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The ETF Store’s Nate Geraci Appears on Bloomberg Radio

Nate Geraci, President of The ETF Store and Host of The ETF Store Show, made several appearances this week on Bloomberg Radio to discuss Exchange Traded Funds.  The ETF Report, hosted by Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery, is a daily feature covering specific ETFs and the ETF industry as a whole.  Geraci appeared consecutively on July 22^nd, 23^rd, and 24^th, discussing a variety of topics.  You can listen to these brief, informative segments below:

• July 22^nd – Geraci explained why the growing popularity of ETFs comes down to control for investors.  ETFs allow investors to control investment costs, when they buy and sell shares, and even active manager risk.  Regarding active manager risk, Geraci discussed the challenges investors face in identifying actively managed mutual funds that can overcome their high fees and consistently outperform their benchmark indexes.  Click here to listen.

• July 23^rd – Geraci described The ETF Store’s value proposition to clients and explained how focusing on asset allocation, finding the right ETFs to represent a given asset class, and maintaining a disciplined investment approach is a combination that can result in long-term success for investors.  Click here to listen.

• July 24^th – Geraci offered some specific ETPs that investors might consider for a basic Exchange Traded Product portfolio, including what those ETPs invest in and how much they cost.  Click here to listen.

You can listen to Geraci’s take on ETFs, the ETF industry, and the financial markets every week by tuning-in to The ETF Store Show on Tuesdays from 9 to 10am on ESPN 1510 in Kansas City.  Listen live online here.

Global X CEO on Financial Markets, 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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With 35 ETFs and nearly $2 billion in assets, Global X offers an innovative lineup of Exchange Traded Funds spanning a variety of asset classes.  On our most recent radio broadcast, Bruno del Ama, CEO of Global X, joined us to discuss some of their specific ETFs and offer a few thoughts on the current financial markets.  We also discussed why investors tend to have a home country bias when selecting investments for their portfolios and how ETFs might be just the right investment solution to help overcome this bias.

In our weekly market update, we looked back at last week’s testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and explained why economist/comedian Ben Stein compared Mr. Bernanke to a drug dealer.  We also briefly touched on Detroit’s bankruptcy filing and why an ETF such as the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (ticker: MUB) might be a better way for investors to access municipal bonds for their portfolios.  In our weekly ETF Spotlight, given our focus on Global X ETFs, we examined the Global X Top Guru Holdings Index ETF (ticker: GURU), which seeks to take some of the best investment ideas from top hedge funds and own them in an ETF.  The best part of this ETF?  While it seeks to piggyback off the highest conviction investment ideas from the best and brightest hedge fund managers, you avoid the hefty “2 & 20” hedge fund fee structure.  Learn more about GURU by visiting www.etfbuzz.com.

Chat with Morningstar’s Sam Lee

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.

Click here to listen to The ETF Store Show now.

As Exchange Traded Funds have grown in popularity, investment research behemoth Morningstar has ramped up their ETF coverage in kind.  Long known for their robust analysis of traditional mutual funds, Morningstar is now leveraging that expertise on the ETF side as investors flock en masse to ETFs.  On our most recent radio broadcast, Sam Lee, Morningstar ETF Strategist and Editor of Morningstar ETFInvestor, joined us to talk about Morningstar’s ETF research and discuss some of the key factors investors should consider when evaluating an ETF.  Sam also offered some thoughts on the financial markets, as well as a few ETFs that investors might consider for their portfolios.

In our weekly market update, we dissected last week’s comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and explained how the recent triple talking from the Fed is Exhibit A on why investors should avoid trying to trade “headline” events.  We also offered a crash course on the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of attempting to promote maximum employment and stable prices (along with moderate long-term interest rates).  In our weekly ETF Spotlight, we gave our take on the proposed Bitcoin ETF.  While many in the financial media quickly panned the idea from the Winklevoss twins, we explained why we believe this instead highlights the power of the ETF structure and the continued innovation within the industry.  While we’re certainly not advocating investing in Bitcoins (though an investment thesis could be argued given that Bitcoins are not beholden to any government or the money printing whims of central banks), the point is that ETFs allow investors efficient and cost effective access to a wide range of investments.  At the end of the day, we believe more asset classes at our disposal (whether or not we choose to invest in them) and the ability to potentially further diversify a portfolio are net positives for investors.  Learn more about the proposed Bitcoin ETF by visiting www.etfbuzz.com.