Recent Publications

• Do-It-Yourself Financial Planners (MacroMonitor Market Trends Newsletter; March 2019)
  Many investors are using online tools to write their own financial plans.
• Recently Updated Explorer Technology Maps:
  • Nanomaterials (February 2019)
  • Smart Materials (January 2019)
  • Artificial Intelligence (December 2018)
• Explorer Viewpoints (February 2019)
  The latest developments in technology areas that have strong business commercialization opportunities for the future.
• New CFD Webinars: 2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek:(February 2019):
  • Millennials: The Largest US Cohort
  • Peer-to-Peer, Year over Year
  • The Retirement Crisis Hits
  • Robo Advisors: Go Go, Slow Go, No Go?
  • Why Financial Advice Has Not Taken Off
  • Debt: Not Just for the Young
  • Insurance: Incidences Are Declining
• A Close Look at ETF Households: A Report by the Investment Company Institute and Strategic Business Insights (September 2018)
  Households that own exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tend to be younger than households that hold mutual funds outside retirement accounts, according to a new joint report by the ICI and CFD.