##  [#  Tuesday Hot Reads: ETFs A Contagion Risk?](/sections/news/tuesday-hot-reads-etfs-contagion-risk) 

 

#  Tuesday Hot Reads: ETFs A Contagion Risk?

 

 

Plus, some wonder what would have happened to ETFs on Black Monday.



 

 

 

 

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[**'Huge Risk Of Contagion': What To Know About ETFs**](https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-an-etf-risk-global-financial-crisis-2017-10) (Business Insider)

ETFs have grown 500% in value since 2008 to $4 trillion. Mohamed El-Erian says ETFs pose "huge risk of contagion."

[**Would ETFs Hold Up In 1987-Style Crash?**](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/would-etfs-hold-up-in-an-1987-style-crash-2017-10-16) (MarketWatch)

30 years after Black Monday, some investors wonder how ETFs would respond in similar situation.

[**Wood: Bitcoin May Be Year Away**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/bitcoin-closed-end-fund-may-be-a-year-away-ark-s-wood-says) (Bloomberg)

ARK Investments CEO Cathie Wood believes a bitcoin ETF may be available within a year.

[**Bull Market Humbles Ivy League Endowments**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/ivy-league-endowments-humbled-as-bull-market-beats-esoterica) (Bloomberg)

Yale, Harvard endowments lag as indexing again beats hedge funds.

[**Stock Replacement Strategy: Volatility**](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4113921-volatility-stock-replacement-strategy) (Seeking Alpha)

‘[XIV](https://www.etf.com/xiv)’ grows in popularity as it’s considerably outperformed major U.S. equity indexes.

[**Just Own The Damn Robots**](https://thereformedbroker.com/2017/10/16/just-own-the-damn-robots/) (Reformed Broker)

Is automation driving the first fear-based bubble in market history?

[**Energy, Financials: Value Within Value**](https://www.blackrockblog.com/2017/10/16/energy-financials-value-in-value/) (BlackRock)

Crude oil and financials appear cheapest relative to the market.

[**No Rally Needed To Profit From ‘XLE’**](https://investorplace.com/2017/10/you-dont-need-a-rally-to-profit-from-the-energy-spdr-etf-xle/#.W) (InvestorPlace)

Join the energy party, but leave room for error.



 

 

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