As the exchange-traded fund space continues to mature, it's important to occasionally take a look back and understand ETFs' early origins. As with all great innovations, ETFs continue to evolve in ways that deliver investors increased efficiency and access - and also with potential new risks for the uninitiated. Education remains the key to reaping the many potential benefits the world's fastest growing investment vehicle offers investors. Procure Holdings and ProcureAM ETFs President and long-time ETF industry veteran Robert Tull - who helped coin the term "ETF" - joins Let's Talk ETFs to discuss the past, present and future of this space.
Show Notes

2:00 - The early history of ETFs and Bob's role in it - including coming up with the "exchange-traded funds" moniker

9:30 - Why were most of the initial ETFs (SPY) (QQQ) "40s act" Trusts as opposed to the current preference to launch nearly all ETFs as open-ended investment funds?

12:30 - In an environment like the current one, how can ETF investors avoid the impulse to trade emotionally based on the news of the day?

19:15 - Bob's latest enterprise: Difference between Procure Holdings and Procure AM; The Procure Space ETF (UFO) 

22:30 - How does your active, non-transparent ETF model compare to other non-transparent models?

27:00 - Why does the world need additional non-transparent actively managed products now? Is this actually good for investors?

32:15 - Smart Beta everywhere: Bob's take on the proliferation of these products

36:30 - Days of future passed: Where's the ETF space headed?


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