As investors’ move in droves to passive, low cost index funds, one veteran money manager is sounding the alarm. Wintergreen Fund’s David Winters says index funds are a dangerous market mania, akin to other market bubbles.
Wealthtrack Episodes
HOUGAN & PERON: LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE
Investors are abandoning traditional, actively managed mutual funds in favor of “passive” index funds, particularly exchanged traded funds, or ETFs. Wall Street has taken note and is offering a wide variety of ETFs to attract investment money. How do you tell the difference between a good ETF and a bad one? When is it better to invest in an ETF? When is a traditional mutual fund the wiser choice? ETF experts Matt Hougan, CEO of ETF.com, a leading ETF research firm and Matthew Peron, head of Global Equity at giant wealth management firm, Northern Trust provide the answers you need to make the best investment decisions on this tenth season premiere.
MALKIEL & TUCHMAN: RETIREMENT AUTOPILOT
Financial Thought Leader Burton Malkiel and online investment advisory service pioneer, Mitch Tuchman explain why they have teamed up at Rebalance IRA to offer retirement portfolios of low cost index funds that automatically rebalance with a human touch.
TRENNERT: THE REAL WALL STREET
If perception is nine-tenths of reality then Wall Street has a problem. According to recent polls, just 21% of Americans view Wall Street favorably, while 33% have negative opinions. Are these feelings justified? That is the question we posed in this week’s EXTRA interview.
Our guest is Jason DeSena Trennert, Chairman of Strategas Research Partners and a 27 year Wall Street veteran of both major investment firms and independent ones. He is also the author of the just published MY SIDE OF THE STREET: Why Wolves, Flash Boys, Quants, and Masters of the Universe Don’t Represent the Real Wall Street
INVESTORS ARE DRIVING EXPENSE RATIOS DOWN
As it’s the pledge fund-raising season on public television, this week we are revisiting a show on an important topic – retirement. The good news is that Americans are living longer and spending more years in retirement than ever before. However, funding retirement is a fast approaching crisis. This weekend on WEALTHTRACK we have an exclusive interview with Financial Thought Leader and legendary investment consultant, Charles Ellis.
Plus, new this week, research from Morningstar shows that investors are driving fund expenses lower. According to their recent study, 95% of all flows over the past decade have gone into funds in the lowest-cost quintile.
INVESTMENT BALANCING ACT
As it’s fund-raising season on PBS, this weekend we are revisiting the program with legendary bond trader, Federal Reserve watcher and economist, Paul McCulley. McCulley, former PIMCO portfolio manager, weighs in on the health of the economy, stock and bond markets and the best course for investors.
New this week, we are providing you a link to some interesting global research. With stocks and bonds more expensive than they have been in 90% of market history even institutional investors are feeling conflicted about where to invest.