ETF Expert Corner Archives | ETF Prime Podcast

Wes Gray, Executive Managing Member at Alpha Architect , spotlights the ValueShares US Quantitative Value ETF (ticker QVAL) and explains the merits of value investing.

Christian Magoon, Founder of YieldShares and CEO of Magoon Capital , offers his ETF “State of the Union” and spotlights the YieldShares High Income ETF (YYY) .  Christian, who has been involved in the launch of more than 50 ETFs, also discusses the recently launched  PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (HACK) .

Dave Mazza, Head of Research at StateStreet, talks financial markets, potential impact of midterm congressional elections, and 2014 SPDR ETF flows.  StateStreet is the world’s second largest ETF provider, offering nearly 150 ETFs .

Joe Barrato, CEO and Director of Investment Strategies at Arrow Investment Advisors , spotlights the  Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF (ticker: GYLD) and the  Arrow DWA Tactical ETF (ticker: DWAT) .

Mike McGlone, U.S. Director of Research at ETF Securities, discusses precious metals and what they may be telling us about the health of the global economy.

Vanguard Investment Analyst Andrew Patterson joined us in studio to talk investment costs, indexing, Vanguard ETFs , and the current financial markets.

Charles Schwab Managing Director of ETFs, Eric Pollackov, discusses their low cost lineup of ETFs and the recent expansion of the Schwab ETF OneSource platform which now lists 182 commission-free ETFs.

Matt Smith, Global Commodity Analyst with Schneider Electric and author of Energy Burrito , explains the interplay between energy prices, the global economy, and the financial markets.

ALPS portfolio manager Mike Akins explains the “Dogs of the Dow Theory” and spotlights the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (ticker SDOG) .

Dave Nadig, Chief Investment Officer at ETF.com , offers his perspective on the future of actively managed ETFs and what they could mean for you as an investor.

Juan Carlos Artigas, Director of Investment Research at the World Gold Council , discusses the latest gold supply and demand trends, as well as the relationship between rising interest rates and the price of gold.

Mike Eschmann, Sr. Vice President and Head of ETF Sales at Direxion , spotlights the Direxion iBillionaire Index ETF (ticker: IBLN) which seeks to track top stocks picks of some of the country’s most successful investment billionaires.

Kevin DiSano, Executive Vice President at IndexIQ , explains the role of hedge fund and alternative strategy ETFs in an investment portfolio.

The AdvisorShares Peritus High Yield ETF (ticker HYLD)  is one of the more popular high yield bond ETFs on the market and recently crossed over $1 billion in assets. Ron Heller, CEO of Peritus Asset Management and manager of HYLD, joined us to discuss this ETF and the current high yield bond market.

Global X CEO Bruno del Ama joined The ETF Store Show to discuss his firm’s tremendous growth, several Global X ETFs, and whether U.S. stocks are currently overvalued.

Fantex offers investors the ability to buy tracking stock linked to the future earnings of professional athletes.  Fantex CEO and Co-Founder, Buck French, explains how these securities work.  Similar to how Exchange Traded Funds have helped democratize investing and allowed investors to access previously unavailable asset classes, Fantex is doing the same through their offering.

Victor Ricciardi, behavioral finance expert and author of “Investor Behavior:  The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing”, explains how emotions and psychology influence your investment decisions.