ETF Prime

To kick off the new year, Nate & Jason set the table for the show over the next several months and also discuss key market themes to watch for in 2017.  Kevin Quigg, Chief Strategist at ACSI Funds, spotlights the American Customer Satisfaction Core Alpha ETF (ACSI), which seeks to overweight exposure to companies with the most satisfied customers.

We revisit some of our favorite interviews from the second half of 2016 including ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood, Deutsche’s Rob Bush, and Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas.

Wes Gray, CEO at Alpha Architect, discusses his new book “Quantitative Momentum” and explains key factors when implementing a momentum-based investing approach.  Nate & Jason spotlight the MomentumShares U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (QMOM) and offer closing thoughts on 2016 financial markets.

Martin Small, Head of U.S. iShares, explains why ETFs aren’t just an industry, they’re a movement.  Nate & Conor offer their perspective on ETF.com’s 2017 big ETF predictions.

Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, highlights several key trends shaping the investment landscape, explaining the potential longer-term implications to investors.  Nate & Conor discuss the recent rise in yields and spotlight the FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS ETF (TDTT).

A recent 60 Minutes piece chronicled the case of several high profile NFL players misled on an investment by a questionable financial advisor.  Nate & Jason go in-depth on the lessons we can all learn from the financial pitfalls of professional athletes.  Jay Hatfield, Co-Founder & President of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, spotlights the InfraCap MLP ETF (AMZA).

One surefire way to improve your investment returns in a taxable account is to minimize the impact of capital gain distributions.  We examine the tax efficiency of ETFs compared to mutual funds and explain how a shift away from actively managed mutual funds is exacerbating an often overlooked problem.  Chuck Self, Chief Investment Officer at iSectors, spotlights the Post-MPT Growth ETF (PMPT).

With nearly every pollster misfiring on last week’s election, Nate & Conor explain why “expert” predictions are typically meaningless – whether in elections or investing.  Also, Mike Strain, Director of Economic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, offers his perspective on the election outcome and discusses the potential economic impact of Trump’s presidency.

With Election Day finally here, Nate & Conor offer a few closing thoughts on what has been a contentious, yet fascinating election cycle.  Todd Rosenbluth, Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research at CFRA, discusses the potential shorter-term impact of the election outcome on several ETFs and also shares his perspective on the Department of Labor fiduciary rule.  Jamie Anderson, Managing Principal at Tierra Funds, spotlights the Tierra XP Latin America Real Estate ETF (LARE).

Tim Noyce, Mortgage Advisor at Finance of America Mortgage, joins us in studio to offer helpful tips on securing a mortgage and discuss recent trends in the housing market.  Tushar Yadava, Investment Strategist at iShares, spotlights the iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (REZ).