Since its inception, Vanguard has maintained that active investing — if delivered in a low-cost way — can play a meaningful role in a client’s portfolio, for investors who have the tolerance to take that on, says Dan Reyes, global head of investment product at Vanguard. On this episode of the Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Eric Balchunas, BI senior ETF analyst, speak with Reyes about the process of launching new active products, the trend toward active ETFs and the selection of external managers. They also discuss the evaluation of enduring investment merit of products and how Vanguard’s active lineup has evolved over time.

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Jim Golan, co-manager of the William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund, talks about how he identifies structurally advantaged companies, sectors and themes in this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Inside Active podcast. Host David Cohne, BI’s mutual fund and active analyst, and co-host Gina Martin Adams, BI’s chief equity strategist, ask Golan his views on managing risk with a concentrated portfolio, how to work through periods when growth is out of favor and how the rise of passive investing has affected the market.

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One of the fastest-growing parts of the ETF market are for lower-risk products, including “buffer ETFs” that give a defined outcome, increasingly being favored by baby boomers. In this episode of Inside Active, Calamos Advisors’ Head of ETFs Matt Kaufman and Co-Head of Alternative Strategies David O’Donohue discuss how structured-protection ETFs work with host David Cohne, Bloomberg Intelligence’s mutual fund and active analyst, and co-host James Seyffart, BI ETF analyst. They also discussed how the ETF industry has changed and what the future of active ETFs could have in store.

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