3D attended the February 2019 Inside ETF Conference down in Hollywood, FL, and took the opportunity to interview some of the attendees for our Advisor Success Series podcast. Part 1 includes interviews with the following:

1. [00:00] Matt Hougan, Global Head of Research, Bitwise Asset Management, discussing the current state of crypto-currency.
2. [11:56] Jay Jacobs, Head of Research & Strategy, Global X Funds, discussing the latest trends in thematic-based investing.
3. [18:48] Phil Bak, CEO, & Charles Ragauss, Managing Director, Exponential ETFs, on how smaller ETF providers can compete for investor shelf space.
4. [25:10] William Rhind, Founder and CEO, Graniteshares, on the state of the commodity markets.
5. [35:09] Nick Kalivas, Senior Equity ETF Strategist, Invesco, shares his thoughts on the current market environment and how ETF marketing will shift from products to implementation