Analyst Articles

April Update: Largest American Marijuana Stocks Plunged 27.5%

U.S. federal legalization regarding the sale and financial administration of cannabis companies still faces hurdles but state-level momentum is projected to continue this year. Below is the performance in April and YTD of the 13 largest American Multi-State Operators (MSOs) as tracked by the munKNEE Pure-play American MSO Pot Stock Index. [more]

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What Is ESG? How Do You Go About Investing In It?

It is important to fully understand the growing importance of ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing and the many different ETFs that are available to invest in and this article does just that. In the following are are 7 reasons for the growing importance of ESG investing. [more]

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Marijuana Stocks Have Declined In Past 2 Weeks – Here’s Why

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act on March 25th and that initially led investors hoping for quick passage of a Senate bill to match the bill passed in the House. Last week, however, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would not be introducing the Senate’s version of the House’s act, called the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act (CAOA), until toward the end of April. [more]

Seasonality Report - April 2022
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Seasonality Trends For April 2022

April is the final month of the historical period of market strength that begins each year in October. May through September, while generally weaker, can still produce positive returns. We believe that, in 2022, because of the exceptional performance throughout 2021, that overall returns in 2022 will be much more difficult to achieve. [more]

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Dividend Yield Portfolio Reaches New Heights

The value of our Dividend Yield Portfolio continued to post new all-time highs during March, ignoring any negative implications concerning the Russian-Ukraine conflict. By month-end, the Portfolio’s value had registered a gain since Inception on June 1, 2021 of 21.4%, or 25.7% on an annualized basis. [more]