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2024: A Year to Remember
It's pretty safe to say that 2024 was the best year ever for ETFs. The industry saw record flows of $1 trillion, a record 670 new launches and a 30% jump in assets- not to mention that record smashing bitcoin ETF launch. So how do you top that? On this ep
The No Downside ETF
It sounds too good to be true. An exchange-traded fund that is 100% protected from any losses but still gets to participate in stock market gains? While there is a catch and a trade-off involved, that is pretty much what the Innovator Equity Defined Prote
Five Things to Watch in ETFs During the Second Half
Its the third quarter and exchange-traded fund investors have finally gotten their FOMO bug back. While theyre currently plowing money into equities, how long can the good times last? This is just one of many trends to watch in the second half.On this
The Race for the Bitcoin ETF Heats Up
Over the past decade, about 30 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications have been swatted aside by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The outlook appeared dire. And then a surprise filing by BlackRock Inc. in mid-June seemed to change the mo
ETF Lawyer-Regulator-Industry Veteran Dalia Blass
Dalia Blass has a rare perspective on the exchange-traded fundindustry. Now a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, she recently left BlackRock, where she was head of external affairs.Before that, Blass did multiple tours of duty with the US Securities and
AI Mania Is Coming for ETFs
Unless youve been living under a rock, youve likely heard about how Artificial Intelligence is going to be a big deal. The exchange-traded fundindustry is as excited as any other, and has launched a slew of funds dedicated to either using AI or investi
The FOMO Drought
The S&P 500 Index is up 9%, the Nasdaq 100 has jumped 25% and Bitcoin-mining stocks are up more than 100%and yet no one seems to care.At least thats the case among exchange-traded fund investors who have put virtually no money into US equities. It
The $30 Trillion ETF Market Is Coming
Exchange-traded funds could go from $9 trillion in global assets today to $30 trillion in the next decade as investors far and wide continue to migrate from mutual funds. This is the predictionthat Brown Brothers Harriman reached in their 10th Annual ET
The Hottest New Trade Is the Most Boring
Thehottest new trade is the most boring asset class: money market mutual funds. Once regarded as a no-yield optioninvestors would only use to park cash in a crisis, they now yield more than 4.5%. In the first quarter alone, investors flocked to them to
The Lowdown on Increasing Your ‘ETF IQ’
The first exchange-traded fund television show ever created, Bloombergs ETF IQ, just finished its first year on the air. On this episode, we talk to its anchors, Matt Miller and Katie Greifeld, about what goes into making the program, some of its highlig