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
Rethinking Sector ETFs & Baron Capital’s ETF Debut
Michael Cohick, Director of Product Management at VanEck, breaks down the firm’s lineup of TruSector ETFs and how they aim to address tracking error caused by regulatory diversification limits – constraints that can force traditional sector funds to underweight the largest companies in their benchmarks. Matt Camuso, Head of ETF Solutions at Baron Capital, discusses the firm’s recent entry into the ETF space and outlines its distinctive approach to actively managed growth equity investing, including the Baron First Principles ETF (RONB).
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
Focus on Asset Allocation & Minimizing Investment Costs
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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.
We Talk ETFs with IndexUniverse’s Matt Hougan
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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.