26 min

Thematic ETFs and Income-Based Investing with Jay Jacobs and Tom Driscoll Orion's The Weighing Machine

    • Investing

In today’s episode, Rusty and Robyn talk with Jay Jacobs & Tom Driscoll of Global X ETFs in New York City. Jay is the Head of Research & Global Strategy while Tom leads model portfolio sales. 
Jay’s goal at Global X ETFs is to develop a deep understanding of new industry products and share those insights with clients as products are released. In doing so, his team works to strategize the implementation of advances in technology and integrate new products into clients’ overall portfolios. Tom is responsible for bringing thematic and income-based strategies straight to the marketplace. 
Jay and Tom talk with Rusty and Robyn about the progression of our modern economy, why thematic investing is much more than a marketing gimmick, and exactly how much investors should allocate to thematic investing. 
“The way I think about thematic investing is trying to get a jumpstart on the next leaders. The next leaders of individual sectors, the next leaders of the S&P 500, maybe even the NASDAQ 100. Not all of these companies will succeed, but the idea is that investing in an ETF that can give you exposure to 30, 40, or 50 names in a space like Genomics or in a space like FinTech, lets you participate in the rise of that industry before it even starts to be a blip on the S&P 500.” ~ @jayjacobsCFA
Main takeaways 
The new investors of our time getting into robo advising have a bright future ahead. Those platforms aren’t going away and they’re an opportunity for advisors and investors alike to improve client outcomes and expand their portfolios.

Change in the financial industry is driven by investor demographics. ETFs like FinTech are helping an industry known for being the last to change, embrace disruption. Advisors must develop technology and services that can meet the unmet needs of the next generation of investors. 

Global X ETFs approaches thematic investing from a model portfolio perspective as a type of satellite strategy, using ETFs to compliment someone’s core portfolio. 

Links
Jay on LinkedIn

Tom on LinkedIn

Jay on Twitter

Global X ETFs

Berkshire Hathaway

Robinhood

U2

Goldman Sachs

Barron’s

Genomics

FinTech

Bloomberg

FactSet

Morningstar

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Rusty Vanneman

Robyn Murray

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1717-OAS-5/24/2021

In today’s episode, Rusty and Robyn talk with Jay Jacobs & Tom Driscoll of Global X ETFs in New York City. Jay is the Head of Research & Global Strategy while Tom leads model portfolio sales. 
Jay’s goal at Global X ETFs is to develop a deep understanding of new industry products and share those insights with clients as products are released. In doing so, his team works to strategize the implementation of advances in technology and integrate new products into clients’ overall portfolios. Tom is responsible for bringing thematic and income-based strategies straight to the marketplace. 
Jay and Tom talk with Rusty and Robyn about the progression of our modern economy, why thematic investing is much more than a marketing gimmick, and exactly how much investors should allocate to thematic investing. 
“The way I think about thematic investing is trying to get a jumpstart on the next leaders. The next leaders of individual sectors, the next leaders of the S&P 500, maybe even the NASDAQ 100. Not all of these companies will succeed, but the idea is that investing in an ETF that can give you exposure to 30, 40, or 50 names in a space like Genomics or in a space like FinTech, lets you participate in the rise of that industry before it even starts to be a blip on the S&P 500.” ~ @jayjacobsCFA
Main takeaways 
The new investors of our time getting into robo advising have a bright future ahead. Those platforms aren’t going away and they’re an opportunity for advisors and investors alike to improve client outcomes and expand their portfolios.

Change in the financial industry is driven by investor demographics. ETFs like FinTech are helping an industry known for being the last to change, embrace disruption. Advisors must develop technology and services that can meet the unmet needs of the next generation of investors. 

Global X ETFs approaches thematic investing from a model portfolio perspective as a type of satellite strategy, using ETFs to compliment someone’s core portfolio. 

Links
Jay on LinkedIn

Tom on LinkedIn

Jay on Twitter

Global X ETFs

Berkshire Hathaway

Robinhood

U2

Goldman Sachs

Barron’s

Genomics

FinTech

Bloomberg

FactSet

Morningstar

Connect with our hosts
Rusty Vanneman

Robyn Murray

Subscribe and stay in touch
Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Google Podcasts


1717-OAS-5/24/2021

26 min