##  [# Hot Reads: ARK ETF Has Record Month](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-ark-etf-has-record-month) 

 

# Hot Reads: ARK ETF Has Record Month

 

 

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**[ARK Invest Still Setting Pace In Thematic ETF Boom](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/cathie-wood-s-ark-is-still-setting-the-pace-in-thematic-etf-boom?srnd=etfs)** (Bloomberg)  
 “**[ARKK](https://www.etf.com/ARKK)**” leads record month of inflows despite slow week.

**[5 Questions For The GameStop Congressional Hearings](https://thereformedbroker.com/2021/02/01/five-questions-for-the-congressional-hearings-on-gamestop-reddit-and-robinhood/)** (Reformed Broker)  
 Here’s what the committee should be seeking answers to.

**[‘This Is Not The Market Participant’s Problem’](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/mutual-funds/21/02/19410759/this-is-not-the-market-participants-problem-volatility-arbitrage-trader-talks-gamestop-marke)** (Benzinga)  
 Volatility arbitrage trader talks GameStop, market microstructure and regulation.

**[Disparities In Companies' ESG Ratings](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qd96qm8frfbz/What-Happens-When-a-Company-Gets-an-A-From-One-ESG-Rater-and-an-F-From-Another)** (Institutional Investor)  
 With the explosion of ESG data and ratings, there’s little agreement on what makes a company good or bad.

[**Jeff Bezos Steps Down As Amazon CEO**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/jeff-bezos-to-step-down-as-amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-to-take-over-in-q3.html) (CNBC)  
 Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will leave his post later this year.

**[3 Things To Remember About Emerging Markets](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/three-things-to-remember-about-emerging-markets/)** (Evidence-Based Investor)  
 Nothing stays the same in emerging markets.

**[SEC Creates Senior Role For Climate Change, ESG](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/02/02/sec-creates-new-senior-role-focused-on-climate-change-esg/)** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 A former counsel to ex-Commissioner Jackson will be agency’s first senior policy advisor on climate and ESG.

**[Your Portfolio May Not Be So Diversified](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/02/02/your-portfolio-may-be-less-diversified-than-you-think)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 Obtaining global diversification has never been easier or less expensive.

**[Beware The Bubble?](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/02/02/beware-the-bubble-the-us-stock-market-cap-to-gdp-ratio/)** (CFA Institute)  
 The Buffett Indicator has been flashing red.

**[Buyout Firms Take ‘Surprisingly Long’ Exiting Post-IPO Holdings](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qct66jgmvql4/Buyout-Firms-Take-Surprisingly-Long-to-Exit-Post-IPO-Holdings-All-While-Raking-in-Fees)** (Institutional Investor)  
 Meanwhile, they’re still raking in fees.

**[Steady As She Goes](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/02/02/steady-as-she-goes-2021-us-economic-outlook)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 The 2021 U.S. economic outlook.

**[Does Trading Via Phone Increase Risk Taking?](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/trading-on-a-phone-increases-risk-taking-study-finds/)** (Evidence-Based Investor)  
 New research suggests trading on your phone is even worse than trading individual stocks.

[**Meme Stocks Lose $167B**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-02/moonshot-stocks-lose-167-billion-as-crowd-preaches-defiance) (Bloomberg)  
 In matter of days, 60% of meme-stock gains were wiped out.





 

 

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