ETF Prime

We offer last minute advice on IRA contributions and answer your questions on ETFs and investing, including our listener question of the month!

Nate & Jason discuss new research from Fidelity and BlackRock indicating that while record ETF growth continues, more investor education is needed.  Marie Dzanis, Head of Distribution for Northern Trust Asset Management, also offers some thoughts on ETF growth and talks FlexShares ETFs.

We discuss the latest mutual fund performance data from S&P Dow Jones Indices and explain some of the challenges facing active managers.  Nate & Conor also touch on the rise of the “robo-advisors” and introduce The ETF Store’s new online investment service, iPortfolios.

Nate & Conor discuss the recent strength of the US Dollar and the negative impact it can have on your portfolio.  They are then joined by Dodd Kittsley, Head of ETF Strategy at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, who explains how currency hedged ETFs can help.

Dan Waldron, Senior Strategist at First Trust, discusses the firm’s tremendous growth and innovative lineup of ETFs.  Nate and Conor also answer the “listener question of the month” and spotlight the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV).

Surprisingly, not all financial advisors have an obligation to place your interests ahead of their own.  We discuss the different standards of care and explain how you can help protect yourself.

John Feyerer, Vice President of ETF Product Management at PowerShares, discusses the growth of smart beta ETFs and where they might fit in your investment portfolio.  Nate and Jason also explain three things every investor should be doing right now.

Tadas Viskanta, Founder & Editor of the popular investment blog Abnormal Returns, offers key lessons for investors culled over his years of blogging and own investing experience.  Nate and Conor also discuss “Simple, Bedrock Rules on Personal Finance” and spotlight an India stock ETF.

Nate and Conor answer your questions on ETFs, including explaining the benefits of bond ETFs and identifying the lowest cost ETF providers.  They also spotlight a biotechnology ETF.

As investors continue gravitating towards ETFs, fund providers are becoming increasingly aggressive in an attempt to earn their business.  We discuss how investors benefit from this growing competition.  Also, Jeff Klearman, CIO at Rich Investment Solutions, spotlights a unique alternative-income ETF.