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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; 401(k)</title>
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		<title>ETFs Make Strides in 401(k) Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etfs-make-strides-in-401k-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund industry has cultivated a strong following in the marketplace, but it has not made much headway into mutual fund dominated 401(k) plans. However, more retirement investment firms are beginning to make the shift as the market becomes more transparent.
ExpertPlan recently announced that it will add more than 900 ETFs, including those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs: Coming to a 401(k) Plan Near You</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Corp. is developing a 401(k) plan that will use only index-based exchange traded funds. The move could speed the adoption of ETFs in retirement plans, which are dominated by traditional mutual funds.
This week, Schwab Retirement Plan Services rolled out Schwab Index Advantage, a 401(k) product comprised exclusively of index mutual funds with low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement Investors Focusing More on Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/retirement-investors-focusing-more-on-fees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds are making inroads to the 401(k) retirement plan market, where participants are increasingly leaning to lower-fee funds.
Expense ratios of funds in retirement plans are getting smaller. On average, the asset-weighted stock funds paid within a 401(k) plan by investors was lower in the year 2010. Expense ratios in these investments were down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Demand For ETF-Based 401(k)s</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/growing-demand-for-etf-based-401ks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund (ETF) 401(k) space is heating up as big name players, such as Schwab and TD Ameritrade, announce their entry into the field.
I recently caught up with Stuart Robertson, head of ING DIRECT’s ShareBuilder 401(k) unit,  to talk about the accelerating growth of ETFs in 401(k)s.   
ETF Trends: While ETFs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting Towards Wider Acceptance Of ETFs In 401(k)s</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/shooting-towards-wider-acceptance-of-etfs-in-401ks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long-term investors have been looking into exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a possible instrument to plan for the golden years ahead, but the financial tool has not made significant headway into 401(k) plans. However, the ETF-based 401(k) landscape may likely experience significant changes in the years ahead.
The people who dictate what funds go into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TD Ameritrade Offers ETFs On 401 (k) Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/td-ameritrade-offers-etfs-on-401-k-platform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[T.D. Ameritrade is opening more doors into the highly anticipated exchange traded fund (ETF) 401(k) business. Their new investment program is allowing plan sponsors to offer ETFs within a retirement plan.
“With this 401(k) solution, we’ve made adding ETFs as an investment option to a retirement plan easy and affordable,” said Skip Schweiss, president, TD Ameritrade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwab On Schedule For ETF 401(k) Launch</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/schwab-on-schedule-for-etf-401k-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Schwab has been busy coming up with a platform to add exchange traded funds (ETFs) into an all-ETF 401(k) plan by early 2012. How is the progress as of now? [Why ETFs Are Retirements Next Big Thing.]
Schwab isn’t the first-mover in this growing space, but when the plan launches, it will be the biggest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Enough for Retirement? Here&#8217;s What You Can Do</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/not-enough-for-retirement-heres-what-you-can-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baby boomers are starting to enter retirement and the picture is not bright and sunny. If exchange traded funds (ETFs) do break into the sector, things could turn for those later generations that take advantage.
E.S. Browng for The Wall Street Journal reports that the median household headed by a person aged 60 to 62 with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ETF Price War Goes to Another Level</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/etf-price-war-goes-another-level/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity has just opened up a new can of worms in the exchange traded fund (ETF) price war.
Chris Flood for The Financial Times reports that the provider now offers customers free trading on a total of 30 iShares ETFs. It&#8217;s taken by some to mean that iShares is playing a role in the price wars, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ShareBuilder 401(k) Adds Vanguard to Lineup</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/sharebuilder-401k-adds-vanguard-lineup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the market marches toward recovery, ING DIRECT&#8217;s ShareBuilder 401(k) - an all-exchange traded fund (ETF) 401(k) plan provider &#8211; is feeling good about the year that just wrapped and the year that lies ahead.
&#8220;We had a great year last year and beat all our forecasted numbers,&#8221; says Stuart Robertson, general manager and principal. &#8220;We&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwab Plans to Enter the All-ETF 401(k) Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/schwab-plans-enter-all-etf-401k-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This news should cheer investors who want to see a wider array of all-exchange traded fund (ETF) 401(k) plans on the market: discount brokerage and ETF provider Charles Schwab is getting in on the action.
Schwab President and CEO Walter W. Bettinger II told a group of advisors recently that the firm has been hard at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why ETFs Are Retirement&#8217;s Next Big Thing</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/12/why-etfs-retirements-next-big-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) recently hit $1 trillion in assets. Now that that&#8217;s done, instead of dusting off its hands, the industry is turning its eye to the next trillion and where it might be found.
Plain and simple, investors are sick and tired of being fee&#8217;d to death.
For that reason, Dave Nadig for Index [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs vs. CEFs: What&#8217;s Best in Retirement?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/12/etfs-vs-cefs-whats-best-retirement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing for retirement used to be simple: you could choose between passive funds and actively managed funds. These days, there are more products than ever and it&#8217;s up to you to understand them and choose what fits best.
Case in point: closed end funds (CEFs) and exchange traded funds (ETFs). What&#8217;s the better bet in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>401(k) Fee Disclosures Could Give ETFs a Break</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/401k-fee-disclosures-could-give-etfs-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Labor Department recently released its anticipated ruling on 401(k) plan fee disclosure. The requirements could grease the wheels for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to be a regular part of the retirement plans.
According to the Department of Labor, the final regulation aims to provide participants and beneficiaries in these plans the information needed to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuilding Your Nest Egg With ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/rebuilding-your-nest-egg-with-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing with the goal of a nice retirement nest egg in mind, you&#8217;re now able to use new trading technologies and financial instruments, such as exchange traded funds (ETFs), to help maximize the potential of your portfolio.
In years past, the general portfolio ratio held roughly a 60/40 or 70/30 bond-to-stock ratio, with the allocation to [...]]]></description>
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