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May 2, 2022 • 24min

Soft Commodities & Another Bitcoin ETF

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with with Sal Gilbertie, President and CEO of Teucrium … as well as Bryon Lake, Global Head of ETF Solutions at JP Morgan Asset Management. They discussed all things soft commodities; the war on Ukraine is having an unprecedented impact on wheat, corn, soybean and sugar prices. Plus, a new bitcoin futures ETF has just received the green light from the SEC … but are Wall Street regulators getting any closer to embracing a potential spot bitcoin ETF? In the ‘Markets 102’ portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Bryon Lake from J-P Morgan Asset Management.
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Apr 25, 2022 • 29min

The Best Bond Alternatives

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Jon Maier, Global X CIO and Todd Rosenbluth, Director of Research at ETF Trends. They discussed attractive bond alternatives. With the age-old 60/40 stock and bond portfolio unraveling, investors are clamoring for alternative sources of yield as bond funds continue to bleed. Where else can they turn? Plus, they discuss Twitter as Tesla CEO Elon Musk edges closer to a deal to take over the social media giant ahead of its earnings. In the "Markets 102" portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Todd Rosenbluth from ETF Trends.
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Apr 18, 2022 • 30min

The rise of single-stock ETFs

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Dave Mazza, Direxion head of product, Will Rhind, GraniteShares CEO, and David Nadig, Financial Futurist at ETF Trends. They discussed the rise of single-stock ETFs, particularly leveraged and inverse single-stock ETFs. They debate the pros and cons, cover the regulatory and investing hurdles ahead and break down what to expect as more and more companies apply for these complicated products. In the 'markets 102' portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Dave Nadig from ETF Trends. join ‘Halftime Report’ to discuss the rise of single-stock ETFs.
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Apr 11, 2022 • 33min

Exchange ETF Conference in Miami

CNBC's Bob Pisani is broadcasting from the biggest ETF conference in the world, the inaugural Exchange ETF Conference! Bob spoke with Mat Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management, Tom Lydon, ETF Trends CEO, and Michael Sonnenshein, Grayscale Investments CEO. They discussed the state of the ever-evolving ETF industry; everything from how to navigate the market turmoil on a road paved with risky variables, to the SEC's crypto conundrum and opportunities abroad. In the 'Markets 102' portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Tom Lydon from ETF Trends.
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Apr 4, 2022 • 39min

The ABC's of ESG

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Mona Naqvi, Global Head of ESG Capital Markets Strategy at S&P Global and Larry Swedroe, Chief Research Officer at Buckingham Strategic Wealth – and author of the new book “Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing.” They discussed the ABC’s of ESG; what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to ESG investing, what mental and financial hurdles the world of ESG might be facing and how investors can look beyond those hurdles as they strive to go for the green. In the ‘Markets 102’ portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Larry Swedroe from Buckingham Strategic Wealth.
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Mar 28, 2022 • 29min

Concern about "Complexity"

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Thomas Gorman, attorney at Dorsey and Whitney, Dave Nadig, Financial Futurist at ETF Trends, and Kim Arthur, CEO of Main Management. FINRA recently raised the alarm on exposing retail investors to complex products like leveraged and inverse ETFs, options, and even bitcoin futures ETFs ... more and more regulators are warning the brokerage community to be careful about recommending the products and asking whether more rules and vetting are necessary. For instance, should retail traders be required to take tests before they allowed to trade these products? In the ‘Markets 102’ portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Dave Nadig from ETF Trends.
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Mar 21, 2022 • 31min

The SEC's New Proposals on Climate Disclosure

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Doug Peterson, President and CEO of S&P Global – along with Todd Rosenbluth, newly minted Head of Research at ETF Trends. They discussed the SEC’s new climate change proposal – breaking down the ABC’s of ESG – and a direct response from the head of S&P to those new rules. Plus, more on why active mutual fund managers continue to underperform – more proof that investors are embracing broader indexes and the ETFs tied to them. In the‘Markets 102’ portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Doug Peterson, CEO of S&P Global.
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Mar 14, 2022 • 28min

European Recession Priced In?

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Arne Noack, Head of Systematic Investment Solutions, Americas at DWS Group, Charles Rotblut, Vice President and Financial Analyst at AAII and editor of the AAII Journal, and Andrew McOrmond, Managing Director at WallachBeth Capital. They discussed the resounding ripple effects from Russia’s war on Ukraine … how do ETF investors navigate the many layers of chaos the market is facing both in the U-S and overseas? Is Europe pricing in a recession right now? What about the slowdown in China? And how are retail investors handling all the uncertainty? Are they hitting the panic button yet? We’ll have all that and more. In the 'markets 102' portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Andrew McOrmond at WallachBeth.
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Mar 7, 2022 • 33min

The Russia Rollback

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Dave Mazza, Head of product at Direxion, Jim Davalos, Research analyst and portfolio manager at Horizon Kinetics and Ben Johnson, Director of global ETF research for Morningstar. Last week was a wild one not only for the U.S. but also Russian stocks...between individual names and ETFs getting halted by exchanges and major providers like MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P removing listings from their indexes - that's sparking a lot of debate about what qualifies as "uninvestable" right now. In the 'markets 102' portion of the podcast, Bob continues the conversation with Ben Johnson from Morningstar on lasting damage to ETF investing.
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Feb 28, 2022 • 27min

Russia ETF Trading & Commodity Markets

CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Jan Van Eck, CEO of Vaneck, Matt Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors and Todd Rosenbluth, Senior Director of ETF and Mutual Fund Research at CFRA. They discussed the fallout from the freshly announced sanctions on Russia - what are the resounding ripple effects and how is all the turmoil affecting Russian ETFs, Commodities, European Markets and more? In the 'markets 102' portion of the podcast. Bob continues the conversation with Jan Van Eck.

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