First Trust

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  Top Portfolio Products: PIMCO, Vanguard Launch More EM Bond Funds

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2013

  In addition, Vanguard says it will no longer accept new fund flows into the Wellington and Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt funds.

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  How First Trust’s Wesbury Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sequester

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  The outspoken chief economist of First Trust Advisors is taking Nouriel Roubini, Bill Gross and others head on in his view of the sequester in a new outlook.

• Portfolio Fix: MLPs and Positive Returns

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 27, 2012

  Savvy financial advisors know that these days of high market volatility and low interest rates demand strategic thinking to help clients reap fruitful investment returns.

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  Rise of Brazil and the Beautiful Games

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  June 26, 2012

  For Brazil, the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games are about more than just sports—they’re a chance to showcase that the country is worth investing in.

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  Rising Tech

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2012

  Niche solutions, cloud computing and growth in Asia are expected to buoy the tech space in an overall risky economy

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  Wesbury Slams Roubini on ‘Double Dip’ Fears

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2011

  The country’s dour mood doesn’t jibe with the numbers, according to First Trust Chief Economist Brian Wesbury, and he specifically points to Nouriel Roubini’s recent analysis as an example of what not to believe.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Cantor Fitzgerald to Launch ETF Arbitrage, Van Eck Adds Mortgage REIT ETF

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2011

  This week in new portfolio products, Cantor Fitzgerald announced that it will launch an ETF arbitrage business under Dan Segal, and Van Eck introduced a mortgage REIT income ETF.

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  Fed's Bernanke Floats Possibility of QE3

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2011

  Despite comments to the contrary made as recently as June 22, the Federal Reserve is ready to ease monetary policy if the economy weakens further, according to comments made Wednesday by Ben Bernanke.

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  Parsing Bernanke: First Trust’s Brian Wesbury on How Fed Chief’s Words Translate to Action—Weekend Interview

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2011

  If you want insight into what Ben Bernanke really means behind the carefully crafted politico-speak, talk to Brian Wesbury. He says that the Fed will begin raising rates ‘early in 2012.’

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  First Trust Launches Smart Phone ETF

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 18, 2011

  A new ETF began trading on NASDAQ on Friday based on an index that tracks smart phone companies.