6 Pundits Walk Into a Bar at Future Proof
It is a compressed pass over the arguments ETF issuers and researchers are currently having about fees, income products, issuer consolidation and crypto. Advisors who follow product structure and industry direction get several debates in one sitting rather than a single guest's view.
Summary
By the etfs deskA live episode recorded at Future Proof Festival puts host Dave Nadig together with James Seyffart (Bloomberg), Cinthia Murphy (VettaFi), Ben Johnson (Morningstar), Sumit Roy (ETF.com) and Todd Sohn (Baird Strategas) for a paddle-vote lightning round on ETF industry debates. The panel works through prospectus reading habits, the fee war, income-ETF hype, the M&A wave reshaping the issuer landscape, crypto allocations and whether Jack Bogle would recognize or despise the ETF industry he helped create.
- The panel was recorded live at Future Proof Festival on September 16, 2026, with host Dave Nadig and five industry commentators.
- The lightning round was run on paddle votes across a set of industry debates.
- Debates included prospectus reading habits, the fee war and income-ETF hype.
- The panel also took up the M&A wave reshaping the issuer landscape, crypto allocations and Jack Bogle's legacy in ETFs.
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