judges John Davi and Athan Psarofagis examine this international equity ETF bout to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an audience requested triple header of international ETFs between Avantis (AVDE), Blackrock (IEFA) and Vanguard (VEA). Which fund is the best way to invest in international stocks?Program judges John Davi and Athan Psarofagis examine this international equity ETF bout to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

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In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees a cryptocurrency showdown between the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE),  Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) and iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). Which crypto ETP wins this triple header?Program judges David Kreinces and Shana Sissel examine this cryptocurrency ETF triple header contest to see which is the better choice. Each product is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an technology and semiconductor equity ETF showdown between Invesco (QQQ), State Street Global Advisors (XLK) and Van Eck (SMH). Which ETF wins this tech heavy triple header?Program judges David Kreinces and Shana Sissel examine this global equity ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!**********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion* Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an audience requested  matchup between active investing dividend strategies from the Capital Group (CGDV) going up against rules based passive indexing strategies from WisdomTree (DGRW). Which ETF wins this equity dividend showdown?Program judges Mike Akins at ETF Action and David Dierking at TheStreet.com examine this global equity ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, yield and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!**********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion* Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an audience requested  quadruple header contest between global stock ETFs from BlackRock (IOO) and (URTH), State Street Global Advisors (DGT) and Vanguard (VT). Which ETF wins this global stock market showdown?Program judges Mike Akins at ETF Action and David Dierking at TheStreet.com examine this global equity ETF contest to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!**********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion* Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this Season 5 episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an audience requested  quadruple header contest between small cap value ETFs from Dimensional (DFSV), Invesco (RZV), Avantis (AVUV) and State Street Global (SLYV). Which ETF wins this international stock market showdown?Program judges James Seyffart at Bloomberg Intelligence and Tony Dong at ETF Central examine this high dividend ETF duel to see which is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!*********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com 

In this episode of ETF Battles, Ron DeLegge @etfguide referees an audience requested contest between quality factor ETFs from Blackrock's iShares (QUAL), Fidelity (FLRG), JPMorgan Asset Management (JQUA), and VanEck (MOAT). Program judges Cinthia Murphy with the ETF Think Tank and Mike Akins with ETF Action breakdown this ETF rumble to see which uranium ETF is the better choice. Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Find out who wins the battle!**********ETF Battles is sponsored by Direxion* Direxion Daily Leveraged & Inverse ETFs. Know the risks. Proceed Boldly. Visit http://www.Direxion.com