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We Talk ETFs with David Mazza from State Street

Nate Geraci September 12, 2012

Listen to The ETF Store Show every Tuesday at 9am on ESPN 1510 as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.

On our most recent radio broadcast, we talked to David Mazza, Head of ETF Investment Strategy at State Street Global Advisors, who gave us his thoughts on the current ETF landscape and where he thinks the rapidly growing industry is heading.  Dave also provided some insight into which SPDR ETFs investors have flocked to this year and the rationale behind where these investors are placing their bets.  State Street is currently the second largest ETF provider and owner of the two largest ETFs on the market – the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ticker:  SPY) and the SPDR Gold Shares (ticker:  GLD).  State Street also launched the very first ETF, ticker SPY, back in 1993 and has been one of the key innovators in the ETF space.

In our weekly market update, we discussed the recent European Central Bank plan to buy short-term bonds in troubled EU countries and the uninspiring US jobs report that had a big impact on gold.  We also explained why last week’s market action was “exhibit A” for having a diversified portfolio.  Finally, in our weekly ETF Spotlight segment, we delved into an interesting sector SPDR ETF (ticker XRT) that has seen strong returns over the past year.  Listen to the full show here.

The ETF Store Show Featured in Money Magazine

Nate Geraci September 7, 2012

Listen to The ETF Store Show every Tuesday at 9am on ESPN 1510 as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.

On our most recent radio broadcast, we discussed an article on Exchange Traded Funds in the September issue of Money Magazine which features The ETF Store Show.  The article is titled “ETFs:  Why So Complicated” and explains how as ETFs have grown in popularity, investors need to ensure that they’re properly educated on how best to use ETFs and how to evaluate ETF portfolio managers.  The ETF Store Show is presented in the article as a prime example of the growing enthusiasm surrounding ETFs.  The Money Magazine article goes on to mention something that we’ve talked about frequently on our show – that there is growing disillusionment with actively managed mutual funds and how ETFs are now winning the popularity contest with mutual funds because of potential benefits like lower costs and tax efficiency.  The bulk of the article focuses on the author’s belief that there is a right way to use ETFs and a wrong way to use ETFs.  At The ETF Store, we couldn’t agree more and that’s why we use ETFs to focus on important long-term return factors such as asset allocation and minimizing investment costs.  We think ETFs are the best way to do both.  ETFs used in the right way can be tremendous investment tools, but like anything else, there’s always the potential for misuse or abuse if not used correctly.  On the show, we examined several of the potential areas for misuse and explained how you can avoid them.

In addition to discussing the Money Magazine article, we also fielded several listener questions on a variety of topics (as a reminder, you can always submit questions to be answered live on the air by clicking here).  In our weekly market update, we discussed the Kansas City Fed’s annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Ben Bernake’s comments.  Finally, in our ETF Spotlight segment, we examined an ETF (ticker TIP) that holds Treasury Inflation Protected Securities – something that could help protect your fixed income portfolio in the event of inflation.  Listen to the full show here.

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