| Hello Reader, Today I’m kicking off Action Week, part two of this big Mauldin Economics event, Bull or Bust: Navigating the High-Speed Train Wreck. For the next 36 hours, you can watch an interview with me on one of my specialist subjects—ETFs. I’ve seen the ETF business develop up close since the start, and use them in all of my publications… not only in ETF 20/20, but also in Street Freak and The Daily Dirtnap. I think ETFs are amazing and have a ton of benefits for investors. But like any other innovation, there is a lot of dumb stuff going on that can you trip up. So this video, filmed with Mauldin Economics Publisher Ed D’Agostino, covers a lot of ground. Including… Why you should beware of slick marketing and shiny object ETFs (from 1:40) How ETFs have changed the way people invest (from 3:40) The type of investing I’m not good at (from 4:00) Why fees shouldn’t be your main consideration when picking an ETF (from 5:00) The one thing I want investors to spend more of their time on (from 7:40) A “heretical” statement I fully expect to get attacked for (from 10:50) An ETF trade recommendation exclusively for viewers of this video (from 12:40) There’s plenty more in there. The point of the video isn’t to scare you off ETFs, or to sell you on them. The point is to give you a “state of the union” look at ETFs right now, and to give you some of my best ETF investing advice. And of course, to give you a free trade recommendation. Click the player below to check it out.
Remember, this video is only available for 36 hours, so you should try and carve out some time to watch it today. I guarantee it’s more than worth the 15 minutes or so. I’d also appreciate you leaving your feedback (good or bad) below the video. And watch out for an email tomorrow from my colleague Robert Ross, editor of In the Money and Yield Shark. For Day 2 of Action Week, he’s going to be talking through what he (rightly) describes as a “heads you win, tails you win” strategy for investors. You shouldn’t miss it.
Jared Dillian
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