ETF Prime

Nate & Conor discuss the recent strength of the US Dollar and the negative impact it can have on your portfolio.  They are then joined by Dodd Kittsley, Head of ETF Strategy at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management , who explains how currency hedged ETFs can help.

Dan Waldron, Senior Strategist at First Trust , discusses the firm’s tremendous growth and innovative lineup of ETFs.  Nate and Conor also answer the “listener question of the month” and spotlight the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) .

Surprisingly, not all financial advisors have an obligation to place your interests ahead of their own.  We discuss the different standards of care and explain how you can help protect yourself.

John Feyerer, Vice President of ETF Product Management at PowerShares , discusses the growth of smart beta ETFs and where they might fit in your investment portfolio.  Nate and Jason also explain three things every investor should be doing right now.

Tadas Viskanta, Founder & Editor of the popular investment blog Abnormal Returns , offers key lessons for investors culled over his years of blogging and own investing experience.  Nate and Conor also discuss  “Simple, Bedrock Rules on Personal Finance” and spotlight an India stock ETF.

Nate and Conor answer your questions on ETFs, including explaining the benefits of bond ETFs and identifying the lowest cost ETF providers.  They also spotlight a biotechnology ETF.

As investors continue gravitating towards ETFs, fund providers are becoming increasingly aggressive in an attempt to earn their business.  We discuss how investors benefit from this growing competition.  Also, Jeff Klearman, CIO at Rich Investment Solutions, spotlights a unique alternative-income ETF.

This year’s Super Bowl offers several great lessons for investors.  We explain what you can learn from Sunday’s big game.  Buck French, CEO & Co-Founder of Fantex , also discusses how you can invest in stock linked to the earnings of professional athletes.

We discuss investment risk and how to best manage that risk in your portfolio.  Also, John Reese, Founder of Validea Capital Management, spotlights the new Validea Market Legends ETF.

Mike Strain , Resident Scholar and Deputy Director of Economic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute , discusses the most recent jobs report and explains what to watch for from the U.S. economy in 2015.

We offer six investing New Year’s resolutions to help you make 2015 a success.

To close out 2014, we replay some of our favorite guest interviews from the second half of the year including Dave Nadig – ETF.com’s Chief Investment Officer, Dave Mazza – StateStreet’s Head of Research, and Wes Gray – Executive Managing Member at Alpha Architect.

We recap the financial markets in 2014 and tell you what we’ll be watching for in 2015.  John Hyland, Chief Investment Officer at United States Commodity Funds , also spotlights the  United States Oil ETF (USO) and offers his perspective on the recent decline in the price of oil.

We discuss the basics of investing in emerging markets and examine several emerging market ETFs.  Kevin Carter, Founder of Big Tree Capital, spotlights an Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (ticker EMQQ).

Matt Tucker, Head of Fixed Income Strategy at iShares , offers his perspective on bonds in 2014 and looks ahead to 2015.  Nate and Jason also discuss the difficulty in predicting short-term interest rate moves and provide some tips for building your bond portfolio.

Dan Haake, CPA and Partner at Hutchins & Haake LLC , joins us in studio to discuss important year-end tax planning tips.

We explain the basics of growth and value investing.  Also, Wes Gray, Executive Managing Member at Alpha Architect, spotlights the ValueShares US Quantitative Value ETF.