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  Investing in 'The Lucky Country' via ETFs

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  December 11, 2011

  Unlike Europe (and the U.S.), the Australian government has very low overall debt levels and projects a budget surplus in 2012.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Templeton Launches Global Fund; Neuberger Adds Two Funds

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 11, 2011

  Van Eck gold ETFs’ AUM top $13 billion; Adams Express sets distribution target; OIC says August options hit record; two Rydex funds close to new investors.

• Direxion Adds Five Funds

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  July 26, 2011

• Vanguard Study Breaks Down Savings, Fund Investments by Industry

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2011

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  Vanguard: Finance Industry Beats U.S. Average for Retirement Savings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 7, 2011

  Small financial and insurance firms outperform most other industries when it comes to retirement-plan balances and participation in 2010.

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  Best & Worst States for Economic Growth

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2011

  North Dakota tops list of 2010 GDP gainers, while Wyoming is at bottom of Commerce Department survey, with several surprises in between.

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  Jobless Rate Hits 9.1%; Private Sector Payrolls Increase

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 3, 2011

  The unemployment rate reached 9.1% in May, while 54,000 non-farm jobs were added during the month.

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  Chinese Company Cleared for Limited Rare Earth Trading

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 27, 2011

  Baotou Steel Rare Earth (Group) Hi Tech, which is China's largest producer of rare earths, has obtained government approval from the region of Inner Mongolia to open a rare earth exchange, according to a state media report on Friday.

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  The Value of Experience

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2011

  Forty years in the business means Rich Howard can tell a lot about a company from a simple phone call.

• ETF Launches by Van Eck, Invesco and Global X Focus on Pure-Play Markets

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 16, 2011

  The race to launch ETFs in new markets continued as Van Eck, Invesco and Global X ventured into funds that cover Colombia, Mexico, gold miners and oil equities.