Protecting Your Portfolio With ETFs | Trillions

With so many assets at or near all-time highs, a rational investor might wonder: How long can the good times last? And: Is now the time to consider an insurance policy for the inevitable pullback? And also: What sort of downside protection should you use, if any?

On this episode of Trillions, Eric Balchunas and Joel Weber speak with Bernard Goyder and Suzanne Woolley of Bloomberg News about the spectrum of hedging strategies, many of which now involve ETFs. At one end are advanced approaches that involve the VIX, which can have big payoffs—but can be as dangerous as juggling chainsaws. They also discuss more vanilla options such as Treasuries and gold, as well as buffer ETFs — aka “boomer candy.”

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Money goes where it's treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money—trillions, in fact—flows into a powerful, low-cost tool that's quietly transformed investing in recent years. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you invest in everything from the stock market to gold like never before. This biweekly podcast will demystify them—and delight you in the process.

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