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The Revolution Will be Publicly Traded
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Catherine D. Wood, CEO of ARK Investment Management, has shown that investors looking to benefit from the tech revolution can make big gains in public markets.

Deborah Fuhr Discusses the Growth of ETFs
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Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and co-founder of ETFGI, expects the ETF/ETP industry to increase to US$22.3 trillion by 2025.

The Rise of Active Indexing through ETFs
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The real ETF-inspired disruption is in active indexing, says Joanne M. Hill.

Doomsday Plans for High Yield Strategies
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At the European Investment Conference, Jochen Felsenheimer of XAIA Investments explained that high yield was no place for long-only buy and hold investors. But is any investment safe from financial Armageddon?

How Can Investment Firms Find their Way to Greatness?
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The challenges facing investment professionals looking to build great firms are complex and intricate, but industry leaders agree that it is important to address the issues.

Which Beta is Smart?

As new “smart beta” strategies become more popular, how can investors choose among hedge fund beta, alternative beta, liquid alternative beta, exotic beta, smart beta, scientific beta, and the many others that are increasingly available?

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Is the Stock Market’s Smoothest Ride Priced Like a Cadillac?

Here’s a sure-fire way to get gouged: Walk onto a car lot, ask a salesperson to point out the vehicle with the smoothest ride, then purchase that vehicle regardless of price.

It sounds reckless, but this is not far from… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Carl Icahn v. Tim Cook; JPMorgan’s Madoff penalty; Bank settlement battles, footnotes, and criminal liability

Today’s most shared: Activist Icahn targets Apple… Possible Madoff penalty for JPMorgan… Bank settlements and lack of criminal liability… Lawyers battle over footnotes, commas as banks look for ways to sidestep new regs… SEC proposes crowdfunding regs.

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Linkfest: ETFs strained by Fed aftershocks; Doubling of capital ratios for US banks floated; China cash crunch

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Microsoft tries to turn back clock; Germans buy Italy; Treasurys see ETF inflows; Aussies cut rates; Regulators eye Bitcoin

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting READ MORE ›