Trillions
Episodes
Introducing "What Goes Up," A New Show From Bloomberg
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this new show from Bloomberg, hosts Mike Regan and Sarah Ponczek speak with expert guests each week about the main themes influencing global market...
ETF Tank
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The market for exchange-traded funds is getting nasty. Especially for new ETFs. Carving out a niche for one is becoming increasingly difficult. There...
Less Than Zero: A Look Into a Wild Two Weeks in the ETF Fee War
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a fairly long period of peace in the ETF Fee War, an unprecedented outbreak occurred, which saw about 10 different issuers reducing or undercutt...
Moats and Boats (and Maybe a Dragon!)
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Winter is coming. Actually, it’s pretty much always winter for new ETFs. And on this Game of Thrones-inspired episode of Trillions, Joel and Eric lo...
Inside "Inside ETFs," Part II
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest exchange-traded fund conference in the world has come and gone. But we have you covered.The event, which has grown from 450 people to over...
Delusional ETF Trading with Sarah Newton
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When life handed Sarah Newton lemons, she used ETFs to make lemonade. Or at least to keep herself busy. On this week's Trillions we speak to Sarah, a ...
What’s the Deal With ESG ETFs?
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Separating hope from hype can feel especially daunting when you look at ETF investing through an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) lens. One...
The ETF Space Race
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Now that pretty much everything has been ETF-ized here on Planet Earth, issuers are looking beyond this world into the final frontier: space. While th...
Introducing "Works For Me," A New Podcast From Bloomberg
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this new show from Bloomberg, hosts Francesca Levy and Rebecca Greenfield navigate the productivity industry by way of their own experiences. In ea...
Our Two Dads: A Personal Look at How (Some) Boomers Use ETFs
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Surveys have shown that millennials are adopting ETFs at a higher percentage than any other generation, whereas baby boomers remain the lowest. To con...
ETF Regime Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Markets no longer look quite so utopic and a new kind of reality seems to be emerging. As investors turn defensive, ETFs that would normally be ignore...
10 Billion Served: The Unsung Role of an ETF Market Maker
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There’s been roughly 10 billion individual ETF trades in the past 25 years with almost no issues. This McDonald’s-esque track record of happy cust...
Elevate Your Portfolio With Marijuana ETFs
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What if there were a rolling paper that let you put the entire marijuana industry into a tightly packed joint? There is, and it's called an exchange-t...
Travel Genius, a New Show From Bloomberg
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the most sure-fire way to get a flight upgrade? How can you find the best, secret local restaurants by asking just one question? What's the f...
Prognosis, a New Show From Bloomberg
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Where does a medical cure come from? 100 years ago, it wasn't uncommon for scientists to test medicines by taking a dose themselves. As medical techno...
Around the World With ETFs
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Acronyms are a popular way to shorthand especially promising emerging markets. Take the BRICs: Brazil, Russia, India and China. Or how about MIST: Mex...
Trailer: The New Economy
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg’s head of economics Stephanie Flanders calls on Bloomberg's worldwide network of reporters and expert commentators to cast a fresh eye on ...
Coming Soon: The ETF Story
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The creation story of the first exchange-traded fund is actually the best way to understand how they work. And it's not just educational, it's enterta...
Where To Invest $10,000 Right Now
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With many of the world's stock markets in turmoil, and interest rates on the rise in the U.S., it can be hard to spot investment opportunities. A popu...
Four ETF Nerds Debate 20 Topics
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Neeeeeeerrrrrrddsss! The term used to be an insult but now it’s (mostly) a compliment. At least that's the case in the world of ETFs, where passions...
The Man Who Hates ETFs Has Found a Way to Save Mutual Funds
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While the rise of ETFs has been good for ETFs, it has come at the expense of many mutual fund managers -- humans who have seen about $1 trillion in ou...
2008: The ETF Retrospective
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years ago, the financial crisis changed everything -- and helped create the world we now inhabit. Eric and Joel push rewind to revisit 2008, exami...
Barry Ritholtz: Use Your Disillusion II
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Trillions, Joel and Eric record the podcast equivalent of a double-album with Barry Ritholtz, an ETF-using financial advisor as well as a...
Barry Ritholtz: Use Your Disillusion I
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Trillions, Joel and Eric record the podcast equivalent of a double-album with Barry Ritholtz, an ETF-using financial advisor as well as a...
Next up: Barry Ritholtz
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Next week, we’re going long with Barry Ritholtz—a money manager, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, and fellow podcast host. Get ready: We literally cou...
He's Half ETF, Half Crypto: One Man's Quest to Bring Progress to the Universe
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You never go full crypto, right? Yet clearly some in the ETF industry see a massive opportunity, hence the steady talent trickle to the nascent space....
ETF Mailbag: Answering Listener Questions
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is the best ETF for the long-term? How important is index selection? Is there a pot ETF? Can you get private equity exposure through an ETF? Thes...
Your ETF Guide to the Trade War
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trade tensions and tariffs are a new variable for investors. How should investors differentiate between noise and reality? Should they adjust their po...
Getting Mutualized with Jack Bogle
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
No one person has had a bigger impact on the fund industry than Vanguard founder Jack Bogle, the legendary investor who invented indexing and populari...
The ETF Halftime Report
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
ETF flows are one of the best ways to get inside the mind of investors. They tell you which asset classes, sectors, strategies and specific ETFs both ...
Looking Into BlackRock's Crystal Ball
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are over 120 U.S. ETF issuers, but only one has more than $1 trillion in assets, over 300 products and knows what it is like to beat Vanguard: B...
The Making of MAGA
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special report, Rachel Evans interviews Hal Lambert, the creator of the MAGA ETF, to learn how he turned his idea for the fund into a reality....
Bonus: The Pay Check, a New Podcast
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a big, expensive, global mystery. Why do women still make less money—a lot less—than men? In the US, the average woman makes 80 cents to ev...
Standing at the Crossroads of Active and Passive
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are ETFs turning mom and pop into maniacal day traders? Are investors using the right type of trade orders? This week, Joel and Eric speak with Matt G...
The Mystery of Smart-Beta, Explained
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Smart-beta is one of the hottest trends in not just ETFs but all of investment management. Assets in the category have grown from $0 to almost $1 tril...
ETF Rising Stars
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While the very largest ETFs attract the bulk of flows, a few smaller products manage to beat the odds and emerge from obscurity each year to capture i...
Ticker Madness
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tickers are special. Not only can they catch our eye, they also tell a story. Some ETF tickers are especially great -- take MOO, for instance, or TAN....
The Radiohead Guide to Good ETF Investing
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when ETF nerds/Radiohead superfans take over the podcast? You get the Radiohead Guide to Good ETF Investing. Trillions goes full prog roc...
Hedging With ETFs Is Trickier Than It Looks
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The last few weeks have reminded investors that the market can go down as well as up (who knew?). Hedging can help protect a portfolio, and ETFs can h...
Coming Soon: What'd You Miss This Week
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Bloomberg is excited to bring you a brand new show. Every Friday on What'd You Miss This Week, we'll feature the most interesting intervie...
This ETF is Rated R
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Movies get ratings, so why not ETFs? After all, there are more than 2,100 ETFs, with one new one launching every day, that provide exposure to every a...
Inside "Inside ETFs"
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What do you get when you cross ComiCon, the Catalina Wine Mixer and low-cost passive investing? You get "Inside ETFs," the world's largest ETF confere...
Talking Recipes with a Master Chef
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the fourth episode of Trillions, we get a first-hand look at how a professional builds ETF portfolios that work for different types of investors wi...
Under the Hood
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What questions should you ask about an ETF before you make an investment? What about when two or three ETFs seem practically the same? In this episode...
The Paradox of Choice
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Right now there are about 2,100 ETFs -- 2,078 if you want to get specific about it. That's a lot of stuff to choose from. How should you approach na...
Fast, Good, Cheap
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Collectively, exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are doubling assets every couple of years. In order to achieve a feat like that in finance you need some...
Welcome to Trillions
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Money goes where it's treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money—trillions, in fact—flows into a powerful, low-cost t...