Hot Reads: ETFs Widen Gap With Mutual Funds

ETFs Hot, Mutual Funds Not (Morningstar)
The gap between ETF and mutual fund asset flows has never been wider, according to Morningstar.

Janet Yellen Confirmed As First Woman To Head Treasury Department (CNBC)
Yellen is now the first woman to head Treasury as well as the Federal Reserve.

If You Want To Gamble, Go To The Casino (Yahoo Finance)
Analysts warn retail investors that the monster surge in GameStop won't end well. 

Why The Best Is Yet To Come For eSports (Benzinga)
The Van Eck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) rose 80% in 2020, seeing almost $460 million in inflows.

Leveraged ETFs Held Up ‘Very Well’ During COVID Crisis (Institutional Investor)
A researcher at Columbia says a portfolio of leveraged ETFs can handle stock market drops—and provides an attractive alternative to a traditional 60-40 allocation to stocks and bonds.

2021 Predictions
A bingo card for prediction consensus drawn from articles, white papers, podcasts and interviews. 

9 Uncomfortable Facts About US Market (A Wealth Of Common Sense)
The current high-flying market is put into perspective.

5 Reasons The SEC Should Approve Bitcoin ETFs (Bloomberg)
The evidence shows that investors would prefer to invest in cryptocurrencies through an ETF.

Vanguard Signals Fee War Intensifies With Active Bond ETF Plan (ThinkAdvisor)
Ultra-short offering will charge 0.10% in expense ratio versus 0.22% average.

Equal Weight ETF Inflows Surge (ETF Stream)
Investors are betting on cyclical shift.

The Future Of Value Investing (Advisor Perspectives)
Is the decade-long onslaught inflicted by growth stocks on value investors about to end?

Robinhood Traders Now Want Professional Help (Yahoo Finance)
Many do-it-yourself investors have decided that they need professional help. 

The M&A Trends Set To Shape Wealth Management In 2021 (WM)
After a white-hot 2020, M&A experts believe we still haven’t reached a peak.