by Nate Geraci | Nov 28, 2017 | ETFs
The investment industry has coined a phrase for what happens when Vanguard moves into a particular ETF category – it’s called The Vanguard Effect®. Known for their rock bottom ETF costs, once Vanguard decides to enter a particular asset class or strategy – say...
by Nate Geraci | Nov 20, 2017 | ETFs
While year-to-date ETF flows are nearly 40% above their previous annual record and have surpassed the best year of inflows ever for mutual funds, the financial media seems strangely obsessed with ETF closures. Some recent headlines: > Say hello to FAIL, my new...
by Nate Geraci | Nov 16, 2017 | Thematic ETFs
Bloomberg recently launched a new ETF-focused TV show, ETF IQ, which includes a segment called “There’s an ETF for that”. In the latest episode, the show spotlighted a rare earth metals ETF. The prior week, a video game ETF was highlighted. The title of this...
by Nate Geraci | Nov 9, 2017 | Cryptocurrencies
Perhaps the one question I get more than any other these days is, “What is bitcoin and should I buy it?”. A close second is, “Why do you keep talking about bitcoin?!?”. The fact that I keep hearing the first question is clearly at least part of the answer to the...
by Nate Geraci | Nov 6, 2017 | General Investing
Investing has long been a fascination of mine. As a 12-year old, I remember learning the magic of compounding – that money could make money, and that newly earned money could earn money of its own. I was hooked. I guess that’s why Albert Einstein called compound...
