ETF Radio Show

We Talk ETFs with IndexUniverse’s Matt Hougan

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, Matt Hougan, Global Head of Editorial and President of ETF Analytics at IndexUniverse, joined us to talk ETFs.  Matt Hougan is a well-respected ETF industry expert who is quoted regularly in publications like the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and Investor’s Business Daily.  Matt is also a regular guest on CNBC.  IndexUniverse is one of the leading independent authorities on Exchange Traded Funds and an excellent resource for in-depth information on specific ETFs.  Matt offered his thoughts on the rapid growth in popularity of ETFs as well as his take on the recent ETF “price wars”.  Matt also provided some predictions on the future of the ETF industry, a topic we discussed in detail on last week’s show.

In our weekly market update, we discussed the economic and market impact of Hurricane Sandy and also delved into the most recent jobs report.  We also debated the market reaction to the presidential election and explained why tackling the looming fiscal cliff must be first and foremost on the election winner’s to-do list.  Finally, in our weekly ETF spotlight segment, we examined a municipal bond ETF (ticker MUB) and explained how this is a prime example of the way ETFs can benefit investors.  Listen to the full show here.

What’s Next for 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.

On our most recent radio broadcast, we discussed an excellent piece from the Wall Street Journal titled “What ETFs’ Next Act Will Look Like”. The article lays out five predictions for the ETF industry to occur over the next five years. The article states, “exchange-traded funds have transformed investing over the past two decades” and we couldn’t agree more. On the radio show, we explained the growth in the popularity of ETFs and examined each of the five predictions outlined in the article. We also provided our own predictions for the ETF industry and described how investors continue to benefit from ETF innovation.

In our weekly market update, we discussed the key takeaways from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting and offered some thoughts on how investors can grapple with the significant challenges they face in today’s volatile markets. Finally, in our weekly ETF spotlight segment, we explored some ETF options to replace the Janus A Fund (ticker JDGAX), including the Powershares QQQ ETF (ticker QQQ). Listen to the full show here.

Don’t Be Wall Street’s Muppet

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 a recent CBS 60 Minutes interview with former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith.

Smith abruptly left Goldman Sachs back in March by penning a scathing op-ed piece about the firm in the New York Times.  We covered this story in detail back at that time, but the gist of the op-ed was that Goldman Sachs was simply more concerned with their financial future than the clients they were supposed to be serving.  There were even accusations that Goldman referred to their clients as Muppets – and that wasn’t meant as a compliment.  Unfortunately, it’s our belief that this kind of behavior is much more widespread than investors would like to believe.  Quite frankly, that’s exactly why we started The ETF Store.  We wanted to provide everyday investors with an alternative to these money grabbing firms who seemed more concerned about their own financial future than serving their clients’ best interests.  So, how do you avoid these types of firms or advisors?  On our radio show, we armed listeners with the right questions to ask their financial advisor to prevent themselves from becoming Wall Street’s Muppet.

In our weekly market update, we provided some insight on quarterly corporate earnings reports and also discussed some of the challenges investors are facing in the markets right now.  Investing in stocks, bonds, and cash each present some real challenges to investors given the current economic environment and we explained what you can do to combat these issues.  Finally, in our ETF spotlight, we examined an extremely inexpensive total bond market ETF (ticker:  BND).  We think most people should have at least some broad based bond exposure in their portfolios and this ETF offers an efficient, low cost way to access that exposure.  Listen to the full show here.