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A January research paper from Ohio State University slammed specialty ETFs for poor risk-adjusted returns, high fees and lack of diversification, concluding that such funds “deliver a negative alpha of about –4%” annually. “[T]hese [specialty] products compete for the attention of unsophisticated investors who chase past performance and neglect the risks arising from … under-diversified portfolios,” the paper states. “Specialized ETFs, on average, have generated disappointing perf...

Global Energy Governance: Meeting The Challenge Of The Energy Transition Feb 19, 2021 10:15:am Summary Policymakers worldwide face the Herculean task of making the energy system more sustainable and climate friendly. While the world has seen other energy transitions, this one is different. In the past the world switched from one energy source (wood, coal, oil, electricity) to another, and the fuel switch was driven by major inventions (steam engine, combustion engine, light bulb)....

Image source: Getty Images You didn’t have to invest during the market crash back in March 2020 to see what was coming. No, I don’t think that anyone could have really predicted a global pandemic. However, I do believe that if you paying close enough attention, the shift to a boost in tech stocks should have been seen coming a mile away. Or at the very least a kilometre. The problem is twofold for investors today. First, there’s the issue of risk. You don’t know whic...

Image source: Getty Images Tech stocks have had an incredible run over the past year. Two of the best-performing stocks on the Canadian stock market were both from the most exciting technology industries of the year. WELL Health Technologies(TSX:WELL) should both be on your radar for 2021.  But which one is better? Here’s a closer look at the prospects of these two industries and why I’m betting on one over the other.  Hive stock Over the past 12 months, HIVE stock is...

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Wayne Jones on January 19, 2021&nbspAltcoins A Twitter user recently asked IOTA’s Mat Yarger about the Jaguar Land Rover partnership. Yarger, Head of Mobility and Automotive at the IOTA Foundation, said that the collaboration is still very active. He added that there would be some significant updates within the next two quarters, and he is pretty excited about it. What to Expect on the Alliance In the third quarter of 2020, the public distributed ledger (DLT) IOTA ...

Source: Shutterstock Leading the way of the crypto mining stocks to buy is Riot Blockchain, which is based in Castle Rock, Colorado, and was founded in 2000. Its stock has a market capitalization of more than $1 billion. Its stock price surged from $1.49 in January 2020 to top $16 per share in late December 2020. The company is investing in its bitcoin mining business expansion heavily as it announced “an expected 65% increase in bitcoin mining hash rate capacity resulting from the purchase a...

Quantum Blockchain Technologies Ltd.: Quantum Announces Extension to Proposed Transaction with Ocumetics Technology Corp. Quantum") is announces that it has entered into an agreement (the " Amendment") to extend the deadline for the completion of the proposed business combination (the " Transaction") contemplated by the non-binding letter of intent dated July 25, 2020 with Ocumetics Technology Corp. (" Ocumetics") from December 15, 2020 to April 15, 2021. As previously stated in Quantums press ...

Russian Government Sets Deadline for Officials to Disclose Crypto Holdings Last Updated: 12 December 2020 For a substantial part of 2020, the Russian government has established regulations and brought order to its crypto space. Beyond just the obligations of private individuals and firms, the laws are also stretching to government officeholders. Time for Transparency On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially amended the country’s crypto guidelines, “On D...