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		<title>Customizing Your Bond ETF Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/customizing-your-bond-etf-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When investing in an asset, it is always important to stay in full control. With this in mind, bond investors have been implementing laddered strategies to cover a broad swathe of maturity dates, and now, ETF investors can do the same with the Guggenheim BulletShares suite.
After the recent launch of three new high-yield corporate debt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Focus: Guggenheim BulletShares</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-focus-guggenheim-bulletshares/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guggenheim has bridged the gap between single bonds and the convenience of a bond exchange traded fund, giving investors liquidity, diversification and consistency.
&#8220;We have had tremendous reception with our BulletShares suite. They represent the best of both worlds &#8212; the characteristics and maturity of a single bond, and the diversification benefits of a single bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BulletShares ETFs: Unique Products Explained</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/bulletshares-etfs-unique-products-explained/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/bulletshares-etfs-unique-products-explained/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recently launched BulletShares suite of maturity-target-date investment-grade corporate bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) offer a more targeted exposure to the corporate bond market in an increasingly changing fixed-income market. The suite of ETFs allow for highly individualized investment strategies.
In an interview with Jonathan Liss for Yahoo! Finance, Steven A. Baffico, Senior Managing Director at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The SEC Cracks Down on Target Date Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/sec-cracks-down-target-date-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/sec-cracks-down-target-date-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Target-date exchange traded funds (ETFs) &#8211; all-in-one type funds that many investors have turned to for retirement savings &#8211; have recently come under the scrutiny of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Still, critics may not believe that regulators have been thorough enough.
The government promised to make &#8220;TDFs&#8221; less harmful to a retirement saver&#8217;s nest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What New Fee and Disclosure Proposals May Mean for ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/what-new-fee-and-disclosure-proposals-may-mean-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial crisis has put the entire industry and all of its various and sundry products &#8211; including exchange traded funds (ETFs) &#8211; under the microscope. With that, two proposals may affect how certain securities are marketed to you and how they&#8217;re priced.
Target-Date Funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed rule amendments that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why ETF Investors Should Look Under the Hood</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/04/why-etf-investors-should-look-under-hood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/04/why-etf-investors-should-look-under-hood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Many baby boomers have parked their money in target-date mutual funds, but have since suffered losses of 25% or more in 2008. What happened?
It goes like this: You put your money in a target-date or life cycle fund, forget about it, and the fund manager re-balances your portfolio over time, moving your assets from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwab Files for ETFs; FocusShares Tries Again</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/02/schwab-files-for-etfs-focusshares-tries-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider FocusShares apparently subscribes to the adage &#8220;If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, try, try again,&#8221; while Charles Schwab has filed for its first-ever ETF. 
Last October, the provider opted to close its four ETFs focused on unusual segments of the market, including homeland security, Wal-Mart suppliers and so-called &#8220;sin&#8221; industries: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 ETF Predictions for 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/12/10-etf-predictions-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=6713</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we took a look back at our exchange traded fund (ETF) predictions for 2008. As 2008 comes to a close, and we look to a new year that will see some big changes, we want to take a look at what we think will be the big trends in the ETF industry.

1. ETFs will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target-Date ETFs Keep It Simple</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/12/target-date-etfs-keep-it-simple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some actively-managed exchange traded funds (ETFs) and target-date funds have not been immune to the market turbulence and have felt the same wrath as other securities in this crazy market. 
These investment tools have become a primary investment vehicle for retirement savings, expecting to reach $276 billion and $1.1 trillion in assets, by 2009 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One ETF for When Retirement Is In Your Sights</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/12/etfs-for-when-retirone-etf-for-when-retirement-is-in-your-sightsement-your-sights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Set it and forget it&#8221; exchange traded fund (ETF) investors might see a certain appeal in target date funds. These types of ETFs have seen an increase of availability this year.
On Nov. 7, iShares announced a new strategy to be implemented in a series of &#8220;target-date&#8221; ETFs to help fund retirement or college tuition needs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Why Target Date ETFs Feel the Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/11/understanding-why-target-date-etfs-feel-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/11/understanding-why-target-date-etfs-feel-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=6086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Target date exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a different animal when it comes to investing.
A recent story we did on the subject noted that one in particular, the TDX Independence 2010 (TDD), was demonstrating &#8220;acceptable&#8221; performance although it was down year-to-date.
How is this so? In short, the fund is basically doing what it&#8217;s supposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target-Date ETFs: Are They On Target?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/10/target-date-etfs-they-target/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life-cycle funds or target-date exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a unique balance of fund in that they automatically adjust their allocation of equities and bonds.
The closer you get toward your retirement date, the higher the ratio of bonds in your portfolio, earning their name of a retirement plan on autopilot. Simon Maierhofer for ETF Guide [...]]]></description>
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