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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs May See Higher Payouts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/dividend-etfs-may-see-higher-payouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the paltry yields being offered by safe-haven Treasury bonds, alternative income-generating assets such as dividend exchange traded funds are attracting a wider audience. Dividend ETF investors may now draw upon a more diversified pool of stock components and look for higher income in the future as more companies raise and start issuing dividends.
Nasdaq OMX [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs: A Solution to Stock Picking</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/dividend-etfs-a-solution-to-stock-picking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend stock investors should consider diversified exchange traded funds to save time on researching individual companies and limit single-stock risk.
&#8220;As great as being a dividend investor is, it does require time. Why? To  find, research both potential purchases but also current holdings,&#8221; according to The Dividend Guy blog. [No Free Lunch: The Risks of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Street Rolls Out First Active ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/state-street-rolls-out-first-active-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/state-street-rolls-out-first-active-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=83756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The actively managed exchange traded fund space, once pushed to the side, is now attracting a greater following, especially in the wake of highly successful PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND) launch. Now, State Street Global Advisors is testing the waters with its first active ETFs.
On Thursday, the fund provider launched the SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs: How to Select a Winner</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-how-to-select-a-winner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An income generating strategy is going to remain in focus for exchange traded fund investors, especially as Treasury bond yields remain at their lowest levels. There are several dividend ETFs to help investors navigate this trend, but it&#8217;s not all about finding the fund with the highest yield.
&#8220;We believe a number of dividend-yielding exchange traded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs in Focus as Companies Raise Payouts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-in-focus-as-companies-raise-payouts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-in-focus-as-companies-raise-payouts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate America is sitting on a lot of cash and more companies are beginning to dole out more with dividends. With companies issuing higher payouts and bond yields still low, dividend exchange traded funds may begin to attract even greater interest.
S&#38;P 500 dividends rose about 15% in the first quarter year-over-year, writes Eddy Elfenbein for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three ‘Fairly Valued’ Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/three-%e2%80%98fairly-valued%e2%80%99-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/three-%e2%80%98fairly-valued%e2%80%99-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs have been enormously popular the past year but investors should be careful to temper their expectations. A rising stock market means valuations aren’t as cheap, while conservative investors need to remember equities are more volatile than bonds.
“Tread cautiously before dumping bond funds for stock funds,” says Morningstar senior fund analyst Christopher Davis. “Dividend-focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Free Lunch: The Risks of Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/no-free-lunch-the-risks-of-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/no-free-lunch-the-risks-of-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=77583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors trying to bolster yield in their portfolios have made dividend exchange traded funds one of the hottest investments the past two years. There is speculation Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) may announce a dividend at its shareholder meeting Thursday, which could drive further interest in the category.
However, dividend ETFs come with risks that investors need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Total Return: Why Dividends Matter for ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/total-return-why-dividends-matter-for-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/total-return-why-dividends-matter-for-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many income-focused investors are using dividend exchange traded funds to anchor the equity component of their portfolio. Dividend ETFs are more volatile than bonds, but some investors like the combination of yield and chance for capital appreciation.
As we witnessed in 2011, dividend-paying ETFs have held their own during rough market conditions. During tumultuous times, investors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/best-dividend-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds have become a key component holding for many investors, especially for those looking for that extra bit of cash on the side.
Dividend ETFs specifically pick out companies known for their dividend  yields, but among the ETF universe, the markets may be further broken  down into more focused sections, depending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Bubble in Dividend ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/is-there-a-bubble-in-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/is-there-a-bubble-in-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors fed up with rock-bottom interest rates and Treasury yields have piled into dividend-paying stocks, and dividend exchange traded funds outperformed the market by a wide margin last year. However, rich valuations in some dividend stocks and proposals to raise tax rates on dividends for high earners have some talking of a bubble.
So far this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: SPDR S&amp;P Dividend ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-spdr-sp-dividend-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-spdr-sp-dividend-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on SPDR S&#38;P Dividend ETF (SDY), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $8.7 billion.
Objective: The SPDR S&#38;P Dividend ETF tries to reflect the performance of the S&#38;P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index, which holds the 60-highest dividend yielding components of the S&#38;P Composite 1500 Index that have raised dividends every year over 25 consecutive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Dividend ETFs Maintain Their Winning Ways?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/can-dividend-etfs-maintain-their-winning-ways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds in the U.S. large cap category managed to beat the S&#38;P 500 in 2011 while raking in plenty of cash as investors hungry for income looked far and wide for alternatives to bond funds.
Market volatility doesn&#8217;t seem to be going away anytime soon as Europe&#8217;s debt crisis continues to rage. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Focus: Dividend Funds in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-focus-dividend-funds-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-focus-dividend-funds-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds made a big splash in 2011 and most held up much better than the S&#38;P 500 as investors were drawn to safety and income. Yet looking ahead to next year, there are increasing concerns that this  strategy could be a &#8220;crowded&#8221; trade and that dividend ETFs may trail the  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Dividend ETFs with Growth Potential</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/four-dividend-etfs-with-growth-potential/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds have seen intense interest from investors in 2011 as they seek shelter from market volatility in stable sectors and an income stream.
For example, investors have flocked to utilities ETFs due to their conservative reputation and enticing dividend yields. [Utilities ETFs]
The best performers in sector exchange traded funds this year track  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs Are Not All The Same</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/dividend-etfs-are-not-all-the-same/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the yields in the Treasuries market at historic lows, dividend stock exchange traded funds (ETFs) have attracted the attention of investors. But with so many to choose from, fund providers seeking to enter this ETF space will have to have a leg up on the competition.
For example, the Schwab U.S. Dividend    [...]]]></description>
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