A leading financial futurist on whether open-end funds will become obsolete, the value of direct indexing, “ESG 2.0,” and more. Our guest this week is Dave Nadig, Dave is Financial Futurist at VettaFi, a data and research firm that focuses on the ETF industry as well as nascent technologies like digital assets. Dave bodes decades of experience analyzing and writing about the investment management business both at VettaFi and before that at ETF.com. Dave is a sought-after speaker and frequently quoted in the media on matters pertaining to the ETF industry, market structure, and many other topics. He is also the author of a book on ETFs called "A Comprehensive Guide To Exchange-Traded Funds." Dave received his bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his MBA from Boston University.