And The Growth Keeps Going
By IndexUniverse Staff |
August 11, 2009
IndexUniverse.com's research and analytics team makes a "bar bet" on ETF growth in 2009: How 'bout $1 trillion by year-end? We also take a look at whether the leveraged ETF rocket could be running out of fuel.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_08102009.mp3
A Regulatory Canary?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
August 04, 2009
Is the broker-dealer crackdown on leveraged and inverse ETFs going to blow over? Or, do ETFs face a new wave of regulation? Here's a walk through of possible scenarios.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_08032009.mp3
Untarnished Silver?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
July 28, 2009
With the launch of a new bullion-based silver ETF, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig pose the question: Is SIVR a better mousetrap, or just another shiny bauble?
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_07272009.mp3
Discount Broker ETFs?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
July 21, 2009
Schwab buys a ticket on the ETF train, but where exactly is it headed? Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig speculate.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_07202009.mp3
How Narrow Is Too Narrow?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
July 07, 2009
With a rash of fund filings and launches in the last few weeks, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig pose the question: Can we have too many ETFs?
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_07062009.mp3
UMM/DMM: Not Your Usual ETFs
By IndexUniverse Staff |
July 01, 2009
Yesterday saw the first full day of trading for the new MacroShares retail housing ETFs: UMM and DMM. Will investors be getting what they expect? Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig dig in.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_06302009.mp3
BGI Finally Sold: What's It All Mean?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
June 15, 2009
Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig dig into the implied valuation, and what BlackRock means for the indexing industry.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_06152009.mp3
BGI For Sale One More Time?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
June 09, 2009
If BlackRock is really making a $15 billion bid for BGI, what are they really after, and how does it fit with BlackRock's business?
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_06082009.mp3
Vanguard & iShares? Maybe Not
By IndexUniverse Staff |
June 02, 2009
Matt Hougan isn't buying the Vanguard rumor, but suggests another alternative to co-host Dave Nadig: Maybe Vanguard should bid for BGI ex-iShares.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_06012009.mp3
The Dow Dating Game
By IndexUniverse Staff |
May 27, 2009
With GM a near certainty for removal from the Dow, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig handicap the likely contenders for the opening.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_05262009.mp3
Leverage & Inverse Redux
By IndexUniverse Staff |
May 19, 2009
Picking up where the webinar left off—Dave Nadig challenged Matt
Hougan: Are any asset classes immune to these funds' timing
peculiarities, and are they really changing the market at the end of
each trading day?
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_05182009.mp3
Is BusinessWeek Right?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
May 11, 2009
In the wake of big mainstream media coverage, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig look at ETFs from an outsider's viewpoint. Are they too hard to use?
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_05112009.mp3
Will Active ETFs Succeed?
By IndexUniverse Staff |
May 04, 2009
With the launch of Grail Advisors' active ETF, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig wonder how it will manage to attract assets.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_05052009.mp3
Real Estate, MBSs And ETFs
By IndexUniverse Staff |
April 26, 2009
IU.com's Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig field questions about mortgage-backed securities and consider broader real estate issues.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_04272009.mp3
Active Management Still Stinks
By IndexUniverse Staff |
April 19, 2009
The Standard & Poor's Index Versus Active Fund Scorecard (SPIVA) for 2008 confirms it: Active management's still a bad idea.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_04202009.mp3
Gold, Fund Flows & iShares
By IndexUniverse Staff |
April 12, 2009
What does BGI's deal with CVC Capital mean for investors? Plus, IU.com's editors take a look at winners and losers from Q1 fund flow data.
http://www.indexuniverse.com/media/Index_Universe_04132009a.mp3
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