Schaeffer's Investment Research

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Small-cap stocks have been soaring over the past few months, with the small-cap Russell 2000 Index (RUT) outperforming large-cap indexes...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. As an investment research company, Schaeffer’s has been conducting market research to provide stock and options trading...

At a time when investors are desperate for safe-haven assets, gold and the related exchange traded funds aren't providing the expected shelter from the storm. This month, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), which had been on a torrid pace entering March, is lower by 5.7%. Gold miners ETFs have...

It's not a stretch to say plenty of market participants are focusing on the inverted yield curve. The scenario where 10-year Treasury yields dip below the yields on two-year notes has been a reliable recession indicator, but another yield scenario may be worth monitoring. What Happened...

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament kicks off this week and while that is sure to mean some lost productivity in the workplace when games commence in earnest on Thursday, investors have a little more at stake than office pool bragging rights. What To Know While sports-related market indicators...

With stock market volatility ramping up in recent months, the idea of trading options might seem intimidating. But in this environment, using options in place of stock can help you add diversity and hedge against sharp directional shocks, all while limiting capital commitment. Benzinga sat down...

December is one of the best months of the year for U.S. stocks. Keeping with that theme, some corners of the market really enjoy the final month of the year. With the holiday shopping season in full bloom, investors often look at consumer discretionary and retail stocks and exchange traded funds...

The U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSE: JETS) is up just 3.5 percent year-to-date as the lone exchange-traded fund dedicated to airline stocks has been pounded in recent weeks. JETS is off about 13 percent from its July highs even though oil prices have continued slumping over that period as well. However...

Just two trading days have been notched in June, but U.S. stocks are off to a solid start in the final month of the quarter. That could be seen as an encouraging sign give June's reputation for being unkind to stocks. While some sector exchange-traded funds can be decent performers this month,...

As the market closes out the final week of an eventful year, fund managers have one last chance to modify their holdings ahead of year-end investor updates. Sometimes, these fund managers try to paint a slightly rosier picture of their annual performance by tweaking their holdings just prior to the...