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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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