The breed of exchange-traded fund targeting niche investment ideas from sports betting to artificial intelligence is on pace for its first month of outflows in more than a year.

New SEC Chair Gary Gensler's recent comments have thrown cold water on speculation that the SEC would quickly approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

A panel of market observers from Informa Financial Intelligence see strong headwinds hitting an overly exuberant market.

Robust growth thanks to further economic reopening, record government stimulus and increased consumption from post-pandemic demand may lead to inflation, which historically has been a tailwind for value stocks.

The Russell 1000 Value Index has jumped more than 1.3% this month while the Nasdaq has lost money.