BlackRock's Aguirre on Market Growth, ETF Innovation, AI
BlackRock head of US iShares product Rachel Aguirre says most investors are "meaningfully underweight mega-caps" and are missing growth. She also discusses the iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF (ticker: BAI), leveraged ETFs, and gives her take on a potential Solana ETF. (Source: Bloomberg)
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