Welcome to the ETF Prime Podcast
One of the “most helpful plain-English resources for investors who want to demystify exchange-traded funds” – Bloomberg Businessweek
Latest Episode
The UFO ETF, SpaceX, and AI Infrastructure Plays
Andrew Chanin, CEO of ProcureAM, discusses skyrocketing investor demand for the Procure Space ETF (UFO), the highly anticipated SpaceX IPO, the government’s recent release of UFO files, and growing competition within the space-themed ETF category. Paul Baiocchi, Head of Fund Sales and Strategy at SS&C ALPS Advisors, explains how the AI capex boom is driving opportunities across traditional sectors like utilities, materials, energy, and industrials – and highlights ETFs positioned to benefit from the trend.
About the Podcast
ETF Prime is hosted by Nate Geraci. Learn how to make ETFs a part of your investment portfolio as Nate spotlights individual ETFs and interviews experts from across the country. ETF Prime is available on Apple Podcasts, Android, Spotify, and most other major podcasting platforms. Specific guest interviews can be accessed by visiting the ETF Expert Corner.
Recent Episodes
2017 Key Market Themes
To kick off the new year, Nate & Jason set the table for the show over the next several months and also discuss key market themes to watch for in 2017. Kevin Quigg, Chief Strategist at ACSI Funds, spotlights the American Customer Satisfaction Core Alpha ETF (ACSI), which seeks to overweight exposure to companies with the most satisfied customers.
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ETF Store Show: 2016’s Top 5 Most Downloaded Interviews
1) Tadas Viskanta, Founder & Editor of Abnormal Returns, offers his perspective on the importance of investor behavior and the proliferation of ETFs. Listen.
2) Wes Gray, CEO & Chief Investment Officer at Alpha Architect, spotlights their new MomentumShares ETFs and explains the merits of a momentum-based approach to investing. Listen.
3) Ben Fulton, ETF industry pioneer & CEO of Elkhorn Investments, talks about the early days of ETFs and the continued innovation since. Ben also spotlights the Elkhorn S&P 500 Capital Expenditures ETF (CAPX) and the Elkhorn FTSE RAFI U.S. Equity Income ETF (ELKU). Listen.
4) Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, discusses his new book “The Institutional ETF Toolbox“, which seeks to help all investors better understand and utilize ETFs. Listen.
5) Mike LaBella, Portfolio Manager at QS Investors, offers his views on the shortcomings of market cap weighting and spotlights the Legg Mason lineup of Diversified Core ETFs. Listen.
Best of The ETF Store Show
We revisit some of our favorite interviews from the second half of 2016 including ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood, Deutsche’s Rob Bush, and Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas.
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Wes Gray’s “Quantitative Momentum”
Wes Gray, CEO at Alpha Architect, discusses his new book “Quantitative Momentum” and explains key factors when implementing a momentum-based investing approach. Nate & Jason spotlight the MomentumShares U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (QMOM) and offer closing thoughts on 2016 financial markets.
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Head of U.S. iShares Discusses Growing “ETF Movement”
Martin Small, Head of U.S. iShares, explains why ETFs aren’t just an industry, they’re a movement. Nate & Conor offer their perspective on ETF.com’s 2017 big ETF predictions.
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