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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.

Jan 27, 2022

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (SRLN) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.  SRLN is an alternative fixed-income idea that can potentially help diversify a more traditional portfolio as well as enhace the possible yield generation...


Jan 20, 2022

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. 

The midstream energy sector could be positioned favorably for 2022 as both energy and midstream both tend to do well in inflationary times. ENFR seeks to track...


Jan 13, 2022

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. 

SDOG has a high conviction tilt toward income with screening that is isolated at the sector level. The fund provides high dividend exposure by selecting the five...


Jan 6, 2022

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ETF of the Week: the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL)

IVOL is a first-of-its-kind ETF designed to hedge risk related to volatility within fixed income or increasing inflation expectations and is actively managed.