ETF of the Week with Tom Lydon

Welcome to the Parachute Podcast, where host Tom Lydon discusses the experience, wit and wisdom of people of influence in the area of finance and investing.

You’ve landed at a place where advisors and investors are looking to learn from others.

A financial parachute offers you safety over time. But your parachute is different from everyone else’s. It’s made from experiences, time, people you know and your own individual interests.

How much time and effort you put into building your parachute will determine how safely you will land.

But first, you need the guts to jump.

ETF of the Week: ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF (CLIX)

Aug 29, 2019

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF (CLIX) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

CLIX seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the performance of the ProShares Long Online/Short Stores Index.

The...

ETF of the Week: SoFi Gig Economy ETF (GIGE)

Aug 22, 2019

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the SoFi Gig Economy ETF (GIGE) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

GIGE seeks long-term capital appreciation by providing exposure to companies involved in the revolutionary shift towards a "gig" economy, a free-market system...

ETF of the Week: WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ)

Aug 15, 2019

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

HEDJ seeks to provide exposure to the European equity market while hedging exposure to fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the...

ETF of the Week: VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD)

Aug 8, 2019

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

HYD seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal...

ETF of the Week: The Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSE: CORN)

Aug 1, 2019

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the The Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSE: CORN) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

CORN tracks three futures contracts for corn that are traded on the Chicago Board of Trade, including 35% second to expire contracts, 30% third to expire...