About this episode
Eric Balchunas is a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. He joined Phil Rosen on Full Signal to discuss the record year for ETFs, the rise of crypto and leveraged products, how bitcoin is taking over traditional finance, and the debate around passive investingThis episode is sponsored by Public: https://public.com/openingbellSubscribe to Opening Bell Daily: https://www.openingbelldailynews.com/subscribeFollow Phil on X: https://x.com/philrosennFollow Phil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philrosen/Timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:30 - Historic ETF boom3:32 - More ETFs than stocks7:00 - Leverage risks10:15 - Public & Generated Assets11:25 - New SEC and regulation16:37 - Bitcoin on Wall Street21:57 - Vanguard approves crypto ETFs24:44 - Magnificent 7 concentration31:20 - Mike Green’s passive investing views38:23 - Demographic risks of passive investingDisclosure: Brokerage services provided by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Investing involves risk. Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool by Public Advisors. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. See disclosures at public.com/disclosures/ga. See terms of Match Program at https://public.com/disclosures/matchprogram Matched funds must remain in your account for at least 5 years. Match rate and other terms are subject to change at any time.#podcast #investing #markets #macro #stocks #bitcoin #fed