As 2023 comes to a close, this episode looks at what may be in store for the year ahead and covers things that investors and financial advisors should be considering going into 2024. Kim speaks to the state of the US market going forward and the outlook for international markets in the coming year. In addition, we take a closer look at why Kim views actively managed ETFs as superior, more tax efficient vehicles to mutual funds for investors. Lastly, we learn more about Main Management’s firm culture and how Kim, and his partners, have created such a sticky culture there.

Key Takeaways

• [02:52] - Kim’s professional background and career highlights.
• [04:32] - What makes Main Management really stand out as a firm?
• [06:13] - Kim’s current thoughts on the economy and  his outlook for 2024.
• [08:02] - Kim’s view on interest rates and how investors should be treating their bond allocations.
• [09:26] - Advice for income oriented advisors who want to stick their investment dollars into money markets.
• [10:30] - The state of the US market going forward and the argument for staying diversified.
• [11:55] - Kim’s philosophy around sector rotation and what sectors look attractive to him now.
• [13:43] - Council for investors concerned with income generation and de-risking their equity allocation.
• [15:23] - The outlook for international markets in 2024.
• [17:01] - How Main Management helps mitigate the tax burden for their clients.
• [19:31] - Why Kim views the ETF as a superior vehicle to mutual funds for investors.
• [21:46] - The importance of firm culture and how Kim has excelled in this area.
• [25:00] - Kim’s favorite investment idea currently.

Quotes

[04:34] - "When we founded the firm 21 years ago, we wanted to build the strategies using liquid, transparent ETFs, which for all intents and purposes had really just started at that point. There were only one hundred, there are thousands of them today…but what we wanted to deliver, the why for the business, was we wanted to have a client first, exceptional service and deliver on expectations." ~ Kim Arthur

[12:00] - "…Out of the eleven industry sectors that build up and make up the S&P 500, we typically overweight four of those. I’d love to be able to tell you ‘hey, every year all four of those are at the top of the price performance chart,’ but it usually does not end up that way. There’s typically a split of two of them up at the top and two of them at the bottom…[so] I like to say they’re ‘seasoning.’ " ~ Kim Arthur

Links

• Kim Arthur on LinkedIn
• Main Management
• “Surrender” by Cheap Trick
• Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

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