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Mar 2022
1h 2m

Geopolitics, Investor Behavior, & ETFs

ETF PRIME
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ETF Trends’ Tom Hendrickson discusses how recent geopolitical events are impacting the ETF world and investor behavior.  Direxion’s Dave Mazza offers perspective on the current market environment and spotlights several thematic ETFs including the Direxion mRNA ETF (MSGR).  Infrastructure Capital’s Jay Hatfield explains the investment process behind the recently launched InfraCap Equity Income Fund (ICAP).

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