##  [# Hot Reads: Risks Of Defined Outcome ETFs](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-risks-defined-outcome-etfs) 

 

# Hot Reads: Risks Of Defined Outcome ETFs

 

 

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[**Do Defined Outcome ETFs Really Have 'Defined Outcomes'?**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/04/19/defined-outcome-etfs-dont-really-have-defined-outcomes/) (ThinkAdvisor)  
 Buffers are the most common strategy offered, but they come with significant tail risk.

[**Is ESG Outperformance An Illusion?**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1rkzgfmhz1wkr/Is-ESG-Outperformance-Just-an-Illusion) (Institutional Investor)  
 Research suggests the excess returns delivered by ESG funds come from a source other than companies’ environmental, social and governance records.

[**Copper Hits Highest Level In 10 Years** ](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/copper-jumps-highest-since-2011-032655297.html)(Yahoo Finance)  
 Copper climbed to the highest point in almost a decade as the global recovery from the pandemic extended a rally in metals markets.

[**75% Of Stock Owners Unaffected By Capital Gains Proposal** ](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/26/75-percent-of-stock-owners-wont-pay-bidens-likely-capital-gains-tax-hike.html)(CNBC)  
 Roughly 75% of U.S. stock investors wouldn’t be subject to an increase in the capital gains tax rate due to the types of accounts they own.

[**Are We In A Bubble?**](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/are-we-in-a-bubble/) (Evidence-Based Investor)  
 An interview with an expert on bubbles.

[**SPAC Spigot Slows**](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/04/26/spac-spigot-slows-market-analysts-dissect-the-slowdown.html) (ETF Edge)  
 Market analysts dissect the slowdown.

[**Robo Advisors Schooled Industry Giants**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/04/26/robo-advisors-came-to-slay-industry-giants-but-instead-schooled-them/) (ThinkAdvisor)  
 Robo advisors were eclipsed by the incumbents they were trying to disrupt.

[**What’s Next For Retail?**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1rcqqg5nbx3wl/video-what-is-next-for-retail) (Institutional Investor)  
 Monitoring consumer spending in the months ahead could show how quickly the U.S. and other developed economies can rebound.

[**Why You Are Your Portfolio’s Worst Enemy**](https://ritholtz.com/2021/04/why-you-are-your-portfolios-worst-enemy/) (The Big Picture)  
 Nearly all mistakes in investing come down to human emotions.

[**The Psychology Of Fighting The Last Crash**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/04/the-psychology-of-fighting-the-last-crash/) (A Wealth of Common Sense)  
 Recency bias causes people to invest in the rearview mirror.

[**Managers &amp; Investors Switch To ETFs**](https://blog.validea.com/managers-and-investors-switch-to-etfs/) (Validea)  
 It’s not just investors moving over to ETFs, fund providers are also embracing the wrapper.



 

 

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