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		<title>Muni Bond ETFs on a Roll as Yields Hit Record Lows</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/muni-bond-etfs-on-a-roll-as-yields-hit-record-lows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal bond exchange traded funds are spiking as rates drop to record lows, prompting worries this corner of the fixed-income market is getting ahead of itself.
&#8220;The municipal bond  market has been on a seven-week march to all-time low rates (yields),&#8221; says James Colby, an ETF portfolio manager at Van Eck. &#8220;Given the voracious appetite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muni Bond ETF Up 10% This Year Despite Default Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/muni-bond-etf-up-10-this-year-despite-default-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/muni-bond-etf-up-10-this-year-despite-default-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest municipal bond exchange traded fund has gained about 10% this year despite a prominent analyst warning in late 2010 that muni bond investors were facing huge defaults from state and local governments.
The $2.3 billion iShares S&#38;P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund (NYSEArca: MUB) is up 10.3% in 2011, according to investment researcher Morningstar. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Deficits May Rattle Muni Bond ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/state-deficits-may-rattle-muni-bond-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/state-deficits-may-rattle-muni-bond-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds have bounced back somewhat after stumbling badly in late 2010 when a noted analyst predicted hundreds of billions of dollars of defaults.
Yet muni bond ETFs fell last week as investors mulled news that Minnesota was forced to resort to shutting down regular operations over the Fourth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs to Look At In a Low-Yield World</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/08/etfs-look-at-low-yield-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/08/etfs-look-at-low-yield-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=35514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I you&#8217;re looking for high yields, don&#8217;t count on finding it in Treasuries. Don&#8217;t fret &#8211; there are plenty of other places you can get it. Analysts weigh in on what asset classes and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are going to give the best yields in this climate.
David Bogoslaw for Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that remarks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muni Bond ETFs: A Crisis in the Making?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/muni-bond-etfs-crisis-making/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/muni-bond-etfs-crisis-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=33354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rising yields on certain U.S. municipal infrastructure bonds reveal growing concerns among investors that some local governments are facing a greater risk of default, which might give municipal bond exchange traded fund (ETF) investors some pause.
A relative increase in some bonds reflects skepticism among some analysts that some regions will be able to pay back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bond ETFs: 7 Ways to Pick the Right One</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/bond-etfs-7-ways-pick-right-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/bond-etfs-7-ways-pick-right-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=28704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) are alive and well. Proof? Billions of dollars have poured into them so far this year. With the many bond options available, an investor may have a hard time deciding which to choose. But if you take the time, there is bound to be something that fits your time horizons.
Bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States In Fiscal Distress; Muni Bond ETFs Scrutinized</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/states-in-fiscal-distress-muni-bond-etfs-scrutinized/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/states-in-fiscal-distress-muni-bond-etfs-scrutinized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal bonds have been long used as a tax shelter for high-net worth investors, but the backers of these bonds have fallen on hard times. States and cities that issue municipal bonds are in fiscal distress, and investors are taking a closer look at these  securities and related exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Some states have taken [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/03/8-etfs-that-can-add-income-your-portfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=26451</guid>
		<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>4 Reasons Bond ETFs Still Have Appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/03/4-reasons-bond-etfs-still-have-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/03/4-reasons-bond-etfs-still-have-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=26076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year was one long coming-out party for bond exchange traded funds (ETFs), which managed to attract a cool $104.1 billion, according to Morningstar data. But if you&#8217;re expecting a repeat in 2010, that might be premature thinking.
The bond ETF market heated up in 2009, but many anticipate a bit of cooling off in 2010. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Protect Yourself from the Big Deficit With ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/02/how-protect-yourself-big-deficit-with-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/02/how-protect-yourself-big-deficit-with-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=25017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government is incurring an ever higher budget deficit and it will be up to American citizens to carry the burden. With taxes increasing, inflation rising and the dollar falling, investors may want to change their exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolio strategies in order to protect themselves.
The Obama administration is estimating that the federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Muni Bond ETFs Are Appealing Now</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/11/why-muni-bond-etfs-appealing-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After suffering through steep losses last year, municipal bonds and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been riding the wave of investment interest in the bonds sector.
Municipal bond mutual funds increased 14.4% on average through Oct. 29 and yields have not experienced their current lows in more than four decades, reports Jonathan Burton for The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where You Can Go If Treasury Bond ETFs Peter Out</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/where-you-can-go-if-treasury-bond-etfs-peter-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/where-you-can-go-if-treasury-bond-etfs-peter-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As more and more economic reports signal a recovery process, however tentative, investors are gradually regaining their risk appetites. If the trend continues, it could put treasury bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the losing end of things.
Last year, investors turned to Treasuries as a last ditch wealth-preservation effort. Today, Treasuries have been made less [...]]]></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>4 ETF Strategies for Retirees in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/02/4-etf-strategies-retirees-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 was a devastating and demoralizing year for just about all securities and exchange traded funds (ETFs) except for the U.S. Treasury Bond market.The reason behind this surge in bonds was that investors responded to turbulent times in a fight-or-flight manner, and fled to the traditional safety of U.S. bonds. Retirees in particular have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Reasons to Look at Muni Bond ETFs In 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/4-reasons-look-muni-bond-etfs-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been around long enough to prove their merit through performance. It also appears that muni bond ETFs are better for long-term investors seeking expsure to fixed income.
Jo Eqcome for Seeking Alpha points out that 41 out of 50 states are reporting budgeting shortfalls for the year 2009, with prospects of [...]]]></description>
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