Talk Your Book: What’s In An Index?

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Today’s Talk Your Book is presented by The Index Standard:

We spoke with Laurence Black, founder of The Index Standard.

We discuss:

  • Where the asset management industry is heading
  • Why people are going to get more creative with their portfolios
  • The paradox of choice in indices and ETFs
  • The coming boom in alternative ETFs
  • The problem with backtests
  • How advisors can better understand their ETF holdings
  • Which ETFs you shouldn’t invest in
  • Could structured products replace fixed income products?
  • The benefits of keeping things simple in ETF investing rules
  • The best dividend strategies
  • How to think about ESG strategies

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