In November 2012: more products and lower fees. In Mid-November 2012: ETF product innovation; plus portfolio construction. In December: fixed-income ETFs and lurking liquidity risks. Plus Barry Gordon discusses how to use ETFs in portfolio construction.
December 3, 2012Finding a decent stream of income in the current low interest rate environment is challenging for financial advisors and their clients. Long-term bond yields have hit rock-bottom and short-term yields are effectively at zero. And interest rates are not expected to climb higher for at least another year — leaving yield-hungry clients with relatively few […]
Barry Gordon, president and CEO at First Asset Management Inc., discusses the expanding world of ETFs and how to use them in portfolio construction. He examines the growth of ETFs from broad-market indices to more focused strategies, such as “intelligent ETFs” that add value with smart rules imposed on the broad market. He spoke with Jade Hemeon, senior reporter at Investment Executive, at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
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