Todd Shriber
Todd Shriber got his start in financial markets as a reporter with Bloomberg News. Later, he became a trader at a Southern California-based long/short hedge fund where he specialized in trading sector and international ETFs leading up to and during the financial crisis. He would later become the web editor at ETF Trends. Currently, he analyzes, researches and writes on ETFs for a variety of Web-based publications and financial services firms.Shriber has been quoted in the Barron's, CNBC.com and the Wall Street Journal. His work has been published on Web sites such as Benzinga, ETF Daily News, ETF Trends, Minyanville, MarketWatch, Fox Business and Nasdaq.com. Shriber has a degree in broadcast journalism from Texas Christian University.
Articles by Todd Shriber
- ETFs
QQI Is Bringing the QQQ Playbook to International Growth Stocks
Said differently, QQI may be a timely rookie ETF, particularly for advisors and investors seeking efficient access to international large- and mega-cap growth equities.
- ETFs
Calamos Converts Famed SMID Mutual Fund to ETF Wrapper
CTAG could prove to be a well-time addition to the active ETF fray because, broadly speaking, both mid- and small-cap stocks are performing admirably this year.
- Research
Gen Z and Millennials Aren’t Abandoning Financial Goals. They’re Doing Them Differently
Younger investors still want traditional financial milestones, but changing economic realities are reshaping how they pursue them, and where advisors can help.
- Retirement & Income Planning
Retirement Magic: $5,100 Per Month
$5,100 monthly in retirement isn’t an excessively lofty goal, but that expectation is high enough to imply that retirees who aren’t working with advisors are basically “winging it.”
- Active Investing
Looking for Robo Taxi Stocks Beyond the Obvious
Said another way, some level of risk tolerance is needed for investors willing to venture deeper into this segment.
- ETFs
With This Vanguard ETF, Focus on the Long Term
What’s troubling some advisors and investors is that over the past five years, the S&P 500 is up 81.32% while VIG is higher by “just” 61.77%.
- ETFs
Small-Cap Value vs Growth: Get Both With This ETF
It’s all a lot to take in, but at the small-cap value vs. growth party, advisors and investors don’t have to pick one or the other because thanks to the Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (XSMO).
- ETFs
It’s a Good Time to Consider CBOL
The Calamos fund is appropriate for clients that want to be engaged with Bitcoin over the long haul while commanding some income and protection from the digital currency’s often steep pullbacks.
- Research
Americans Are Losing Months to Financial Anxiety
Add to that, 86% of those surveyed said they don’t feel in control of their finances – a worrisome data point to be sure.
- Research
The Bright Side of Low Dividend Yields
Today’s S&P 500 dividend yield is so anemic that many equity income investors are missing the average yield of almost 2% seen for much of the decade spanning the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
- Active Insights
Here’s Why Advisors Need Direct Indexing in Their Toolboxes
For advisors who are new to direct indexing or those who are apprehensive about the strategy’s efficacy as client attraction/retention tool, further examination is warranted because those advisors may well get off the fence and join the direct indexing movement.
- ETFs
Advisors Love Active ETFs and They’re Willing to Ditch Mutual Funds to Show That Affection
Don’t worry. That’s not conjecture. Advisors’ affinity for active management in the ETF wrapper is easy to quantify.
- ETFs
The Right Way to Deal with Bonds
So yes, there’s very much as case for the union of active management and fixed income today – one that ETFs make easier and more cost-effective to embrace.
- Research
Egg-Freezing Emblematic of Financial Goals for Women
It’s also arguably indicative of the fact when it comes to financial goals for women, many are struggling to reach their objectives, highlighting the importance of advisors.
- Money & Life
Love and Money Still a Slippery Slope, But Opportunity Abounds
For advisors working with couples, it pays to find that balance between gentle inquisitiveness and being outright nosy because financial conversations can lead to tangible benefits.
- ETFs
This ETF Set the Record for AUM at Time of Launch
UC Investments can easily afford the $2.5 billion allocated to the new ETF because it manages $236 billion, including retirement, endowment, and cash assets
- Alternatives & Digital Assets
Amid Headwinds, Private Credit Still Raising Plenty of Cash
Helped in large part by direct lending, private credit fundraising reached $190 billion in the first half of 2026, putting it on pace to easily top last year’s tally of $240 billion.
- Active Investing
Cybercab Push Cements Tesla Status as Premier Robotaxi Stock
Investors that see the forest through the trees may well come away feeling as the Cybercab affirms Tesla’s positioning as one of the most viable robotaxi stocks for the long-term.
- Research
The Personal Touch Still Matters
A call to action and good news for advisors, is that consumers, including clients, want to have their cake and eat it, too.
- ETFs
Goldman: ETFs Will Haul in $2 Trillion This Year
Fun facts aside, it’s worth noting that ETFs’ undaunted pace of asset accumulation comes amid myriad issues that are, arguably, headwinds, including a record amount of cash in money market funds
- Market Intelligence
Treasury Yields Aren’t Threatening Small-Cap Market Rally
Translation: Treasury yields can threaten any rally, but there are no guarantees of that happening.
- Research
Financial Goals for Women: Terminology Matters
A high percentage, women are interested in investing and leveraging assets such as stocks and real estate to build wealth, but they don’t know where to start.
- Research
Gird for Gridlock. It Could Be Good for Stocks.
Barring surprises, market participants ought to get accustomed to the idea of dividend government come January 2027.
- Active Insights
Being Selective Can Help Before The Stock Market Crashes
With major equity benchmarks flirting with all-time highs, thoughts of what happens when the stock market crashes are likely far from many investors’ minds.
- ETFs
With the S&P 500’s Dividend Yield at Historic Lows, Consider This ETF
The newly minted Amplify S&P 500 Dividend Drivers ETF (DRVR) should be part of that discussion. Let’s explore why that’s the case.
- Research
Financial Goals for Women Taking Center Stage
The point is financial goals for women are a broad field and one that advisors should be focusing on today.
- Research
Yes, Treasury Yields Threaten Market Rally
In fact, recent Fed meeting minutes suggest several members of the central bank are advocating for near-term rate hikes in an effort to quickly combat inflation.
- ETFs
Clients Are Still Interested in Private Credit
Private credit is increasingly accessible to investors of all stripes thanks to launches of a spate of dedicated ETFs.
- ETFs
Buffer ETFs Have Drawbacks and Perks
There were 420 defined outcome ETFs with a combined $78 billion in assets under management at the end of 2025.
- ETFs
Hail Robo Taxi Stocks With This ETF
For investors seeking exposure to robo taxi stocks, CABZ is a practical option because it’s actively managed and because the ETF holds 30 stocks
- Research
Here Are Some of the Top Financial Goals for Women
Here are few financial goals for women advisors and clients can partner on right away. As has been widely documented, women are increasingly financial forces to be reckoned with.
- ETFs
Goldman Sachs Adds to Options Income ETF Suite With $2.3B NEOS Acquisitions
NEOS has been one of the market leaders in the derivative income category since launching its flagship options-based income ETF suite in 2022.”
- Retirement & Income Planning
Clients Face a Lot of Social Security Pitfalls. Advisors Can Help.
It’s not an understatement to say that for those nearing retirement and their advisors, Social Security is always in the spotlight.
- Market Intelligence
Treasury Yields Threaten Market Rally
Unfortunately, the specter of the bond market encroaching on the equity market party has been building for months.
- Research
Even Your Wealthy Clients Are Using AI for Investing Advice
So much so that 73% for investment advice and education, outpacing the 62% that tap AI for career wisdom and the 60% that use it for personal development.
- Research
The Small-Cap Value vs. Growth Debate Rages On
It’s probable, if not highly likely that advisors are fielding more questions from clients regarding small-cap exposure.
