About this episode

The episode explores buffered ETFs and how they allow investors to participate in stock market growth while managing downside risk.

Episode 041: Many investors ask the same question: Is there a way to participate in the stock market's growth without taking on all of the downside risk? In this episode, I sit down with Matt Kaufman, Senior Vice President and Head of ETFs at Calamos Investments, to explore one of the fastest-growing areas of investing: buffered ETFs. Matt has spent more than two decades in the financial industry and has helped design and build hundreds of investment products. He does a fantastic job breaking...

Topics covered

• investing
• buffered ETFs
• financial products
• risk management
• stock market

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