FBT News and Press, First Trust Amex Biotech Index Fund From 10/23/23

2023-10-23 12:05:00 ET Summary U.S. corporate earnings have stagnated with the economy. We stay selective in stocks and harness mega forces like artificial intelligence as key profit centers. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit 16-year highs near 5.0% last week, while U.S. stocks ...

2023-10-19 03:12:00 ET Summary Drugmakers don’t have to dominate a healthcare portfolio. Equity investors should cast a wide net across the sector to find innovation and growth. When pharmaceutical companies conduct tests on new drugs, they typically outsource clinical tria...

2023-10-18 21:49:00 ET Summary After many years of Cumberland’s US Equity ETF portfolios being overweight in the healthcare sector, we are now at our lowest relative market weight for a long time. The economic benefits to the sector from the Covid pandemic are over. The...

2023-10-10 07:16:00 ET Summary European countries have been plagued by a persistent medicine shortage for the past few years. Supply chain disruptions and increased demand are driving the shortfall. There are potential solutions; and one could involve breeding a whole lot more...

2023-09-29 23:45:00 ET Summary A combination of public and private investments in neuroscience, government grants, and charitable donations are helping accelerate a wave of advancements and opportunities in neuroscience. Recent clinical trial success for the second significant, di...

2023-09-22 03:30:00 ET Summary Healthcare stocks often serve as powerful painkillers during market declines. While the MSCI World Index fell by 18.1% in 2022, healthcare stocks fell by only 5.4%. Investing effectively in healthcare stocks requires a unique set of skills. ...

2023-09-13 03:08:35 ET Summary VanEck Biotech ETF has outperformed alternative industry ETFs in recent years through its concentration in large-cap leaders. Biotech companies are benefiting from new artificial intelligence tools set to streamline and accelerate R&D programs. ...

2023-08-30 12:47:05 ET Summary The biotechnology sector has disappointed overall; we think there are better ways to get exposure to the healthcare sector. iShares Biotechnology ETF has underperformed relative to Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund ETF. Investing in a bro...

2023-08-16 02:28:00 ET Summary Risk-on sentiment and end of pandemic boom have weighed on healthcare. Health insurers and medical device firms have held up better. Growing opportunity in obesity treatments. Tarik Aeta, Global Healthcare Analyst with TD Asset Mana...

2023-08-11 01:45:00 ET Summary The U.S. healthcare system remains a global outlier in both innovation and cost. The U.S. spends twice as much per capita on healthcare versus its developed-country peers yet life expectancy is lower by 6.3 years. Healthcare companies continue to...