Beyond Bulls & Bears

ETF trends to watch in 2024: Bitcoin’s impact on alternatives and thematics
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ETF trends to watch in 2024: Bitcoin’s impact on alternatives and thematics

With a laser focus on the future, David Mann, our Head of Global Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Product and Capital Markets, shares his 2024 outlook for the ETF industry and the key trends he sees taking shape.

Year in review: 2023 ETF predictions report card
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Year in review: 2023 ETF predictions report card

What were the big ETF trends of 2023? David Mann, Global Head of ETF Product & Capital Markets, reviews some of his predictions for this year—and how they panned out.

ETFs, electric cars and market cannibalization
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ETFs, electric cars and market cannibalization

Exchange-traded funds are certainly popular with investors—here’s a look at how they can coexist in harmony with other investment vehicles, from David Mann, Head of ETF Product & Capital Markets.

Beyond the garden variety of ETFs
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Beyond the garden variety of ETFs

Like planting seeds, sometimes new investment vehicles take time to take root. David Mann, Franklin Templeton’s Head of Global ETF Product and Capital Markets, draws parallels between gardening and developing and growing new ETFs.

What baseball batting averages can teach us about ETF indexes
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What baseball batting averages can teach us about ETF indexes

Spring is almost here, and for sports fans in North America, that means baseball season! David Mann, Franklin Templeton’s Head of Global Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Product and Capital Markets, draws parallels between baseball statistics and ETF indexes—and why some metrics may be misleading.

Don’t call this a Flash Crash!
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Don’t call this a Flash Crash!

US market structure was back in the news recently with several stocks experiencing irregular price movements on the morning of January 24. David Mann, Franklin Templeton’s Head of Global Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Product and Capital Markets, explains how this event relates to similar events ETFs have seen in the past.

ETF trends to watch in 2023: Active munis, global appeal and dividend funds
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ETF trends to watch in 2023: Active munis, global appeal and dividend funds

With January being a month for prognostications, David Mann, Head of Global Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Product and Capital Markets, shares his annual outlook for the ETF industry and key trends he sees taking shape in 2023.

ETF 2022 year-end report card: The grades are in!
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ETF 2022 year-end report card: The grades are in!

As 2022 winds down, David Mann, Head of ETF Product & Capital Markets, assesses how the industry and his predictions for the year fared amid a turbulent market environment.

A Time of Transition and Tax-Loss Harvesting
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A Time of Transition and Tax-Loss Harvesting

As the transition to a new year approaches, David Mann, Head of ETF Product & Capital Markets, revisits the annual tax-loss harvesting season. He also discusses how the strong US dollar has been driving down the returns of US-listed ETFs that hold international equities.

A lesson in ratios and ETF liquidity
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A lesson in ratios and ETF liquidity

In the midst of back-to-school season, David Mann opines on the real-life applications of mysterious middle-school math and exchange-traded funds.

In ETF trading, no news is good news
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In ETF trading, no news is good news

David Mann, Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Capital Markets, takes this quiet end-of-summer opportunity to pre-empt any of the typical ETF investor concerns that can pop up during busier times.

A collective ETF trading mentality
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A collective ETF trading mentality

What do sports cards have in common with exchange-traded funds? David Mann, Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Capital Markets, explains why a collective mentality may be beneficial for traders of both.