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Trillions

Bloomberg

Money goes where it's treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money—trillions, in fact—flows into a powerful, low-cost tool that's quietly transformed investing in recent years. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you invest in everything from the stock market to gold like never before. This biweekly podcast will demystify them—and delight you in the process.

Episodes

Robots and the Future of Health Care

Nov 12 2020 • 0 MIN

Thematic ETFs need to do two things to attract cash: crush the market and capture the imagination. There's no better example of this than the ETFs coming out of ROBO Global, the indie issuer respon...

A Halloween-Inspired Stroll Through the ETF Graveyard (Which Is Getting Really Crowded)

Oct 29 2020 • 0 MIN

Death has become a growing part of life in the ETF industry. The number closures in 2020 has already blown away the old record with the total number of gravestones already numbering more than 1,100...

The 2020 SPAC Attack Hits ETF Land

Oct 15 2020 • 0 MIN

One of the most interesting developments in finance this year has been the sudden popularity of the SPAC, or special-purpose acquisition company. A novel way to raise money and take companies publi...

The Secretive Committee Behind the S&P 500

Oct 1 2020 • 0 MIN

Few organizations in finance are as mysterious as the committee that oversees the S&P 500 — a group that recently decided to exclude Tesla despite the company seeming to check all the required boxe...

Goldman's Hit ETF Looks Like the Future of Active Investing

Sep 17 2020 • 0 MIN

In the ETF Terrordome, nothing comes easy for issuers -- even if your name is Goldman Sachs. The asset management arm of the storied Wall Street firm launched its first ETF five years ago. Investor...

Climbing the Alps with Paul Baiocchi

Sep 3 2020 • 0 MIN

Selling an ETF has become less about about sales and more about adviser education, which has sparked many firms to create roles for ETF specialists. These are people who know everything about the p...