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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Small Cap Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-small-cap-funds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In keeping pace with the two ETF pieces that we penned on Tuesday and Wednesday earlier this week, where we concluded that dividend weighted approaches in both the U.S. large and mid-cap equity core equity space delivered superior returns to other approaches in 2011, today we examine the small cap category.
Most investment managers and observers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. News Names &#8216;Best Fit&#8217; ETF Rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/u-s-news-names-best-fit-etf-rankings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/u-s-news-names-best-fit-etf-rankings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADRE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund industry has over 1,300 products with over $1 trillion in assets. It is no wonder that the average long-term investor may have a hard time picking out which ETFs would suit his or her investment portfolio, but more services are popping up to make the task easier.
U.S. News recently provided its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar&#8217;s Aggressive ETF Portfolio for Retirees</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-aggressive-etf-portfolio-for-retirees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-aggressive-etf-portfolio-for-retirees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Treasury Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large-Cap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBB]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TIP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=64028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For retirees who are looking for greater capital appreciation and hold a higher risk tolerance, an ETF portfolio with a more aggressive investment strategy may be a better fitting option.
Investors looking to solely live off their investments over the next 20 or so more years will want to included investments that will appreciate while still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar&#8217;s Recommendations for a Moderate-Risk ETF Porfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-recommendations-for-a-moderate-risk-etf-porfolio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-recommendations-for-a-moderate-risk-etf-porfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Treasury Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large-Cap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TIP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=64031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Retirees seeking a moderate risk in their exchange traded fund investment portfolios will want to lean more toward the safety of bonds but still hold enough equities to provide some level of capital appreciation, according to Morningstar.
The moderate portfolio for retirees and pre-retirees is &#8220;appropriate for retirees with a time horizon (estimated life expectancy) of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar&#8217;s Conservative ETF Porfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-conservative-etf-porfolio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-conservative-etf-porfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=64036</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conservative investors in retirement can tap exchange traded funds to build all-ETF portfolios featuring stocks and bonds.
The conservative ETF investor aiming to protect wealth in retirement should limit exposure to equities and rely on the stability offered in bonds, along with other solid yield generating assets, writes Christine Benz, director of personal finance at Moringstar.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Schwab U.S. Large-Cap (SCHX)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-chart-of-the-day-schwab-u-s-large-cap-schx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IJH]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=58436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In late 2009, Charles Schwab Investment Management forayed into the exchange traded fund market by unveiling some of the lowest cost, if not the lowest cost index ETFs in various slices of the market including U.S. large, mid, and small-cap equity, U.S. REITs, fixed income, and international and emerging markets equities.
How has the fund sponsor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vanguard, BlackRock Dominate ETFs in Retirement Plans: Report</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/vanguard-blackrock-dominate-etfs-in-retirement-plans-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds from Vanguard and BlackRock dominate the list of top 20 ETFs by total distribution in the 401(k) and defined contribution business, according to a report this week.
 
“ETFs are off to a slow start in terms of their distribution in 401k plans but we expect their prevalence to grow dramatically in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timberland, Graham, Ness, M&amp;F Power Small and Microcap ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/timberland-graham-ness-mf-power-small-and-microcap-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/timberland-graham-ness-mf-power-small-and-microcap-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in U.S. small-cap and microcap stocks got a boost Monday from rallies in Timberland (NYSE: TBL), Graham Packaging (NYSE: GRM), Ness Technologies (NasdaqGS: NSTC), M&#38;F Worldwide (NYSE: MFW) and other undersized companies.
Vanguard Small Cap ETF (NYSEArca: VB) and iShares Russell Microcap (NYSEArca: IWC) were little changed Monday afternoon and lagged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defensive Investing Sends Small-Cap ETFs Down</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/defensive-investing-sends-small-cap-etfs-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all that has been going on in the world, small-cap equities and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) quietly hit recent highs in April, but the month of May was not as kind for the asset class.
The iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM) is down 3.9% in the past month, Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: VB) is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small-Cap ETF Falls Through 50-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/small-cap-etf-falls-through-50-day-average/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in small-cap stocks have fallen through their 50-day moving average in this week’s selling, breaching a key technical level. However, they rallied back from a similar setback in March.
The $16 billion iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM), an ETF tracking a popular index of U.S. small caps, traded lower Tuesday.
Small-cap stocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Small-Cap ETFs Overheating?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/are-small-cap-etfs-overheating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs) have rallied hard after financial downturn, but some observers note that this trajectory won&#8217;t last and it is only a matter of time before this asset class cools down.
The Russell 2000 Index is almost 2% shy of its record closing high, reports Jonathan Cheng for The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Stocks, Smaller Was Better the Past Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/for-stocks-smaller-was-better-the-past-decade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs) have yet to top their 2007 high, but they’ve easily outperformed blue-chip stocks over the past decade.
Benchmarks following the market’s biggest stocks have trailed small and midsize companies over the last 10 years, writes Jason Zweig this weekend in The Wall Street Journal.
Indeed, the iShares S&#38;P 100 Index Fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small-Cap ETFs Follow Slide in Confidence Index</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small-cap stocks, which are sensitive to sentiment on the overall U.S. economy, have stalled out recently within range of their 2007 peak.
U.S. small-business confidence levels are also declining, according to a report this week. Small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs) could slide if the outlook holds true, even as small-caps hover around four-year highs. [Small-Cap ETFs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small-Cap ETFs Fall Short of 2007 High</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in U.S. small-cap stocks are closing in on their 2007 high as the economy gradually improves, although they followed the broader market lower Tuesday.
With nearly $17 billion in assets, iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSEArca: IWM) is the most popular ETF for U.S. small caps. It was down about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small-Cap ETFs Rally to 52-Week High</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in U.S. small-cap stocks rallied to new 52-week highs Wednesday as the sector erased the recent pullback.
The iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSEArca: IWM), Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: VB) and iShares S&#38;P SmallCap 600 (NYSEArca: IJR) were among the small-cap ETFs setting fresh highs.
The market segment has recouped all [...]]]></description>
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