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By Mary ScottMany financial advisors understand that in order to expand their practices it's increasingly important to acquire another business, be acquired, or affiliate with other professionals...
March 01, 2007
New Bond ETFs Trade on NYSEDespite the booming number of new ETFs over the past several years, the bond category has been relatively quiet, but Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has...
March 01, 2007
Wisdom Tree Enters 401k FieldExchange-traded funds (ETFs) are invading the 401(k) marketplace, and it doesn't look like the big push will let up any time soon. The latest entrant is...
March 01, 2007
ETF Assets Up $13.4 BillionAccording to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the combined assets of U.S. ETFs grew $13.43 billion to $396.73 billion in November. This represented a 3.5 percent...
March 01, 2007
Energy, Metal and Ag Funds LaunchedCompared to stocks and bonds, commodities still have a lot of respect to gain as a "standard" asset class, and PowerShares and Deutsche Bank hope...
March 01, 2007
State Street Returns to Its RootsBeing "old school" isn't always such a bad thing. In the case of the burgeoning ETF business, having a long track record seems to be...
March 01, 2007
First ImpressionsYou only get one chance to make a first impression. I remember how my dad used to tell me that over and over again. And...
March 01, 2007
Planting, Building and VacuumingAsk successful businesspeople what propelled their careers and you will get a range of different answers, indicating there are multiple paths to success. While that's...