There's no disputing stocks had a great first quarter - the S&P 500 tacked on more than 4.6%. In my Capital Wave Forecast service, we notched some nice double- and triple-digit gains, as well.
The market's exchange-traded funds (ETFs), in particular, smashed records. Worldwide, investors plowed more than $197 billion into the popular vehicles, and this is coming after a record-breaking $390-plus billion ride in 2016.
All good, right?
Wrong.
See, the surging popularity of ETFs isn't a bad thing, per se, but it's taking place at the same time as a surge in passive investing.
And passive investing isn't a bad thing, either, per se, especially not when stocks are going ballistic.
But the two together - passive investing and ETFs - could have an absolutely catastrophic impact on the markets and unprepared investors.
But, as I'll show you in a minute, there's a juicy, fast opportunity in this...
Tags:ETFs Article
To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here
About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free. Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors.
Disclaimer:© 2017 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201.
The post This Hot Investing Trend Could Blow Up the Market appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable.