In partnership with Brown Brothers Harriman, ETF.com conducts an annual survey of ETF investors (primarily investment advisors). I would call this the “Cadillac” of ETF surveys given the well-informed ETF audience trafficking ETF.com. Their fifth annual survey was released today…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
