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ETFs in Focus: Best Trading Practices, Capitalizing on Industry Growth

Nate Geraci May 22, 2017

Phil Mackintosh, Head of Trading Strategy & Analysis at KCG, discusses best ETF trading practices and explains key considerations when evaluating ETF liquidity. Also, Mike Venuto, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Toroso Investments, spotlights the index behind the recently launched ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (TETF) and offers his outlook on the rapidly growing ETF space.

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World Gold Council’s Juan Carlos Artigas on Current Gold Market, Demand Trends

Nate Geraci May 15, 2017

Juan Carlos Artigas, Director of Investment Research at the World Gold Council, offers perspective on the current gold market, the latest gold demand trends, and potential drivers of gold moving forward. Nate & Conor discuss the recent low volatility in the stock market and spotlight the SPDR Long Dollar Gold Trust (GLDW).

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ETFs are WMDs? For Active Mutual Funds, Yes.

Nate Geraci May 8, 2017

As investors continue pouring billions of dollars into ETFs, some are making ETFs a scapegoat for anything that has gone or may go wrong with the financial markets – including one active mutual fund manager who called ETFs “weapons of mass destruction”. Nate and Conor address these ETF naysayers and remind investors to consider the messengers. Jack Vogel, CFO & Co-Chief Investment Officer at Alpha Architect, discusses the problem of closet indexing and spotlights the recently launched Alpha Architect Value Momentum Trend ETF (VMOT).

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The Challenge of Investing in Today’s Bond Market

Nate Geraci May 1, 2017

With interest rates remaining low and an uncertain economic outlook moving forward, Nate & Jason offer perspective on confronting the challenge of investing in today’s bond market. Matt Tucker, Head of iShares Fixed Income Strategy, explains three common mistakes investors make with their bond portfolios and spotlights several iShares bond ETFs.

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ETFs Simply a Better “Technology”?

Nate Geraci April 24, 2017

Recently, Inside ETFs CEO Matt Hougan referred to ETFs as a new technology. Nate & Jason expand on this concept, explaining how new technologies typically have a way of delivering a better experience at a lower cost – which likely explains the billions of investor dollars pouring into ETFs. Bill Belden, Managing Director at Guggenheim, highlights the BulletShares lineup of ETFs and offers his perspective on the current interest rate/credit environment.

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