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Money goes where it's treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money—trillions, in fact—flows into a powerful, low-cost tool that's quietly transformed investing in recent years. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you invest in everything from the stock market to gold like never before. This biweekly podcast will demystify them—and delight you in the process.

Recent Episodes
  • The Return of the Trump Put
    Apr 9, 2025 – 16:26
  • Black Hat vs White Hat ETFs
    Mar 26, 2025 – 27:12
  • How First Trust Became a Quiet Force in ETFs
    Mar 13, 2025 – 22:46
  • The Case for Europe
    Feb 26, 2025 – 26:17
  • Captain America: A Brave New ETF World
    Feb 13, 2025 – 27:13
  • A Quiet, Tax-Free Haven Is Braced for Change
    Jan 30, 2025 – 22:06
  • Five ETF Predictions for 2025
    Jan 15, 2025 – 31:22
  • The Gold Versus Bitcoin Debate
    Dec 30, 2024 – 27:50
  • 2024: A Year to Remember
    Dec 19, 2024 – 35:31
  • A Strategist's Top ETFs for 2025
    Dec 5, 2024 – 36:04
  • A Rare Peek under the Hood of Vanguard
    Nov 21, 2024 – 33:19
  • Get Ready for the Hottest Hot Sauce
    Nov 7, 2024 – 33:10
  • Why These ETFs Died During a Bull Market
    Oct 24, 2024 – 34:45
  • The Rise of the Quick-Buck ETF
    Oct 10, 2024 – 28:47
  • The Apollo ETF Landing
    Sep 26, 2024 – 22:03
  • Finally an ETF for Rejects
    Sep 11, 2024 – 29:50
  • Return Stacking
    Aug 29, 2024 – 27:40
  • Should I Just 'VTI and Chill'? Your ETF Questions Answered
    Aug 15, 2024 – 28:37
  • Ether ETFs Are Looking for a Bitcoin Style Love
    Aug 1, 2024 – 27:41
  • Yes, ETFs Can Outperform Without Nvidia—But It's Not Easy
    Jul 18, 2024 – 20:16
  • Everything to Know About the 2X Nvidia ETF
    Jul 4, 2024 – 45:18
  • The 2024 ETF Halftime Report
    Jun 20, 2024 – 37:07
  • Can an Outsider Fix the House that Bogle Built?
    Jun 6, 2024 – 30:27
  • Blackrock's Bitcoin Believer
    May 23, 2024 – 45:51
  • The Unsung Art of the ETF Industry
    May 9, 2024 – 29:38
  • And the Winner Is...
    Apr 25, 2024 – 35:36
  • This ETF Will Be Music to Your Ears
    Apr 11, 2024 – 32:05
  • Why Central Banks Love ETFs
    Mar 28, 2024 – 20:25
  • Listen Now: The Big Take
    Mar 26, 2024 – 01:00
  • Let the Good Times Roll
    Mar 14, 2024 – 28:36
  • Introducing: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly
    Mar 4, 2024 – 01:37
  • Exchanging Exchanges at Exchange
    Feb 29, 2024 – 27:22
  • Inside a Liquidation
    Feb 15, 2024 – 31:26
  • A Financial Adviser’s Take on Bitcoin ETFs
    Feb 1, 2024 – 39:28
  • A Bunch of Questions—and Answers!—About the New Bitcoin ETFs
    Jan 18, 2024 – 39:45
  • 15  ETFs to Watch in '24
    Jan 4, 2024 – 41:23
  • Will 2024 Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?
    Dec 21, 2023 – 30:41
  • Introducing: Bloomberg News Now
    Dec 15, 2023 – 00:51
  • Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are (Probably) Almost (Finally) Here
    Dec 7, 2023 – 43:53
  • Measuring Corporate ‘Dark Matter’ With an ETF
    Nov 23, 2023 – 34:21
  • Introducing: Elon, Inc.
    Nov 9, 2023 – 00:43
  • Is ESG Dead?
    Nov 9, 2023 – 35:55
  • The Lazarus List
    Oct 25, 2023 – 20:22
  • The ETF Quiz Show
    Oct 11, 2023 – 27:47
  • What's Going on in Europe?
    Sep 28, 2023 – 22:58
  • The Bull Case for India
    Sep 14, 2023 – 23:46
  • The Mutual Fund Is Very Much Alive and Well
    Aug 31, 2023 – 26:29
  • The Weird Burden of QQQ
    Aug 17, 2023 – 19:09
  • The No Downside ETF
    Aug 3, 2023 – 30:42
  • Five Things to Watch in ETFs During the Second Half
    Jul 20, 2023 – 22:34
Recent Reviews
  • Smiley Med Man
    A very enjoyable podcast
    Love the hosts for their sharp comments, fast flow of conversation, great insight and useful information, all done in an enjoyable way. Please continue the good work. Hoping to listen to them as long as they continue with this podcast.
  • PNW_Matt
    Started Good, but Should Have Ended
    I’ve listened to this podcast from its beginnings. The beginning was fantastic: it explained ETF structure, tax efficiency, broad indexing, Bogle, etc. Over time, it’s run out of general topics and has gone into increasingly niche areas. Some of those have been interesting discussions (long/short Jim C. was fun), but it’s long ceased to be generally useful. The hosts’ recent crypto obsession has me noping-out and finally unsubscribing. There are much better financial podcast out there (some even just from Bloomberg); this one isn’t worth your time anymore (but the very first few episodes are evergreen and still worth a listen).
  • Havy09
    Right Wing Leaning
    Apolitical but we hate liberal/work policies
  • PhilZRykyto18
    My favorite podcast
    Great to keep up with the ETF universe.
  • AF-17
    Great Podcast
    Keep up the great work!!
  • Slackerville3
    ETF Nerds Unite
    Tons of acronyms, just the way an ETF podcast should be. Great detailed insight and current market landscape knowledge. Lots of industry-relevant guests, plus the hosts are very knowledgeable on ETF tickers, flows, sectors, and trends. Best ETF ticker ever still to come.
  • FundMel
    This show is the most fun
    This show is the most fun. I’m the same age and I get the Gilligans Island and Happy Days references. But there’s great content between the laughing. Thanks
  • The man number one
    Solid finance podcast
    Eric is really good and definitely knows his stuff... And also being in the industry, I can say I do appreciate his enthusiasm about ETFs. His knowledge is helpful.
  • ATLBDG
    Triples
    Can you all do a podcast on the leveraged Triple ETFs? I’m starting to believe that they’re not as straightforward as I originally thought, but don’t understand yet the inner workings. Love the podcast!....keep at it!!
  • skoehl
    Great podcast
    Well done, insightful, informative, engaging, and a great podcast overall.
  • Geor9e
    Enjoy the show and hearing about niche ETF’s
    If you like Bloomberg’s coverage on ETF’s you will love this show. Listen to it every morning with my coffee and have to say Joel and Eric are really fun to listen to and hear them dive deep into ETF’s. Eric is extremely knowledgeable on ETFs and if you read his book and watched his show you will realize he’s been in the arena for a long time. Thanks for the good content.
  • trillionshelper
    Maybe.....
    Excellent financial info, but what gets in the way and is a turnoff is all the bro/frat stuff. The sports, jokes, lame humor all diminish the insight and info of your show. Friends and colleagues don’t listen because they can’t get beyond the bro stuff..and often I don’t blame them. You don’t need to do it, your too smart to resort to it.
  • Srichards2
    Excellent Podcast
    Joel & Eric - thanks! This podcast is terrific. The amount of information could be overwhelming, but you both (and all your great guests!) really break things down into bite-size chunks of information, complete with clarity, that allow listeners (for sure me...) to really understand this space. I look forward to each podcast because I know I will learn something that will impact my knowledge and my ability to invest smart. Thanks !
  • rvoelker
    Off the record means off the record
    Off the record means off the record
  • Brian Daly, PhD
    ETF’s the everyday person can understand
    As an unseasoned investor, I found the content and discussion in this podcast to be easy to understand and useful. The co-hosts are funny, creative, and able to keep the listener engaged - no small task given the focus on ETF’s. I highly recommend.
  • @esgarchitect
    Smart. Informed. Fun
    Bit slow to Trillions but longtime tracker of Eric Balchunas reporting for Bloomberg. I like the vibe the team has, great producing and the work in the "spring training" paid off. Best episode was the March Medness type ETF ticker competition. Keep asking good questions, and grabbing those VoxPop at events so we have all the voices in the room. Look forward to more also keen to learn more on the mechaincs, tracking failures and success, not just the good news. Nice work team.
  • Hardhardhard
    Blah blah lag lag
    Hello fellow kids! Are you interested in ETFs? Do you also like pop culture references? We too love pop culture and give you 2 minutes of filler for every minute of actual ETF information on this show! Surfs up dudes!!!!
  • Bdirgo
    Bring the producer back
    I understood what you were talking about until she left.
  • VitoPukis
    Good job!
    Would love to see more single country ETFs. I think they just have around 40 single country ETFs and we have 195 counties in the world :(
  • Pdome
    Explosive growth in ETFs!
    Great new podcast from the Bloomberg ETF experts.
  • Dalton8
    Sponsored by J.P. Morgan ETFs
    I was looking forward to an unbiased look at ETFs from Bloomberg and it looks like I'm getting sponsored content spoon fed to me. I understand a need for advertisement but it seems like one without an agenda directly relating to your show would have been a better choice. I'm a fan of ETFs however it's not all roses there are downsides that need to be addressed and after hearing the sponsor I'm afraid we would delve as deep into those as we should.
  • Roc J
    Such an interesting space
    ETFs have really changed the game of the past several years and Eric Balchunas offers wonderful insight into ETFs, their growth and their future!
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