The New Normal: 2021 Outlook

CFRA’s webinar series cover critical themes and topics that financial professionals and investors should consider as they outline their investment strategy. In our next series, The New Normal: 2021 Outlook, our equity analysts will explore trends and topics across key industries that are at the center of projected market changes as we transition from Covid-19 and the uncertainty of the U.S. elections, to economic recovery and a period of adjustment to the new market environment.

Acclimating to the new market environment means that many investors may need to re-orient their investment approach - CFRA is here to provide timely, forward-looking investment research and the best support to investors and financial professionals. Register for the next session in the webinar series and stay in the know.

Session 1: Outlook 2021—Pandemic Pop

Session 2: Healthy Living: Focus on Health Care and Building Products

Session 3: Hedging Uncertainty for All of 2021

The market volatility investors experienced in 2020 is not likely to end in the new year. However, one of the more popular trends in the ETF industry is positioned to help. In our latest installment of the New Normal series, we discussed Defined Outcome ETFs that provide both downside protection using built in buffers while offering exposure to the S&P 500 and other leading indexes.

Todd Rosenbluth, Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research at CFRA, and Graham Day, Vice President of Product & Research at Innovator Capital Management addressed questions investors will face in 2021:

Why do defined outcome ETFs make sense given the market volatility?
How did these funds perform in 2020?
How can advisors use these ETFs in their diversified portfolios?

Presenters

Todd Rosenbluth, Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research at CFRA

Graham Day, Vice President at Innovator Capital Management

Speakers

Todd Rosenbluth

Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA

Todd is Director of ETF and Mutual Fund Research at CFRA, leading the firm’s holdings-based research efforts. Todd publishes regular thought leadership content on equity and fixed income products, supports the quantitative fund models, and interacts with clients. He also serves as a member of CFRA’s Investment Policy Committee. Todd has frequently provided ETF education at Inside ETFs conferences and been quoted in media outlets, such as Barron’s, New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He also held Senior Director of ETF and Mutual Fund Research for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Todd holds a BGS in Finance from the University of Michigan and an MBA in Finance from New York University.

Graham Day

Vice President of Product & Research, Innovator Capital Management

Graham joined Innovator Capital Management in 2017 and is Vice President of Product & Research, responsible for product development, capital markets and research efforts. Prior to joining Innovator, Graham was SVP - Head of Product & Research at a startup ETF issuer and a Senior Strategist at Invesco PowerShares. He has been quoted in CNBC.com, TheStreet.com, FA magazine, FOX Business and Investopedia.com. Graham is a CFA charter holder, a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and holds a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College.

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