How a Presidential Election Cycle Can Move Markets
Just as presidential candidates are on the road engaging in debates and meeting with voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election, I’ve…
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Mapping October’s Historic ETF Money Trail
Global stock and bond markets bounced back from a summer slump to rally in October, putting the ETF industry on a record-setting…
Alt ETFs Prepare for Surge in Market Demand
The stock market has favored vanilla approaches in the past 6 years. A diversified portfolio that includes alternative ETFs has struggled to…
The Trickiness of ETF Diversification
According to Barry Ritholtz of Ritholtz Wealth Management, a frequent contributor to CNBC as well as Bloomberg, “the beauty of diversification is…
Taking The Pulse of ETFs
ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States have gathered a record 174.8 billion US dollars in net new assets as of the end…
ETF Week Recap
It was another encouraging week for the Financial markets as the NASDAQ 100 reached a record high on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the strong…
The Search For ETF Opportunities In A Volatile Marketplace
As Head of Research for State Street Global Advisors’ ETF and mutual fund businesses, part of my job focuses on helping investment…
4 Types Of ETFs Being Artificially Inflated
Say what you want about Bill Gross. He’s arrogant. He’s petty. He didn’t give his colleague El-Arian enough credit. He destroyed PIMCO…
The Case For Local Currency Denominated ETFs
Investing internationally – US dollar vs local currency denominated ETFs Investors are frequently advised to allocate at least a portion of their…