MI203: Megatrends & Thematic ETFs w/ Jay Jacobs

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><ul><li>01:56 - What thematics are and why investors should care about them.</li><li>08:08 - How investors should think about investing in an emerging trend.</li><li>21:06 - Why Jay is bullish on infrastructure and why now is a great time to invest in infrastructure specifically.&nbsp;</li><li>29:04 - The role governments play in the infrastructure megatrend.</li><li>34:55 - Jay’s thoughts on investing in robotics and artificial intelligence.</li><li>37:24 - Which industries are most impacted by the trend towards robotics.</li><li>And much, much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>EPISODE RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>iShares <a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/strategies/megatrends?cid=vanity%3Amegatrends#technological-breakthrough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Megatrends</strong></a>.</li><li>iShares <a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/products/294315/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Infrastructure ETF</strong></a>.</li><li>iShares <a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/products/297905/ishares-robotics-and-artificial-intelligence-multisector-etf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF</strong></a>.</li><li>Follow Jay on <a href="https://twitter.com/JayJacobsCFA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>.</li><li>Follow Clay on <a href="https://twitter.com/Clay_Finck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clay.finck/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</li><li>Robert and Clay’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TI