MI237: Are We In an Index Fund Bubble? w/ Eric Balchunas

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><ul><li>08:42 - How index funds affect the underlying companies’ stock prices.</li><li>21:31 - What single-stock ETFs are, what investors should know about these products.&nbsp;</li><li>24:11 - Are inverse ETFs a good way to bet against the market?&nbsp;</li><li>24:11 - The risks of using leveraged ETFs and why they may not perform as you expect.&nbsp;</li><li>29:17 - Why passive indexing is sometimes viewed as “weak hands” or “dumb money”.</li><li>36:34 - Are we in a passive indexing bubble?&nbsp;</li><li>48:53 - Eric’s thoughts on Cathie Wood’s criticisms of ETFs calling them a “misallocation of capital”.</li><li>50:54 - Is now the worst time to be a passive index investor?&nbsp;</li><li>And much, much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Check out Eric’s book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bogle-Effect-Vanguard-Investors-Trillions/dp/B09XBVJYGY?keywords=the+bogle+effect&amp;qid=1651690519&amp;sprefix=the+bogle+effect%2Caps%2C223&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=992da1e932bc54e1fb4e3b5bb5c8c0a5&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Bogle Effect</strong></a>.</li><li>Check out Bloomberg’s podcast, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/series/trillions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Trillions</strong></a>.</li><li>Bloomberg’s show, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/bloomberg-etf-iq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Bloomberg ETF IQ</strong></a>.</li><li>Related Episode: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mi167-the-bogle-effect-w-eric-balchunas/id1477323816?i=1000560727078" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Bogle Effect w/ Eric Balchunas - MI167</strong></a><strong>. </strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>NEW TO THE SHOW?</st