Financial stocks are off to their worst yearly start in a decade. How to spot value.

A screen of the S&P 500 financial sector highlights companies with high returns on equity that are trading at low P/E valuations.

Market Watch • 11 hours ago

The XLF Financial Sector ETF Puts 25% of Your Money in Just Two Stocks

When investors talk about financial sector exposure, Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( NYSEARCA:XLF ) often comes up first.

24/7 Wall Street • Feb 17, 2026

Presenting The (Not) Top 10 Stocks of the Week

If you're under the age of 50 and like sports even just a little, ESPN's Top 10 Plays occupies a certain corner of your nostalgic brain. There was nothing better than having your cereal before school and catching up on the best (and worst) plays from the last night.

Schaeffers Research • Feb 17, 2026

AI Disruption Hit Multiple Sector ETFs: Is the Fear Overblown?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a growing source of market panic these days, with investors increasingly questioning the long-term viability of labor-intensive business models. Recent releases from AI startups have intensified these concerns by introducing tools capable of automating tasks in legal, marketing, finance, and research functions.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 12, 2026

AI Fears Weigh on Financial Stocks: What's Ahead for Financial ETFs?

Growing weariness around the AI trade and escalating AI-related disruption fears are weighing on vulnerable companies and sectors, as highlighted by the recent sell-off in U.S. software and data services stocks. At the same time, Wall Street's scrutiny of Big Tech's AI spending has intensified, with investors reacting negatively to signals of further capital expenditure expansion.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 11, 2026

Energy Leads This Year As Tech And Financials Fall Behind

Energy, basic materials, and defensive consumer stocks are in. Tech and financials are out.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 11, 2026

AI Threat Widens to Financial Sector

Wealth-manager stocks tumbled as weak retail sales weighed on indexes.

WSJ • Feb 10, 2026

3 ETFs to Buy ASAP Before Jerome Powell's Term Ends in May

The Federal Reserve's Chair Jerome Powell's term is expiring on May 15, 2026.

24/7 Wall Street • Feb 4, 2026

ETF Prime: Five Flow Trends Emerge in 2026

Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, joined Nate Geraci on this week's ETF Prime to discuss five emerging flow trends as the ETF industry tracks toward $1.8 trillion in inflows for 2026. The industry pulled in roughly $150 billion in January, building on the record $1.5 trillion gathered in 2025.

ETF Trends • Feb 4, 2026

Record January ETF Flows Highlight Rotation Away From Concentration

The ETF industry has carried its record-breaking momentum from 2025 into the new year, surpassing $100 billion in net flows before the end of January.  By the end of the month, flows into U.S.

ETF Trends • Feb 3, 2026