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		<title>U.S. News Names &#8216;Best Fit&#8217; ETF Rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/u-s-news-names-best-fit-etf-rankings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund industry has over 1,300 products with over $1 trillion in assets. It is no wonder that the average long-term investor may have a hard time picking out which ETFs would suit his or her investment portfolio, but more services are popping up to make the task easier.
U.S. News recently provided its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Want Higher Returns From Riskier California ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/investors-want-higher-returns-from-riskier-california-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/investors-want-higher-returns-from-riskier-california-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in municipal bonds and their related exchange traded funds (ETFs) is a tax-free way to stash away wealth, but muni bonds from debt-ridden local governments are now being scrutinized.
Muni bonds are federal tax-free and relatively low risk, but a lot of bonds available are now from riskier borrowers, such as California, according to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Muni Bond ETFs: A Reprieve For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/05/california-muni-bond-etfs-reprieve-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/05/california-muni-bond-etfs-reprieve-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parallel between California&#8217;s debt problems and that of Greece&#8217;s isn&#8217;t hard to notice. One thing California has going for it, though, to the relief of California municipal bond exchange traded fund (ETF) holders: the state isn&#8217;t expected to default anytime soon.
On May 14, Gov, Arnold Schwarzenegger updated his rather tight budget proposal to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Michael Jackson Save California&#8217;s Muni Bond ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/07/can-michael-jackson-save-californias-muni-bond-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ California&#8217;s economy is in a state of turmoil, but between attractive yields on the state&#8217;s muni bond exchange traded funds (ETFs), as well as the recent passing of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, could the economy have enough going for it to help it bounce back?
Before we get into how Michael Jackson could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Junk Bond ETFs Are Suddenly Treasured</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/why-junk-bond-etfs-are-suddenly-treasured/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/why-junk-bond-etfs-are-suddenly-treasured/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, intrepid investors are developing a growing appetite for riskier investments such as junk bond exchange traded funds (ETFs). After a volatile and scary year, you can&#8217;t help but wonder what&#8217;s happening.
The yield margins of high-yield bonds over Treasuries are narrowing, as seen on the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II index, which shrunk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Can&#8217;t Count Out California Muni Bond ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/why-you-cant-count-out-california-muni-bond-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ California&#8217;s citizens took to the polls yesterday to vote on measures that would have helped close the $21 billion budget gap. They rejected all but one, but that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you should count out the state&#8217;s muni bond exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Stacey Vanek-Smith for Marketplace reports that the $21 billion-plus budget shortfall is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How California&#8217;s Money Crisis Impacts ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/how-californias-money-crisis-impacts-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/how-californias-money-crisis-impacts-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California is home to the world&#8217;s eighth-largest economy, but the state is also leading the biggest budget crisis with out a deficit to fall back on, causing despair for related bonds and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The gap between projected revenues and spending during this fiscal year and next amounts to $41.6 billion, which is almost half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 ETFs and Sectors to Watch in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/ten-areas-and-etfs-to-watch-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/ten-areas-and-etfs-to-watch-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last year has been hectic one for stocks, exchange traded funds (ETFs), other securities and the overall market. We can only hope that 2009 will be a lot shinier. Where can we look for some potential surprises &#8211; good or bad? 
Brett Arends of The Wall Street Journal gives us some areas to keep a [...]]]></description>
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