#  Kent Thune  CFP, Senior Content Editor 

 

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Kent Thune is Senior Content Editor for etf.com, focusing on educational content, thought leadership, content management and search engine optimization (SEO). Before joining etf.com, he wrote for numerous investment websites, including Seeking Alpha and Kiplinger.

Kent holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and is a practicing Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of experience managing investments, guiding clients through some of the worst economic and market environments in U.S. history. He has also served as an adjunct professor, teaching classes for The College of Charleston and Trident Technical College on the topics of retirement planning, business finance, and entrepreneurship.

Kent founded a [registered investment advisory firm](https://atlanticcapitalinvestments.com/) in 2006 and is based in Hilton Head Island, SC, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Outside of work, Kent enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and working on his philosophy book, which he plans to publish in the coming year.



 

 

 

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## Latest Content

 Analysis 

##  [What Is Tokenization? Trading ETFs on a Blockchain](/sections/etf-basics/what-tokenization-trading-etfs-blockchain) 

 Kent Thune | Nov 04, 2025 

 

 Analysis 

##  [How Does a Gold ETF Work?](/sections/etf-basics/how-does-gold-etf-work) 

 Kent Thune | Nov 04, 2025 

 

 Analysis 

##  [Why Invest in Defense ETFs? Everything to Know](/sections/etf-basics/why-invest-defense-etfs-everything-know) 

 Kent Thune | Nov 04, 2025 

 

 
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 Analysis 

##  [Will There Be a Spot XRP ETF? The Ripple Effect Swells](/sections/etf-basics/will-there-be-xrp-etf-ripple-vs-sec-case-evolves) 

 Kent Thune | Nov 04, 2025 

 

 Premium Content 

##  [10 Best Performing Precious Metals ETFs in 2025](/sections/etf-basics/best-precious-metals-etfs-performance) 

 Kent Thune | Oct 13, 2025 

 

 Premium Content 

##  [The 10 Best AI ETFs to Buy and Hold for the Next 10 Years](/sections/best-etfs/10-best-ai-etfs-buy-and-hold-next-10-years) 

 Kent Thune | Aug 06, 2025 

 

 Commentary 

##  [SLV, Precious Metals ETFs Surge on Weaker Dollar, Jobs](/sections/news/slv-precious-metals-etfs-surge-weaker-dollar-jobs) 

 Kent Thune | Aug 05, 2025 

 

 PREMIUM CONTENT 

##  [VIXY vs UVXY vs UVIX: Comparing Top Volatility ETFs](/sections/data-dive/vixy-vs-uvxy-vs-uvix-top-volatility-etf-comparison) 

 Kent Thune | Aug 04, 2025 

 

 Fixed Income Series 

##  [5 Best International Bond ETFs for 2025](/sections/features/5-best-international-bond-etfs-2025) 

 Kent Thune | Aug 04, 2025 

 

 Analysis 

##  [ETF Spotlight: FBL Rockets Higher on Strong Meta Earnings](/sections/features/fbl-meta-stock-etf-2x-leveraged) 

 Kent Thune | Aug 01, 2025 

 

 Analysis 

##  [Is Now the Time for TIPS ETFs? Navigating Inflation Risk](/sections/features/now-time-tips-etfs-navigating-inflation-risk) 

 Kent Thune | Jul 31, 2025 

 

 

 

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