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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Financial Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-financial-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds indexed to the U.S. financial sector were getting a boost Wednesday from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), which saw its shares vault 4% in the wake of the quarterly earnings report.
Financials have posted impressive gains thus far in 2012, outpacing the broad market as XLF (SPDR Financials) is up 5.54% versus the SPX [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Financials</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-chart-of-the-day-financials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With bullish call buyers surfacing in XLF (SPDR Financials) in the options market on weakness in the sector on Thursday, we have an opportunity to examine broad based large cap oriented sector exchange traded funds in the space more closely.
XLF is a market cap weighted product based on the S&#38;P 500 Financials Select Index. Two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Report Hits ETFs Early</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/manufacturing-report-hits-etfs-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While a heat wave hit the East Coast, manufacturing in the region cooled off. The discouraging report sent exchange traded funds (ETFs) lower despite news that industrial output grew slightly across the country.
Despite growth in recent months, economists feel that manufacturing activity may have peaked and that factory output may be flat for the coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Financial Reform Means for ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/what-financial-reform-means-for-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation for financial reform is finally coming to a head, with the most recent draft of the bill expected to have enough support to become law. Financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) initially reacted negatively. Whether that&#8217;s just an initial shock or the beginning of trouble remains to be seen.
According to Damien Paletta of The Wall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs Wait for Washington&#8217;s Reforms</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/financial-etfs-wait-washingtons-reforms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate passed its version of the financial regulatory reform bill on May 20. Since then, analysts and investors have been trying to gauge the eventual impact on the sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The Senate&#8217;s version of the legislation creates a process for liquidating financial institutions that become too big to fail, adds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: Hurting Now, But Are They a Future Opportunity?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/05/financial-etfs-hurting-now-but-are-they-future-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market&#8217;s recent correction and the financial overhaul bill that&#8217;s winding its way through Congress haven&#8217;t stopped analysts from feeling bullish on financial exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The financial overhaul bill that passed in the Senate is a far-reaching one that would vastly increase the regulatory oversight of Wall Street&#8217;s largest banks. The legislation is meant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: What Regulation Will Mean</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/05/financial-etfs-what-regulation-will-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has been saying that it will provide better financial regulation, and the U.S. Senate made some progress by passing two amendments aimed at obviating another copious taxpayer bailout of Wall Street. Big banks and related financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) wait on when the bills will become law.
The Senate voted an overwhelming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs to Watch as SEC&#8217;s Investigation Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/financial-etfs-to-watch-as-secs-investigation-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Goldman Sachs lost $10 billion in market value as investors responded to news of a civil lawsuit brought on by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other banks were dragged, too. With all this volatility in financials, now may be a good time to do some homework on financial exchange traded funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs in Turnaround Mode</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/03/financial-etfs-turnaround-mode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The financial sector is on many investors radar, as the lows seen last year have to get better. What does the recent performance of the biggest financial exchange traded fund(ETF) indicate about the health of the sector?
The ETF Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) indicates a financial rally of some sort, as the ETF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs: Still Struggling, But Improving</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/financial-etfs-still-struggling-but-improving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The financial sector has seen a handsome recovery off the market&#8217;s March 9 low, with most exchange traded funds (ETFs) up at least 100% since then. But mixed fourth-quarter earnings this week raise the question: are financial ETFs the place to be right now?
The reports coming from the financial sector have been a mixed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How New Bank Tax May Hurt Financial Industry, ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/how-new-bank-tax-may-hurt-financial-industry-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bonus season is coming around and lots of big bankers are likely to receive a fat check. This has spurred another round of public outrage and the government has taken steps to funnel away some of the money back to taxpayers. What may be good for taxpayers might not be good for banks and related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks, ETFs Fall Slightly in Light Trading</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/12/stocks-etfs-fall-slightly-light-trading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) see-sawed around break-even this morning as any decline was limited by a higher-than-expected reading on Chicago-area manufacturing. 
Business activity in the Chicago region expanded far more than expected in December. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said its business barometer rose to 60, hitting its highest level in nearly four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look Before You Leap: Know the Holdings of Your ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/12/look-before-you-leap-know-the-holdings-of-your-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) offer exposure to a wide variety of areas of the markets, but, like a snow flake, each ETF is unique. Two similar-sounding ETFs can vary in their holdings, diversification and trading strategy. It&#8217;s a good idea to look before you leap.
ETFs are disparate in that they have different rules for re-balancing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs Pull Back, But What&#8217;s the Next Step?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/12/financial-etfs-pull-back-whatse-next-step/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those investors who rely on the 200-day moving average as a guide for where and when to invest, financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be sending a sell signal. Is the sector primed for a pullback?
The moving average (MA) is a significant indicator that investors follow to read signals that funds and stocks may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Harness the Financial Sector&#8217;s Recovery With ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/10/how-harness-financial-sectors-recovery-with-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sector exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a good way for investors to seek out niches in order to harness performance in a specific area, and the financial sector is no exception. Since the market&#8217;s low on March 9, the overall sector is up about 140%.
Although many investors shudder at the mention of the word, [...]]]></description>
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