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Finding Alpha: A Fund Manager Explains How He Uses ETFs To Crush The Market

Finding Alpha: A Fund Manager Explains How He Uses ETFs To Crush The Market

FromLet's Talk ETFs


Finding Alpha: A Fund Manager Explains How He Uses ETFs To Crush The Market

FromLet's Talk ETFs

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With his ATAC Rotation Fund (ATACX) up 58% YTD, Michael Gayed explains how he uses historically proven leading indicators of volatility to generate outsized returns. ATAC Rotation employs a tactical risk-on, risk-off strategy that alternates weekly between a mix of stock and bond ETFs based on projections of short-term volatility. With the VIX jumping from 22 to 32 in a little over a week and markets flailing, investors would do well to heed Gayed's central message: Ignore gathering storm clouds at your own peril.Show Notes3:30 - How does the strategy underlying the ATAC Rotation Fund work and how did Michael come up with it?10:45 - What has driven the impressive returns so far in 2020?20:00 - Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on investor sentiment23:00 - The 2020 effect: Making sense of one of the craziest years for investors in recent memory29:00 - Diagnosing the problem: The disease plaguing American capitalism?41:00 - Fund basics: Why hold 4 different small-cap ETFs? What does the ETF selection process look like?48:30 - 2,000% turnover: How do you tax manage a fund like this?53:00 - The Lead-Lag Report: Michael's outlook for equities?55:00 - Dos and Don'ts of the ETF screening processLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Let’s Talk ETFs is Seeking Alpha's podcast dedicated to the exchange traded fund space. Hosted by Seeking Alpha’s ETF expert, Jonathan Liss, the podcast features long-form conversations with industry insiders, ETF issuers, asset managers and investment advisers to explore the ways in which ETFs continue to evolve, helping investors to reach their financial goals.