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Next ETF Growth Frontiers? ESG & Active ETFs in Focus

Nate Geraci May 21, 2018

ETF.com‘s Lara Crigger offers perspective on the current ESG ETF landscape, along with potential drivers of future growth. Dodd Kittsley, Director at Davis Advisors, spotlights their suite of actively managed ETFs and discusses what’s next for the active ETF space as a whole. Todd Rosenbluth, Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research at CFRA, fields a wide range of ETF questions, including on both ESG and active ETFs.

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Bond ETFs & Liquidity: Fact vs Fiction

Nate Geraci May 14, 2018

ETF.com’s Dave Nadig dispels several bond ETF myths and explains how ETFs would function during a bond market crash. Kevin Carter, Founder of EMQQ, spotlights the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF. Nate & Conor discuss surprising characteristics of ETF-owning households.

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Gold, Bitcoin, & Blockchain

Nate Geraci May 7, 2018

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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Rating ETFs: Pros, Cons, & Challenges For the Industry

Nate Geraci April 30, 2018

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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Does Active Share Matter in Fund Selection?

Nate Geraci April 23, 2018

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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