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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs Enjoy Fat Yields, Capital Appreciation</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/preferred-stock-etfs-enjoy-fat-yields-capital-appreciation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preferred stock exchange traded funds have offered investors the best of both worlds so far in 2012 &#8212; higher prices and a nice dividend stream to boot.
Preferred shares and ETFs that hold them could get see a further spike in popularity as investors search for yield.
Preferred shares have been outperforming for most of 2012, especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Rally Lifts Preferred Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/bank-rally-lifts-preferred-stock-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial sector’s rally to start the year has provided a boost to exchange traded funds tracking preferred stock, which already pay hefty yields.
The $7.2 billion iShares S&#38;P U.S. Preferred Stock (NYSEArca: PFF) has jumped nearly 4% over the past week. The ETF is yielding about 7%. [Search for Yield Leads Some to Preferred Stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BlackRock Lists International Preferred Stock ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/blackrock-lists-international-preferred-stock-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded fund providers continue to roll out new products designed to satisfy investors’ craving for yield.
BlackRock’s iShares has launched the iShares S&#38;P International Preferred Stock Index Fund (NYSEArca: IPFF). It has an expense ratio of 0.55%.
“The fund is the first ETF that offers access to local currency, preferred securities that are offered in developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs Lure Yield Hunters</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/preferred-stock-etfs-lure-yield-hunters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After getting pummeled in the swift market correction, preferred stock exchange traded funds have staged a comeback as investors seeking attractive yields and low valuations pounce on the ETFs.
On Monday, bank preferred stocks experienced their worst single-day sell-off since 2009, with big losers like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) seeing common shares down 20% during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs Fall Along with Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/preferred-stock-etfs-fall-along-with-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that track preferred shares have been popular in recent years with income-starved investors, but the ETFs have pulled back over the past month along with the stock market.
Preferred shares and ETFs that invest in them had been performing well before June&#8217;s slide.
The $7.9 billion iShares S&#38;P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (NYSEArca: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bigger Is Better In Financial ETFs, For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/01/bigger-better-financial-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it&#8217;s been a lackluster at best couple of years for financial exchange traded funds (ETFs), today&#8217;s moves have us and others wondering if this sector&#8217;s ship is finally pulling back in to port.
The good news is that the days of wild swings are fewer and further between. The bad news is that many banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETF 101</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/preferred-stock-etf-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preferred stock carrying exchange traded funds (ETFs) may attract investors&#8217; attention, especially as the bond markets cool off. Preferred stocks usually have a fixed dividend and carry no voting rights, among other things.
Even though preferred stocks are listed as equity on the balance sheet, they should be viewed more like bonds than common stocks, says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 ETFs That Can Add Income to Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/03/8-etfs-that-can-add-income-your-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to interpret what the markets are doing can be just as crazy-making as attempting to predict what&#8217;s happening. That&#8217;s why it might be necessary to add in some income-producing exchange traded funds (ETFs) along with the risky funds.
The always insightful Gary Gordon at ETF Expert has a few favorite income-producing ETFs, ranging from bonds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midday Market Update: Unemployment Socks Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/10/midday-market-update-unemployment-socks-wall-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are dipping into negative territory on a worse-than-expected jobs report that has dampened hopes for a strong recovery by year-end. 
The national unemployment rate has jumped to 9.8%. The rising numbers are putting pressure on Congress to give additional unemployment benefits, as well as extend some programs that were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSgA Launches New Preferred Share ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/09/ssga-launches-new-preferred-share-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors will soon have another preferred share exchange traded funds (ETFs) to consider now that State Street Global Advisors has launched its new specialty ETF.
This week, State Street launched its latest ETF, SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF (NYSEArca: PSK), that invests in nonconvertible preferred stocks, according to IndexUniverse. The fund has an annual expense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Preferred Stock ETFs Are Shining</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/06/why-preferred-stock-etfs-shining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When the term &#8220;preferred stock&#8221; comes up, does it conjure images of exclusive shares that only sophisticated investors can purchase? The fact is, anyone can buy preferred stock now &#8211; through exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Don Dion for TheStreet says that the preferred ETFs offer access and diversification along with increased liquidity for the preferred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Bank Bailouts Mean for Preferred Financial ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/what-bank-bailouts-mean-preferred-financial-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What impact has the government&#8217;s purchase of preferred financial shares in the country&#8217;s major banks had on the financial preferred exchange traded fund (ETF)? 
Preferred stock was purchased by the government to the tune of $100 billion when the Troubled Asset Relief Plan was unveiled late last year. Preferred shares are a higher class of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What If Dividend ETFs Are Losing More Than They Yield?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/02/what-if-dividend-etfs-are-losing-more-than-they-yield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During this crazy bear market and market meltdown, optimistic investors have been turning to dividend-rich exchange traded funds (ETFs) to answer their prayers. But what if the funds have lost more than what they yield? What&#8217;s the point of them then?
One reader of ours wonders:
Can someone please explain to me why ETFs that have lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs Wait On Fannie And Freddie To Get Well Soon</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/09/financial-etfs-wait-on-fannie-and-freddie-to-get-well-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent bailout of mortgage powerhouses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have many exchange traded fund (ETF) investors wondering if this could be the recovery the financial sector needed.
Although last week the financial sector was one of the ETF market leaders, betting on a bull market in the sector is premature, reports Michael Kahn for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Bailout for Fannie and Freddie Leaves Financial ETFs Trying to Stay Afloat</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/fannie-mae-freddie-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares for the ailing Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) fell even lower earlier this morning after an immediate bailout was ruled out &#8211; throwing the housing market into question and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) lower.
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said that the government&#8217;s focus right now is supporting the companies in their [...]]]></description>
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