Matt Hougan of Inside ETFs speaks with Ritholtz on the behavioral biases of investors, the need for flesh-and-blood advisors and why lowering fees for “well-behaved” clients makes sense.
For every 10-percentage-point increase in the percentage of firms’ outside board members who are women there is a 1.67-percentage-point rise in the dividend payout ratio.
Nine of the top 10 ETF launches in 2016 were smart beta. The outlier? State Street's Gender Diversity ETF.
ETFs backed by precious metals saw a net outflow of $6.31 billion since Donald Trump was elected president.