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		<title>Best ETFs for Equal-Weighted Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/best-etfs-for-equal-weighted-strategies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The equal-weighted indexing strategy is a simple alternative to   market-cap weighted indices and can be a good way to gain a tactical   position within a portfolio. The equal weight strategy can be used in   exchange traded funds and gives each stock the same weighting within the   portfolio.
&#8220;Exchange-traded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iShares Sees Growing Demand for ETF Managed Portfolios</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/ishares-sees-growing-demand-for-etf-managed-portfolios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund investment strategies, or ETF managed portfolios, segment of the market is quickly growing as advisors outsource fund portfolio services and cater to the greater demand for retirement and financial advice.
According to a press release, iShares research found that ETF Investment Strategies (EIS) &#8211; registered investment advisors (RIAs) or asset managers using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOX Interview: Tom Lydon Says Facebook to Join These ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/fox-interview-tom-lydon-says-facebook-to-join-these-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 18:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF Trends in the Press]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the controversial Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB) IPO, the social networking company &#8220;is not going away,&#8221; said ETFtrends editor Tom Lydon in a FOX Business interview Thursday. [Social Media ETF Down on Facebook IPO]
Tom pointed out that Facebook will soon be placed in major indices, and some specialized ETFs are poised to add Facebook to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Lydon, Chuck Jaffe Talk ETF of the Week: High-Yield Corporate Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/tom-lydon-chuck-jaffe-talk-etf-of-the-week-high-yield-corporate-debt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[High-Yield Bonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to listen.
I do the “ETF of the Week” for MarketWatch every Thursday on Chuck Jaffe’s MoneyLife Show where I  highlight big movers and disappointments within the exchange traded fund  market.
This week, I discussed Powershares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio ETF (NYSEArca: PHB).  This ETF is one way individuals can invest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs as ‘Disruptive Technology’</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-as-%e2%80%98disruptive-technology%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of capital markets, the exchange traded fund is a textbook case of a “disruptive technology,” says ConvergEx Group chief market strategist Nicholas Colas.
The first ETF in the U.S., SPDR S&#38;P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY), was launched 19 years ago and the business has mushroomed to over $ 1 trillion in total assets.
Citing Clayton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs for &#8216;Alternative&#8217; Asset Classes</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-for-alternative-asset-classes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETFs have allowed advisors and investors to get more sophisticated in their investment objectives, branching out from traditional stock and bond picks. Consequently, &#8220;alternative&#8221; assets and exchange traded funds now make up a larger portion of investment portfolios.
Fund providers, like BlackRock, Eaton Vance, Forward and OppenheimerFunds, are catering the growing interest in alts as alternative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Total Bond Market ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/total-bond-market-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors looking for a diversified bond fund can buy total-market ETFs that charge low fees with one click of the mouse.
Bond investors may start from scratch and gather various bond securities and assets to form a customized bond investment portfolio. However, for many, this approach is very time consuming and may require a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why More Institutional Investors are Using ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-more-institutional-investors-are-using-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds are valuable and versatile tools in diversifying and managing an investment portfolio. This particular aspect has not gone unnoticed among institutional investors as they have quickly adopted the investment vehicles, increasingly putting more assets to work in ETF products.
According to a press release, a Greenwich Associates study found that a significant number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs and Retirement: You&#8217;re Not Saving Enough</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-and-retirement-youre-not-saving-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent study by LIMRA, about half of the United States is not saving for retirement at all. The 49% who aren&#8217;t contributing to any retirement plan need an investment strategy and discipline to help them. Can exchange traded funds help?
&#8220;The findings from this survey were disturbing, given that people will increasingly need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Leveraged ETFs Too Dangerous for Individual Investors?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-leveraged-etfs-too-dangerous-for-individual-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs that magnify the market’s performance are facing more scrutiny. There are calls they should come with warnings or even that individual investors should be prohibited from buying the complex products.
“The starting point for regulators is to consider whether individuals should be able to buy a leveraged ETP [exchange traded product] with just a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest ETF Data on Liquidity</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/the-latest-etf-data-on-liquidity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds come in all shapes and sizes, but investors tend to shy away from ETF products with low trading volumes. Fund providers, though, contend that potential investors have misconstrued liquidity concerns and are only missing out on ways to expand their portfolios.
“We want investors to have a good experience and to utilize ETFs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why ETFs Appeal to Traders and Long-Term Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-etfs-appeal-to-traders-and-long-term-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF Trends in the Press]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds combine features that make them attractive both to short-term traders and to investors with a buy-and-hold mentality. ETFs provide access to almost every sector and asset class under the sun.
The funds are convenient, low-cost and so readily available that some industry experts think it is both an advantage and a problem at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Active ETFs Less Volatile than Index Funds?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-active-etfs-less-volatile-than-index-funds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low-volatility exchange traded fund options have garnered a huge following in a short period as large oscillations in the equities market made individuals more cautious. Investors, though, may even consider actively managed ETFs as returns have been less volatile than that of ETFs tracking an index, according to Lipper.
According to the recent Thomson Reuters Lipper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Staples ETFs Offer Defense and Yield</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/consumer-staples-etfs-offer-defense-and-yield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Staples]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer staples are a defensive sector in uncertain markets, and focused exchange traded funds can hedge the latest global volatility. The S&#38;P Capital IQ Strategy Team not only sees focused ETFs as a protective stance, but also one with dividend yield and growth potential.
&#8220;There are 12 industry sub-industry indices in the consumer staples sector, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Active Funds vs. Index ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/active-funds-vs-index-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The actively managed exchange traded fund space only makes up a fraction of the overall industry, but with big-name players expanding into the space, like PIMCO, we may begin to see a rapid explosion of prominent managers lending their expertise to ETF investments. However, there is a catch.
The new wave of actively managed ETFs will [...]]]></description>
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