ETF Radio Show
ETFs to Displace Mutual Funds?
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On our most recent radio broadcast, we delved into the numerous potential benefits that ETFs can offer investors over traditional mutual funds – and in particular, actively managed mutual funds. As ETFs continue to soar in popularity, the mainstream financial media is ramping up their ETF coverage in response and touting these potential benefits – things such as lower cost, greater tax efficiency, more transparency, and access to a wider variety of asset classes. On the show, we played several recent CNBC clips that really highlight the growing investor interest in ETFs and in our belief, point to a fundamental shift from mutual funds to ETFs that is currently taking place. If you’re new to ETFs, we certainly recommend taking a look at CNBC’s introductory piece on ETFs and perusing our free report “The ETF Advantage”. We also discussed some recent comments from a well-known player in the investment management industry who believes ETFs may displace mutual funds over the next 15 years.
In our weekly market update, we zeroed in on gold, offering some thoughts on what’s causing the recent price drop in gold and what role we think gold should play in your portfolio moving forward. We also explained why an ETF such as the iShares Gold Trust (ticker IAU) or the SPDR Gold Shares (ticker GLD) might be a better way to invest than by holding physical gold. Finally, in our weekly ETF spotlight segment, we examined the Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF (ticker VBR) and explained why ignoring small cap stocks in your equity exposure could be a mistake.
ETFs Explained
If you’re new to ETFs, CNBC recently released an excellent short video providing a nice overview on Exchange Traded Funds and their potential benefits compared to mutual funds. Watch below:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000147234
For additional information on ETFs and how they compare to mutual funds, download our free report “The ETF Advantage” by clicking here.
Ari Weinberg Stops By to Talk ETFs
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.
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On our most recent radio broadcast, Ari Weinberg, contributor to The Wall Street Journal, joined us to discuss his recent article “Firms Try Varied Designs to Add ETFs”. As investors continue to gravitate towards ETFs, traditional mutual fund companies are seeing the writing on the wall and searching for the best way to launch new ETF products. Ari offered some thoughts on what’s driving mutual fund companies to enter the ETF space and explained the three primary options that these firms are considering to launch ETF versions of existing mutual funds or new funds altogether. Ari also chatted about an interesting article that we discussed last fall, “What ETFs Next Act Will Look Like”, where he examined what investors might expect to see from ETFs over the next five years.
In our weekly market update, we spent a few moments digging into last year’s performance from mutual funds, ETFs, and even hedge funds. While we’ve talked about the underperformance of mutual funds on past shows, the data from 2012 – particularly from hedge funds – continued to highlight the challenges active managers face in trying to outperform the market. Lastly, in our ETF spotlight segment, we highlighted a country specific ETF (WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF – ticker DXJ) that not only hedges its currency exposure, but also has a unique way of weighting the individual stocks that it holds.