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Sep 2025
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233: How Active ETFs, Thematic Investing...

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ETFs are at the center of how investors are navigating today’s rapidly changing markets. From active ETFs to thematic strategies around megaforces like artificial intelligence and infrastructure, innovation in exchange-traded funds is reshaping how portfolios are built. In this special Ask Me Anything edition of The Bid, host Oscar Pulido sits down with Jay ... Show More
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