Episode 404

MI237: Are We In an Index Fund Bubble? w/ Eric Balchunas

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Eric Balchunas. In this episode they discuss all things ETFs, including how the ETF space has evolved over the last year, why passive indexing is sometimes viewed as “weak hands” or “dumb money”, the passive index bubble debate, how index funds affect the underlying companies’ stock prices, Eric’s thoughts on Cath Wood’s criticisms of ETFs calling them a “misallocation of capital”, is now the worst time to be a passive index investor, what single-stock ETFs are, what investors should know about these products, are inverse ETFs a good way to bet against the market, the risks of using leveraged ETFs and why they may not perform as you expect, and so much more!

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November 24, 202255m 55s

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Show Notes

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

08:42 - How index funds affect the underlying companies’ stock prices.
21:31 - What single-stock ETFs are, what investors should know about these products.
24:11 - Are inverse ETFs a good way to bet against the market?
24:11 - The risks of using leveraged ETFs and why they may not perform as you expect.
29:17 - Why passive indexing is sometimes viewed as “weak hands” or “dumb money”.
36:34 - Are we in a passive indexing bubble?
48:53 - Eric’s thoughts on Cathie Wood’s criticisms of ETFs calling them a “misallocation of capital”.
50:54 - Is now the worst time to be a passive index investor?
And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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