'I think what's actually emerging here is ESG has more semblance of being the new quality factor.'

The ClearBridge Focus Value exchange-traded fund begins trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Thursday under the ticker CFCV.

Darting in and out of stock options, dabbling in complicated exchange-traded funds, devouring trading how-to books by the dozen -- all have become tools in the self-directed portfolio playbook.

Three ETFs outgun the broad market.

Gold funds are drawing a surge in interest partly because they’re backed by actual bars of the precious metal, making them better able to track the underlying assets’ spot price when markets go haywire.

The rush is on to develop vaccines and therapies.