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Weighted Indexes and Selecting Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”)

December 28, 2017 by Aaron Gilman

The market for exchange-traded funds is rapidly expanding, which is why advisors need to perform proper due diligence before investing. The First Step We can start by selecting an ETF by size and/or market capitalization (anything from micro to large-cap), then choose from domestic or foreign equities at various levels of economic development. In fact, …

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The Great Debate: Active Fund Managers vs. Passive Fund Managers

December 28, 2017 by Aaron Gilman

We like to think that issues are so easily solved with simplistic, watered down answers. To use an old cliché, the truth of an argument usually lies somewhere in the middle. For instance, when I see my fellow advisors arguing for or against active and passive fund managers, their biases come out instead of rational …

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About Me

I serve as the Chief Investment Officer for Independent Financial Partners and President of IFP Asset Management. I am a CFA® charterholder, and also have the CFP® designation.

In my spare time I taught myself how to write code in R, Ruby and Python. I use these skills to explore investing and accelerate the way I consume market data.

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