Kevin O’Leary enters the #ETF #SharkTank; DFA too!

Kevin O’Leary enters the #ETF #SharkTank; DFA too!

I woke up Tuesday morning to a fun tidbit in my inbox delivered by my friends at KCG. In the morning ETF note, the writers broke the news (to me, at least) that Kevin O’Leary and his amazing marketing machine were debuting the first of what seems to be several ETFs...
Why does the financial advice industry have a retirement problem?

Why does the financial advice industry have a retirement problem?

Stop me if you have heard this before: there is an age problem in the financial services industry. With the average age of advisors hovering around 50-years-old, and 43 percent of advisors over the age of 55, the industry is bracing for retirement in droves. In fact,...
4 ETF experts share product launch best practices (part 2)

4 ETF experts share product launch best practices (part 2)

In our previous post, we introduced our quartet of ETF industry experts who currently are operating at ground zero of new ETF issuance to talk about how to successfully launch products in an increasingly crowded and competitive market. The four panelists agreed that...