Investors overlook ETF risks: Validea 
There are many benefits to investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including lower costs and easy trading, but investors must also be aware of the associated risks, according to an op-ed in The Globe and Mail by John Reese, CEO of robo-advice firm Validea. In particular, investors who assemble portfolios of multiple ETFs to achieve diversification risk "over-concentrating" in individual stocks and sectors, Reese wrote. 

Stocks grind higher after the FOMC minutes. S&P nearly touches the all-time high and the Nasdaq went through it. In tonight's video we home in on the ETF market. As market volume has never before been so concentrated on only a handful of ETF products here are the risks you need to be aware of...

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