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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; TLT</title>
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		<title>Treasury ETF Rally Threatens Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etf-rally-threatens-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etf-rally-threatens-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recent strength in exchange traded funds that invest in U.S. Treasuries doesn&#8217;t bode well for stocks and shows investors worried about deflation are moving into safe havens.
The U.S. government sold debt at a record-low yield last week, as buyers accepted a negative payment for the third time in history on 10-year notes.
&#8220;The U.S. is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs: TLT Nears All-Time High as Yields Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etfs-tlt-nears-all-time-high-as-yields-plunge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etfs-tlt-nears-all-time-high-as-yields-plunge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TLT) is on track for a gain of 4% this week as the U.S. government debt ETF surges close to its all-time high.
Treasury yields fell sharply this week and bond prices rose as the European debt crisis returned again to rattle global markets. Yields on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Inflation Protection</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-inflation-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-inflation-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DGL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=85824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on IQ Real Return ETF (NYSEArca: CPI), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $28.6 million.
Objective: The IQ Real Return ETF tries to reflect the performance of the IQ Real Return Index, which tries to provide a hedge against U.S. inflation rate by generating &#8220;real return,&#8221; or a return above the inflation rate. [TIPS ETFs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best ETFs for Dividends and Income</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/best-etfs-for-dividends-and-income/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/best-etfs-for-dividends-and-income/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DWX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junk Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Investors are starved for income. Exchange traded funds tracking both stocks and bonds can offer diversified exposure to market sectors with decent yields in a low-rate environment.
ETFs are an effective tool to capture yield in a portfolio, due to the lower expense ratios, which equals more capital for the investor.
&#8220;With bond coupon rates at historic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs Rally as 10-Year Yield Dips Below 1.8%</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etfs-rally-as-10-year-yield-dips-below-1-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/treasury-etfs-rally-as-10-year-yield-dips-below-1-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury yields fell Monday and bond ETFs rallied as fears Greece will leave the euro continued to rattle global markets. Most European indices were down more than 2% while yields on the 10-year Treasury note traded under 1.8% with investors preferring the safety of U.S. government debt.
A frequently highlighted trade over the  past several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sector Bond ETFs Provide Specialized Exposure</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/sector-bond-etfs-provide-specialized-exposure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/sector-bond-etfs-provide-specialized-exposure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENGN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MONY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After the high volatility witnessed in the aftermath of the financial downturn and, again, in the summer last year, advisors and investors are looking for more ways to manage risk. Consequently, bond exchange traded funds have garnered a huge following, and now fund providers are expanding their lineups to include increased opportunities for diversification.
We have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Make of Treasury ETF Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/what-to-make-of-treasury-etf-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/what-to-make-of-treasury-etf-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETNs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VXX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The S&#38;P 500 is back over 1,400 but recent strength in U.S. Treasury bonds has some questioning the stock rally. For example, yields on the 10-year Treasury note declined to nearly 1.9% earlier this week.
Treasury ETFs have rebounded despite growing calls the multi-decade run in U.S. government debt is ending and that yields have nowhere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Rising Rates Could Impact Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/how-rising-rates-could-impact-stock-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/how-rising-rates-could-impact-stock-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=82847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors are probably tired of hearing warnings that bond exchange traded funds could get dinged by rising interest rates. Higher bond yields will have a significant effect on stock ETFs as well.
“While a disappointing employment report tempered fears of an imminent bond market meltdown, many equity investors are still concerned over the potential impact of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Data: Outflows on Market Weakness</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-data-outflows-on-market-weakness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-data-outflows-on-market-weakness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF Performance Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NASDAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QQQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCPB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[XLE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=82938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After another Eurozone and global slowdown scare last week, equities markets and stock exchange traded funds experienced outflows as investors turned to less risky assets.
In the week ended April 13, the markets recorded their third negative week in the last four weeks, according to a Deutsche Bank research note. The S&#38;P 500 contracted 2.0%, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Providers Compete for Assets with New Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-providers-compete-for-assets-with-new-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-providers-compete-for-assets-with-new-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=82952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As investors trickle back into the stock market this year, the race is on for exchange traded fund providers to attract assets. Many providers are launching new ETFs that track the hot spots of today&#8217;s market.
A provider that is taking the lead in the current race for investor&#8217;s capital is UBS, according to ETF Global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: High-Yield Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-spotlight-high-yield-bonds-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-spotlight-high-yield-bonds-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Yield Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HYG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junk Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mirroring the slump in the equities market, high-yield or &#8220;junk&#8221; bond exchange traded funds have been dipping into what some call oversold territory on the latest round of risk-off sentiment.
The iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEArca: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEArca: JNK) have consistently closed lower over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short ETFs: Treasury Bears Mauled by Bond Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-treasury-bears-mauled-by-bond-rally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-treasury-bears-mauled-by-bond-rally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TMV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a trade gets too crowded, it’s usually time to expect the unexpected. Traders who loaded up on bearish bets against U.S. Treasuries using inverse ETFs are getting burned by rising bond prices and falling yields in April.
Treasury yields fell to a one-month low on Monday following the disappointing March payrolls report, with yields on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETF Bears Reload as Yields Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/treasury-etf-bears-reload-as-yields-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/treasury-etf-bears-reload-as-yields-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Options traders continue to step up their bearish bets against Treasury exchange traded funds despite the move lower in yields the past two days, which has pushed bond prices higher.
Traders have been using Treasury ETFs for weeks to position for falling bond prices. For example, put buyers have surfaced in iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury ETFs Suffer Worst Loss Since 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/treasury-etfs-suffer-worst-loss-since-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/treasury-etfs-suffer-worst-loss-since-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Treasury ETFs during the first three months of the year absorbed their biggest loss since the fourth quarter of 2010, but most traders are predicting a rebound for the rest of 2012.
“After rising to as high as 2.4% last month from 1.88%at the end of 2011, the yield on the benchmark 10-year note will finish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Report: Navigating Higher Rates with Bond ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/special-report-navigating-higher-rates-with-bond-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/special-report-navigating-higher-rates-with-bond-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=80311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Treasury yields have been steadily declining over the past 30 years. Over the next 12 to 24 months, however, yields could begin to rise and investors are about to experience an investment environment that their parents and grandparents can only relate to.
After dropping to historic lows on the so-called risk-off environment during the heightened market [...]]]></description>
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