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2024
8/22/2024	A Potential Cure for Economic Uncertainty
6/4/2024	Balancing Risk Amid Soaring Growth
2023
12/14/2023	Attractive Relative Valuations Bolster the Case for Cybersecurity
6/14/2023	Infrastructure Spending, a Factory Construction Boom, and New Highs for AIRR
6/2/2023	New Innovations and Global Trends Boost Case for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
2/27/2023	Prepping for a Potential Recession with Mid-Cap ETFs
2022
10/25/2022	Income ETFs: Beyond Traditional Dividend Strategies
8/17/2022	First Trust Energy Sector ETF Primer
2021
12/28/2021	Long-Term Outlook for Cybersecurity Remains Compelling
9/16/2021	Rising Demand for Electric Vehicles Highlights the Need for Investments in the Power Grid
7/8/2021	FDN Reaches a New Milestone: Lessons Learned Over 15 Years
3/19/2021	First Trust Industrial and Infrastructure ETF Primer
2020
11/10/2020	First Trust Green Energy ETF Primer
9/4/2020	How Have Presidential Elections Impacted Biotechnology Stocks?
8/5/2020	Factors Align For Post-Pandemic 5G Growth
6/12/2020	The Post-Pandemic Opportunity for Biotech
3/26/2020	Cybersecurity is More Essential Than Ever
3/20/2020	Biotech Improves its Long-term Position by Providing Hope Today
1/17/2020	New Highs Beget New Highs
2019
6/11/2019	Should Equity Investors Use Yield Curve Inversions as a Trading Signal?
6/10/2019	Will the 5G Transition be the next Disruptive Innovation?
5/20/2019	Strong Demand for Municipal Bond ETFs and Mutual Funds in 2019
2/25/2019	Biotechnology Update
1/23/2019	Did ETFs Cause the Q418 Sell-Off?
2016
3/17/2016	Are Expense Ratios a Dependable Predictor of Returns for Large Cap US Equity ETFs?
2/22/2016	Staying the Course with FVD
2015
9/16/2015	Diversify Your Short Duration Income Portfolio
2014
9/11/2014	Seeking Alpha with Biotechnology ETFs
4/10/2014	Commodity ETFs and the Business Cycle
2/10/2014	Preparing for the Unexpected with Commodity Futures ETFs

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