About this episode
In today’s episode, Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America at Morningstar Research Services, talks about how SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust—or SPY—revolutionized investing. 00:06 Introduction 00:38 Meta’s earnings beat expectations 01:53 Amazon tightens its belt 03:05 Pfizer posts record revenue for 2022 03:59 McDonald’s strong customer traffic offsets margins 05:07 SPY ETF celebrates 30th anniversary 05:36 What is an ETF? 06:18 How did index funds’ popularity help ETFs? 07:31 How has the ETF market evolved to include active ETFs? 08:38 Where does the ETF market stand today? 09:49 What's made SPY in particular so successful since its debut? 12:23 What do you think the future holds for SPY? 13:45 SPY holds the title as the world's largest ETF, but it's not the world's first, right? 14:36 3 Dividend Stocks for February 2023 Read about topics from this episode. Meta’s Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations; Growth Likely to Return in the Second Half Amazon Q4 Sales Up, Earnings Drop on Lower Customer Spending Pfizer Reports Solid Q4 Earnings But Offers Weaker Outlook McDonald’s Margin Compression Sinks Shares After Q4 Results, but Long-Term Narrative Intact How the World’s Largest ETFs Changed Financial Markets 3 Dividend Stocks for February 2023 What to watch from Morningstar. How Secure Act 2.0 Changes RMD Rules Should You Buy a House Right Now? Big Banks Bracing for a Recession Create a New Financial Plan For the New Year: Part 2 Read what our team is writing. Bryan Armour David Harrell Follow us on social media. Ivanna Hampton on Twitter: @IvannaHampton David Harrell on Twitter: @davidharrell Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningstarInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorningstarInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningstar ... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5161/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.