Category: ETFs
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Cliff’s World
Cliff Asness on tax policy, diversification, and Warren Buffett vs the quants…
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Mike Green on “Passive”
The causes, risks, and future related to passive investing and its influence on the markets. In summary Mike has quantified 1) the effects of regulatory and QDIA changes as well as 2) value managers being fired and passive managers being hired. https://www.simplify.us/leadership
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Index Funds + Private Equity
John Coates, a professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School, discusses the concentration of power in the financial sector through the growth of index funds and private equity funds. Coates explains that these financial institutions have grown to control significant portions of the US economy, with private equity controlling between 15 and 20%,…
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Bitcoin ETF “WHEN NOT IF”
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale, discusses the possibility of BlackRock getting the first Bitcoin ETF and how it affects their plans. The CEO states that Grayscale has long been prepared for a marketplace with multiple Bitcoin ETFs, so they are focused on converting GBTC. He also mentions that they are awaiting an opinion from the…
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BTC “Staying Power”
The inaugural Coinbase State of Crypto Summit was focused on regulation and the macro landscape, with institutional investors, corporations, policymakers, and academics in attendance. The sentiment in the industry has been high since BlackRock filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF, signaling that it sees a place for Bitcoin in an investment portfolio. Additionally, Fed chair…
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BlackRock accepts BTC