The December air was cold as I emerged from the Broadway & 28th subway station onto the streets of New York. Double checking the directions, I nervously began to walk down East 28th street to my destination. There was a good reason for my anxiousness. For you see, today was an incredibly special day for me; I was to visit the headquarters of one of the best actively-managed ETFs in the United States, ARK Invest. Their focus on disruptive, cutting-edge innovation investment had captivated me six months ago when, hungry for exposure to the hot action in emerging industries, I noticed their inordinately large exposure to TSLA and many other companies. The fact that they also had a trailing return that was over double a traditional boomer benchmark was also incredibly arousing.
Excited by the dual prospect of exposure to up-and-coming companies and busty returns, I decided to buy into ARKK, and now sat at a princely 60% return-on-investment since entering. I was filled with hot feelings of gratitude, and owed it all to the wisdom of one special woman; Cathie Woods, founder and CEO of ARK Invest. Overcome with these feelings, I tweeted a picture of my portfolio value to her and a message of thanks for her forward-looking investments and a wish for continued success.