Tom Lydon

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  Weighing the Risks: Junk Bond or Equity ETFs?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2013

  Is it better to get on the equity ETF train or hop into the rally in junk bond ETFs? Here's the skinny on how to build a portfolio, with tips from Schwab's Michael Iachini.

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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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  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.

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  Money Floods Into Stocks via ETFs as Industry Hits 20-Year Mark

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2013

  Last year marked an all-time high for the industry on the eve of its 20th anniversary, and ETFs are soon expected to surpass a record $2 trillion in global assets.

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  Arnott, Coming Soon: Economic Disaster in 3D—Debt, Deficits, Demography

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2013

  Rob Arnott’s keynote session at the ETF Virtual Summit on Wednesday focused on the coming 3D hurricane—debt, deficit and demography.

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  Morningstar ETF Invest Live Blog, Day 3: Pundits Pontificate on Future of ETFs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2012

  Highlights of the conference’s final day: A "Meet the Pundits" closing session with Matt Hougan, Paul Justice and Tom Lydon.

• All Eyes on PIMCO ETF Launch

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  PIMCO launched its exchange-traded fund version of PIMCO Total Return in early March, and investors are closely watching to see how Bill Gross’ active management of the ETF fares.

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  Bill Gross Brings Active Management to PIMCO Total Return ETF Launch

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  With the launch of the PIMCO Total Return ETF, managed by Bill Gross, investors are closely watching to see how his active management of an ETF fares.

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  Bill Gross Touts PIMCO Total Return ETF at Virtual Summit

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2012

  PIMCO CIO Bill Gross promoted the upcoming launch of an ETF-version of his PIMCO Total Return Fund at the ETF Virtual Summit, a four-hour online event held on Tuesday that was attended by nearly 1,000 advisors.

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  Fidelity Investments to Enter ETF Business

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 3, 2012

  Fidelity Investments recently filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin offering index-based exchange-traded funds.