How Do You Invest In Innovation? – Nasdaq – 3.11.19

Summary:

Now On Demand.

The Nasdaq-100 index, which includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization, is home to some of the most innovative companies in the world. While the Nasdaq-100 is known for many of its technology companies — including Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Intel, and Facebook — the index also includes category-defining companies on the forefront of innovation in other key industries such as Amgen, Starbucks, and Tesla.

On March 10, 2019, the QQQ, the largest ETF tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index, will turn 20 years old! Join NDX and QQQ experts in a conversation about technology, innovation and performance. Topics will include:

• Valuations of tech stocks today versus those in the past
• The value tech has played in the economy’s eco-system
• Nasdaq-100 construction, methodology, fundamentals, correlation, and growth exposure
• QQQ — the ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100 — rankings, liquidity, and defusing common pushback
• Earnings and outlook for the index

Speakers:

Dave Gedeon is Head of Research and Development, Nasdaq Global Indexes. Gedeon is responsible for the index product management, development and research of Nasdaq Global Indexes, a leading global index provider that calculates more than 40,000 indexes spanning all major asset classes and geographies.

Under Gedeon’s direction, Nasdaq has launched thousands of indexes resulting in both innovative benchmarks and index-tracking products. Notable launches include the Nasdaq US All Market Family, the Nasdaq Multi-Asset Family, the Nasdaq Commodity Index Family. Gedeon was also instrumental in leading the expansion of the Nasdaq Dividend Achievers™ brand.

Gedeon holds a B.A. in economics from Denison University.

John Frank is the QQQ Equity Product Strategist that represents Invesco’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In his role, John works on researching, developing product-specific strategies and creating thought leadership to position and promote Invesco’s largest ETF, QQQ.

Prior to joining Invesco, John was an Assistant Portfolio Manager at RS Core Capital, a multi-asset class investment firm. In this role, John’s primary responsibilities included research, risk management and asset allocation with a focus on the equity and hedge portfolios. Before RS Core Capital, John spent six years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management advising institutional investors on asset/liability management, asset allocation and pension regulation while working across the Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Endowment and Foundation segments. John began his career at General Electric in a leadership development program where he was placed within the GE Energy division.

John has a BSE in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Analytic Finance, Econometrics, and Statistics. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago as well as the Beta Gamma Sigma Society.