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Introduction
Patrick
My guest this week is Eric Balchunas, the senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence and the author of the book, The Institutional ETF Toolbox. This episode is intended for those in the asset management or wealth management industries who have considered using ETFs in their portfolios or for the individual investor who likes to stay up to date on trends in the markets for asset management products. We cover all aspects of ETFs in some detail, and luckily in ways that have little overlap with a few other recent ETF centric episodes on two of my favorite podcasts, the Meb Faber show and Capital Allocators with Ted Seides.
Why Tickers Matter for New ETFs
Those conversations were with Matt Haugen and Tom Light and respectively. We open with Eric's favorite ETF tickers, discuss the pros and cons of ETFs versus other investment vehicles and explore the largest areas of opportunities for new ETFs coming to market in the years to come. ETFs have become the vehicle of choice for many investors. So it's about time we covered them in depth in this forum. As you'll hear Eric is the right person to teach the world about ETFs, thanks to deep domain knowledge and unflagging enthusiasm. Please enjoy my conversation with Eric Balchunas on the past present and future of ETFs. Fun question, which is for your favorite couple of ETF tickers, which I think is back to single ticker of marketing. This is an important thing to pick.