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: Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT)

Jan 30, 2020

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The Global X Lithium and Battery Tech ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees...

ETF of the Week: Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG)

Jan 24, 2020

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

BUG seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx Cybersecurity...

ETF of the Week: VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (FRAK)

Jan 16, 2020

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (FRAK) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

FRAK seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Unconventional Oil...

ETF of the Week: iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI)

Jan 9, 2020

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

MCHI seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China...

ETF of the Week: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)

Jan 2, 2020

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

VTI tracks the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index, which includes almost every liquid U.S. stock on the market. VTI offers a notable alternative to standard S&P...