ETF.com’s Dave Nadig explains the drivers behind recent strong inflows into gold ETFs. Nate & Jason discuss bitcoin and the prospects for bitcoin ETFs. Matt Markiewicz, Managing Director at Innovation Shares, spotlights their NextGen Protocol ETF (KOIN) and offers the investment case for blockchain technology.
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Nate, Conor, & Jason debate whether standardized ETF ratings are needed and highlight several rating options currently available to investors. ETF.com’s Lara Crigger goes in-depth on marijuana ETFs. Ben Phillips, CIO at EventShares, spotlights the U.S. Policy Alpha ETF (PLCY).
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The New York Attorney General recently announced 13 mutual fund companies agreed to report active share to retail investors. Nate & Jason discuss potential implications and highlight new research on this metric’s usefulness to investors. ETF.com’s Dave Nadig offers key takeaways from Greenwich Associates’ latest ETF survey of institutional investors. Larry Medin, Founder & CEO of Brandometry spotlights the index behind the Brand Value ETF (BVAL).
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Daniel Prince, Head of iShares U.S. Wealth Advisory Product Consulting, discusses the tax efficiency of ETFs and why tax costs shouldn’t be overlooked in investing. Nate & Conor also provide insight into the potential tax savings ETFs can provide and explain why actively managed mutual funds are at a disadvantage.
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Michael Natale, Head of Intermediary Distribution at Northern Trust, discusses growing investor concern over rising inflation and spotlights several FlexShares ETFs that could potentially serve as inflation hedges in a portfolio. Nate & Conor recap financial market performance in the first quarter of 2018.
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