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  Concidence? Big ETF News Accompanies Big ETF Conference

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2013

  The week has brought launches of ETPs on the Singapore dollar, BDCs and infrastructure, along with Schwab’s commission-free platform.

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  FINRA Warning on BDCs Doesn’t Stop Market Vectors’ ETF Debut

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2013

  Despite FINRA's January warnings on high-risk business development companies, Market Vectors has launched the first-ever ETF to offer pure-play BDC exposure.

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  ETFs and 401(k)s: The Romance Begins

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 12, 2013

  ETFs have grown enormously over the past 20 years, 401(k) plans have grown over an even longer period, and yet the twain have hardly met. That's about to change.

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  Daily Changes to ETF Premiums Can Be Predicted in Advance: Morningstar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  New Morningstar research offers insight—and investment opportunity—based on the way ETF premiums and discounts behave.

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  Vanguard’s Brennan: Embrace Innovation, Beware Proliferation in ETFs

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  At the InsideETFs conference, Vanguard Chairman Emeritus Jack Brennan says now is “the best time ever” to be a financial advisor, and ETFs are one of the key reasons.

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  Largest ETF Firms Still See Ample Room for Growth

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  “Only 3% of households today own ETFs; less than 50% of FAs use ETFs on a regular basis,” said ProShares CEO Michael Sapir at the InsideETFs Conference.

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  Commodities and Currencies: Two ETF Trends to Watch in 2013

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 10, 2013

  A significant and growing allocation to commodities, and the lift to Japanese and Brazilian equities on currency devaluation plans, are among the trends that Deutsche Bank's ETF chief sees.

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  Schwab Seeks to Lead in ETF Education

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 8, 2013

  Charles Schwab announced its game-changing commission-free ETF platform to much fanfare on Thursday, but less heralded has been a new ETF education resource launched last year that could help advisors use these ETFs.

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  Is 2013 the Year of Actively Managed ETFs?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 8, 2013

  PIMCO star manager Bill Gross’ bond ETF went from zero to nearly $4 billion in AUM in a matter of months. Will a recent regulatory change add to his competitors?

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  Schwab Rolls Out ‘Game-Changer’: A Commission-Free ETF Platform

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  The new OneSource platform sets no limit on how many trades advisors can make with 105 ETFs on offer.