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ETFs are revolutionizing portfolios with alternative strategies, providing efficiency and transparency. Advisors are flocking to real estate, private equity, and liquid alts, seeking diversification and new sources of returns. Liquidity and transparency are the secret sauce, although complexity and high fees remain obstacles. Innovative new ETFs are emerging, including multi-strategy, buffer, and semi-transparent funds. Three to watch: (1) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE), (2) iShares Global Private Equity ETF (PEX), and (3) Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF (BJUN).
Ecopetrol and Oxy plan to extend development in Permian Basin, including 34 wells to be drilled between April 2025 and June 2026, with possibility of future extension.