The active vs. passive debate rages on

Your weekly update on top ETF trends

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, JAN 21, 2022 YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON TOP ETF TRENDS A NOTE FROM BOB The active vs. passive debate continues. The ETF community continues to develop new actively managed strategies, but do they provide superior returns? Join us Monday at 1 PM on ETF Edge when our guests will be Bryon Lake, Global Head of ETF Solutions at JP Morgan, Dave Nadig, director of research at ETF Trends, and Corey Hoffstein, Chief Investment Officer at Newfound Research, a quantitative asset management firm that specializes in managing risk. Get details on JP Morgan's new actively managed fund, the Climate Change Solutions ETF (TEMP). ETFedge.cnbc.com   Other topics we will discuss:   ETF bias? Model ETF providers—which recommend baskets of ETFs for clients—are popular, but the firms designing them tend to favor their own exchange-traded funds, research has shown. They also tend to have higher fees and lower performance than recommended unaffiliated ETFs.   The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, says the creators of indexes need to be more transparent in how they create indexes and what goes in them. They may get the ear of the SEC.   Another pure-play bitcoin ETF bites the dust. The SEC turned down Anthony Scaramucci's Skybridge Capital application on the same grounds it has rejected the others: it falls short of standards to prevent fraudulent and manipulative practices and to protect investors. Fidelity's application is next. Don't expect a different outcome. -  For more analysis and actionable insights, catch me live this Wednesday at 1 PM ET on ETF Edge. Bob Pisani @BobPisani KEY STORIES  'Boring' is the new black – Kevin O'Leary on how he's investing in a rising inflation environment Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Shares, has a few rules for how to invest in an environment when rates are on the rise. Watch now: ETF Edge on pausing for "yield" signs Cannabis stocks offer higher growth at lower valuations, ETF manager says — the top 2022 trend he's watching Cannabis ETF manager Tim Seymour shares his 2022 forecast for the rapidly growing industry as U.S. legalization hangs in the balance.     IN CASE YOU MISSED IT One sector's secret weapon against rising inflation, according to ETF manager ETF Edge, January 19, 2022 Kevin O'Leary on how to position a portfolio in a rising inflation environment   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2022 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS