by Nate Geraci | May 23, 2019 | ETFs
It was back to the City of Dreams this week… Ben Carlson, who I actually met on the trip, summed-up my visit rather well: My tally after a quick 36 hours in NYC: -3.5 pieces of pizza -2 bagels -2 Chipotle bowls (not even ashamed) -1 clogged artery -7 lbs gained -1...
by Nate Geraci | May 17, 2019 | ETFs
A coffee table book on ETFs? I’m considering. Until then, here are some of my favorite ETF charts so far in 2019. Enjoy! Previous “ETFs in Pictures”: ETF in Pictures I ETF in Pictures II ETFs – Year in Pictures 2018 Accelerating ETF Growth As...
by Nate Geraci | Mar 21, 2019 | ETFs
Source: ETF.com Low Cost “There shall be an ETF for every asset class, and it shall be virtually free to own.” – Matt Hougan & Dave Nadig via ETF.com “One of the most attractive elements of ETFs is their cost structure. Because ETFs are based on indexes,...
by Nate Geraci | Mar 14, 2019 | ETFs
I recently chronicled the latest flare-up in the savage ETF fee war. In the span of two weeks, we saw filings for the first “free” ETFs, the launch of the cheapest (for now) ETF, and meaningful fee moves from four of the top five ETF providers. Then it happened. ...
by Nate Geraci | Mar 12, 2019 | ETFs
“If you lower it, they will come.” -Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas I recently declared the ETF fee war officially over: “My sense is the majority of companies offering plain-vanilla ETFs simply don’t have much room to drop fees any further. Sure, some will still jockey...
by Nate Geraci | Mar 7, 2019 | ETFs
ETFs have democratized investing, but they haven’t democratized financial and ETF literacy. Several years ago, I was meeting a friend at a packed coffee shop when the conversation veered into a slightly heated debate over whether the average person knew what an ETF...
