ETF Expert Corner
ETF.com CEO Dave Nadig Looks Ahead to ETFs in 2018
| December 19th, 2017
ETF.com CEO Dave Nadig recaps ETFs in 2017 and offers several ETF predictions for 2018.
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AdvisorShares’ Dan Ahrens Spotlights New Vice ETF (ACT)
| December 19th, 2017
Dan Ahrens, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at AdvisorShares, spotlights the recently launched AdvisorShares Vice ETF (ACT) and discusses the burgeoning marijuana industry.
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Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas Recaps Year in ETFs
| December 12th, 2017
Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, recaps the year that was in ETFs and looks ahead to 2018.
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Phil Bak Spotlights Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF (RVRS)
| December 12th, 2017
Phil Bak, CEO of Exponential ETFs, spotlights the Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF (RVRS) and offers his perspective on ETF innovation.
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OppenheimerFunds’ Dave Mazza Discusses Smart Beta ETFs
| December 5th, 2017
Dave Mazza, Head of ETF Investment Strategy at OppenheimerFunds, offers perspective on the growing smart beta ETF category, including highlighting Oppenheimer’s revenue weighted and factor-based approach to investing.
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“Cryptoassets” Co-Author Jack Tatar on Bitcoin
| November 28th, 2017
Jack Tatar, Co-Author of Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor’s Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond, goes in-depth on bitcoin including its history, naysayers, portfolio applications, and ETFs.
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Guggenheim’s Bill Belden Spotlights Solar ETF (TAN)
| November 21st, 2017
Bill Belden, Head of ETF Business Development at Guggenheim, spotlights the Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN).
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Pristine Sun CEO Troy Helming Goes In-Depth on Solar Power
| November 21st, 2017
Troy Helming, Founder & CEO of Pristine Sun, goes in-depth on solar power, explaining several real world applications and innovative technologies proliferating in the space.
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Impact Shares Founder Ethan Powell Explains First Ever Non-Profit ETF Platform
| November 14th, 2017
Ethan Powell, Founder & President of Impact Shares, highlights the first ever non-profit ETF platform and offers his perspective on the current ESG ETF landscape.
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Meb Faber Talks Fee Compression, Spotlights Two Cambria ETFs
| November 7th, 2017
Meb Faber, Founder & CIO at Cambria Investment Management, offers his perspective on ETF fee compression and spotlights the Cambria Global Value ETF (GVAL) and Cambria Tail Risk ETF (TAIL).
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Steven Schoenfeld Spotlights BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (ITEQ)
| October 31st, 2017
Steven Schoenfeld, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of BlueStar Indexes, spotlights the BlueStar TA-BIGITech Israel Technology ETF (ITEQ) and describes Israel’s vibrant tech ecosystem.
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Head of U.S. iShares Goes In-Depth on ETF Growth
| October 24th, 2017
Martin Small, Head of U.S. iShares, goes in-depth on continued record ETF growth, explaining key drivers and potential implications.
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PowerShares’ Jason Bloom on the Role of Commodities
| October 17th, 2017
The role of commodities in a portfolio is the subject of intense debate among investors. Jason Bloom, Global Market Strategist at PowerShares, offers his perspective on the value of owning commodities and highlights two broad-based commodity ETFs.
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Rare Infrastructure’s Dave Wahl Spotlights Legg Mason Global Infrastructure ETF (INFR)
| October 10th, 2017
Dave Wahl, Senior Portfolio Specialist at Rare Infrastructure, spotlights the Legg Mason Global Infrastructure ETF (INFR) and explains the case for investing in infrastructure.
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Essential Asset ETFs with Tortoise’s Jeremy Goff
| October 3rd, 2017
Jeremy Goff, Director of Strategic Development at Tortoise, joins us in studio to explain investing in essential assets, including through the Tortoise North American Pipeline ETF (TPYP) and the Tortoise Water Fund (TBLU).
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ETF State of the Union with Vanguard’s Rich Powers
| September 26th, 2017
Rich Powers, Head of ETF Product Management at Vanguard, offers an ETF “State of the Union”, discussing everything from smart beta and active ETFs to record ETF inflows and fee competition.
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Sit Investment Associates’ Bryce Doty Previews Fed Meeting, Explains Sit Rising Rate ETF (RISE)
| September 19th, 2017
Bryce Doty, Senior Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager at Sit Investment Associates, explains why the Federal Reserve’s unwinding of their balance sheet could cause rates to rise more than anticipated, making a hedge such as the Sit Rising Rate ETF (RISE) a valuable component in a bond portfolio.
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Arrow Investment Advisors’ Joe Barrato Spotlights the Arrow Reserve Capital Management ETF (ARCM)
| September 19th, 2017
Joe Barrato, CEO of Arrow Investment Advisors, spotlights the Arrow Reserve Capital Management ETF (ARCM), a higher-yielding alternative to money market funds and an option for investors concerned about rising rates.
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Cryptocurrency Expert Ari Paul Explains Bitcoin
| September 12th, 2017
Ari Paul, cryptocurrency expert and Co-Founder of BlockTower Capital, offers his perspective on bitcoin, the technology underlying it, and whether it should be owned in an investment portfolio. He also discusses the potential for a bitcoin ETF.
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Gold Expert George Milling-Stanley Talks Bitcoin, Gold
| September 12th, 2017
George Milling-Stanley, Head of Gold Strategy at State Street Global Advisors, offers his perspective on bitcoin and explains where gold derives its intrinsic value. George also discusses the role of gold in a portfolio and highlights the SPDR Long Dollar Gold Trust (GLDW).
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Frank Holmes Spotlights U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU)
| September 12th, 2017
Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global, explains the mechanics behind the recently launched U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU).
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Bryce Tillery Spotlights The Wear ETF, Discusses Wearable Tech Industry
| August 29th, 2017
Bryce Tillery, CEO of Eve Capital, spotlights The WEAR ETF (WEAR) and discusses the intriguing potential of the wearable technology space.
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Amplify ETFs CEO Christian Magoon Spotlights Oil Hedged MLP ETF, Online Retail ETF
| August 22nd, 2017
Christian Magoon, CEO of Amplify ETFs, spotlights the Amplify YieldShares Oil-Hedged MLP Income ETF (AMLX) and the Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY).
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WisdomTree’s Jeremy Schwartz Discusses Global Stock Valuations, International ETFs
| August 15th, 2017
Jeremy Schwartz, Director of Research at WisdomTree, goes in-depth on global stock valuations and highlights several emerging market and developed international WisdomTree ETFs.
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Exponential ETFs CEO Phil Bak Spotlights Brand Value ETF (BVAL)
| August 8th, 2017
Phil Bak, CEO of Exponential ETFs, spotlights the Brand Value ETF (BVAL), which seeks to invest in companies whose brands appear undervalued by the market. Phil also discusses the competitive ETF landscape and offers his thoughts on current U.S. stock valuations.
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Cathie Wood Highlights ARK ETFs, Discusses Disruptive Technologies
| August 1st, 2017
Cathie Wood, Founder & CEO of ARK Invest, spotlights the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) and the ARK Web x.0 ETF (ARKW), two of the top performing non-leveraged ETFs so far in 2017. Cathie also explains the rationale for owning disruptive technologies/companies in a portfolio and offers her perspective on Bitcoin, Amazon, and Tesla.
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RexShares CEO Greg King Explains Inverse VIX ETF, Discusses ETF Education
| July 25th, 2017
Greg King, Founder & CEO of Rex Shares, spotlights one of the top performing ETFs year-to-date, the Rex VolMaxx Short VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF (VMIN), and discusses the need for education around VIX-related ETFs.
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GraniteShares Founder Will Rhind Spotlights New, Low Cost Commodity ETFs
| July 18th, 2017
Will Rhind, Founder & CEO of GraniteShares, spotlights two recently launched commodity ETFs, including the lowest cost, broad-based commodity ETF on the market.
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SSGA’s Matt Bartolini Spotlights SPDR Gender Diversity ETF, Environmental ETF Suite
| July 11th, 2017
Matt Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors, spotlights the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), along with several other ESG-focused ETFs.
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Brad Lamensdorf Spotlights Active Alts Contrarian ETF (SQZZ)
| June 27th, 2017
Brad Lamensdorf, Founder & President of Active Alts, explains the concept of a “short squeeze” and spotlights the Active Alts Contrarian ETF (SQZZ).
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ETF.com’s Dave Nadig on ESG Investing, New ETF Screening Tools
| June 20th, 2017
Dave Nadig, CEO of ETF.com, discusses the growing interest in ESG investing and new MSCI ESG data available to ETF investors.
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VanEck’s Bill Sokol Spotlights Vectors Green Bond ETF (GRNB)
| June 20th, 2017
Bill Sokol, ETF Product Manager at VanEck, explains the idea behind green bonds and spotlights the VanEck Vectors Green Bond ETF (GRNB).
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A Conversation with Global X’s Jay Jacobs on Thematic ETFs
| June 13th, 2017
Jay Jacobs, Director of Research at Global X, offers his perspective on thematic investing and spotlights several Global X thematic ETFs (BOTZ, SOCL, & PAVE).
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ROBO Global’s Chris Buck Explains Index Behind ROBO ETF, Discusses Robotics Landscape
| June 6th, 2017
Chris Buck, Head of Capital Markets & Sales at ROBO Global, explains the index behind the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) and discusses the growth potential of the rapidly-evolving robotics industry.
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KCG’s Phil Mackintosh Discusses Best ETF Trading Practices, ETF Liquidity
| May 23rd, 2017
Phil Mackintosh, Head of Trading Strategy & Analysis at KCG, discusses best ETF trading practices and explains key considerations when evaluating ETF liquidity.
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Toroso’s Mike Venuto Spotlights Index Underlying the ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF
| May 23rd, 2017
Mike Venuto, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Toroso Investments, spotlights the index behind the recently launched ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (TETF) and offers his outlook on the rapidly growing ETF space.
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World Gold Council’s Juan Carlos Artigas on Current Gold Market, Demand Trends
| May 16th, 2017
Juan Carlos Artigas, Director of Investment Research at the World Gold Council, offers perspective on the current gold market, the latest gold demand trends, and potential drivers of gold moving forward.
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Alpha Architect’s Jack Vogel Explains Closet Indexing, Highlights New ETF
| May 9th, 2017
Jack Vogel, CFO & Co-Chief Investment Officer at Alpha Architect, discusses the problem of closet indexing and spotlights the recently launched Alpha Architect Value Momentum Trend ETF (VMOT).
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iShares’ Matt Tucker Discusses Common Bond Investor Mistakes
| May 2nd, 2017
Matt Tucker, Head of iShares Fixed Income Strategy, explains three common mistakes investors make with their bond portfolios and spotlights several iShares bond ETFs.
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Guggenheim’s Bill Belden Explains BulletShares ETFs, Offers Perspective on Rate Environment
| April 25th, 2017
Bill Belden, Managing Director at Guggenheim, highlights the BulletShares lineup of ETFs and offers his perspective on the current interest rate/credit environment.
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Big Tree Capital CEO Kevin Carter Talks Emerging Markets, EMQQ ETF
| April 18th, 2017
Kevin Carter, CEO of Big Tree Capital, offers his perspective on emerging market stocks and spotlights the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (EMQQ).
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Blue Sky’s David Varadi Spotlights QuantX Suite of ETFs
| April 11th, 2017
David Varadi, Director of Research at Blue Sky Asset Management, spotlights the QuantX suite of ETFs and explains the concept of “smarter beta”.
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Etho Capital’s Conor Platt Discusses Socially Responsible Investing
| April 4th, 2017
Conor Platt, Co-Founder & CEO of Etho Capital, spotlights the Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (ETHO) and discusses the growing appeal of socially responsible investing.
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PowerShares’ John Feyerer Goes In-Depth on Smart Beta ETFs
| March 28th, 2017
John Feyerer, V.P. Equity ETF Product Strategy at PowerShares, goes in-depth on smart beta, including spotlighting several popular PowerShares ETFs.
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Amplify CEO Christian Magoon Spotlights Dividend & Option Income ETF (DIVO)
| March 14th, 2017
Christian Magoon, CEO of Amplify ETFs, spotlights the Amplify YieldShares CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF (DIVO) and discusses the longer-term potential of actively managed ETFs as a whole.
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ETF Securities’ Maxwell Gold on Current Precious Metals Landscape
| March 7th, 2017
Maxwell Gold, Director of Investment Strategy at ETF Securities, surveys the current precious metals landscape and offers his perspective on why owning precious metals in a portfolio can make sense.
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Maz Jadallah Spotlights the AlphaClone International ETF (ALFI)
| February 28th, 2017
Maz Jadallah, CEO & Founder of AlphaClone, spotlights the AlphaClone International ETF and discusses the concept of “active indexing”.
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Biotech Expert Brad Loncar Discusses Sector, ETFs
| February 21st, 2017
Biotech industry expert Brad Loncar discusses his approach to investing in biotech stocks and key current drivers in the sector. Brad also offers his perspective on broad-based biotech ETFs and explains the index behind the Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF (CNCR).
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David Botset Highlights Charles Schwab’s Low Cost Approach to Investing
| February 14th, 2017
David Botset, V.P. Strategy & Product Development at Charles Schwab, discusses Schwab’s low cost ETF lineup and commission-free ETF platform.
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Vanguard’s Rich Powers Talks Low Cost ETFs, ETF Growth
| February 7th, 2017
Rich Powers, Head of ETF Product Management at Vanguard, explains Vanguard’s low cost positioning in ETFs, offers his perspective on ETF growth, and spotlights two popular Vanguard ETFs.
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PureFunds CEO Andrew Chanin Spotlights FinTech ETF, HealthTech ETF
| January 17th, 2017
Andrew Chanin, CEO of PureFunds, spotlights the PureFunds Solactive FinTech ETF (FINQ) and the PureFunds ETFx HealthTech ETF (IMED).
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ETF.com CEO Dave Nadig Recaps ETFs in 2016, Looks Ahead to 2017
| January 10th, 2017
Dave Nadig, CEO of ETF.com, offers his perspective on another record-breaking year for ETFs and expands on several of ETF.com’s 2017 ETF predictions.
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ACSI Funds’ Kevin Quigg Spotlights American Customer Satisfaction Core Alpha ETF (ACSI)
| January 3rd, 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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