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The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Who Will Win This Race to the Bottom? As ETFs get cheaper, you win. After three major brokerages have come out with offers allowing their customers to trade certain ETFs on a commission-free basis, now Charles Schwab has fired another salvo hitting another hot-button issue: fund expenses.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Make the Most of Free Schwab ETFs Can the first discount broker stand up to its competition?
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger	This Will Change the Way You Invest Charles Schwab is preparing to offer ETFs in a way that few have seen before: free of charge.
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 Allan S. Roth	ETF Fees Drop Amid Competitive Battle In a remarkably short period, the playing field for the lowest-cost ETFs has changed dramatically.
Financial Advisor July 2012 Tom Lydon	In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees.
Registered Rep. July 23, 2010 Brad Zigler	An ETF Commission War Is Brewing There's something afoot in the ETF space that's going to challenge reps and advisors to create value-for-money propositions for their services.
Investment Advisor December 2009 James J. Green	Schwab Ups the Ante on ETFs Rolls out eight of its own funds, featuring very low expenses and free trading.
Registered Rep. June 25, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	3 New ETFs Worth Buying Here are three new ETFs worth a second look.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Answer You've Been Waiting For Back in November, Charles Schwab announced that it would introduce exchange-traded funds of its own. Fidelity answers Schwab with an even better deal for investors.
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Christopher Condon	Vanguard Outdraws BlackRock and State Street Vanguard's ETFs, with their low fees, are taking business from the ETF leaders.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2011 Amanda B. Kish	2 New ETFs You Should Own The picks of the newest crop of ETFs.
Investment Advisor February 2010 James J. Green	Schwab Keeps Up the Price Pressure Cuts equity commissions to $8.95 per trade; rolls out more commission-free ETFs.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger	6 ETFs That Won't Rip You Off Don't pay more than you have to for ETFs.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Vanguard Enters the Broker Wars The fund giant undercuts the competition and offers free ETFs.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Are These ETFs Truly the Best? Schwab unveils its select list of ETFs.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	They're Practically Giving This Investment Away In a world plagued by high-cost investments and shady financial intermediaries, there is one emerging trend that investors can rejoice in: the mad rush to cut trading commissions on exchange-traded funds.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Amanda B. Kish	Coming Soon to Your 401(k): ETFs Schwab plans to offer ETFs for 401(k).
The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger	How to Win With Fidelity's Free iShares ETFs Rather than going the same route as Schwab and Vanguard -- by offering in-house funds -- Fidelity has decided to make a partnership deal with ETF provider iShares.
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Thick or Thin? A few ETFs account for most of the trading volume in this popular asset class. The rest merit close scrutiny -- for costs, liquidity and diversification.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The ETF Wars Are Getting Silly Having more choices isn't always better for investors.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Dan Caplinger	4 ETF Trends You Must Know About Ignore these hot ETF investments at your peril.
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The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Tip Will Make You a Smarter ETF Investor Here are some tips to use and traps to avoid.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Wall Street's Last Hope for Profits Charles Schwab's venture into ETFs could start a trend among brokerage firms, who are struggling to keep more of their customers' money for themselves.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	The Hottest Trillion-Dollar Investment Read these tips before jumping into the popular world of exchange-traded funds.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Look What Financial Innovation Got Us Now As the number of ETFs continues to grow, it seems as though new fund offerings are hitting a point of diminishing returns, not providing enough additional value to justify their cost.
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill	A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger	These 5 Free Vanguard ETFs Make a Winning Portfolio What's the best way for ordinary investors to create a diversified portfolio using solely Vanguard ETFs? Here's one possible lineup.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	The Secret to Finding the Best ETFs In the investing world, exchange-traded funds are the new must-have accessory of the season. But be warned, there are more funds that aren't worth your time then funds that are.
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Financial Advisor December 2011 Marla Brill	Still Ahead ETF assets have more than quadrupled since 2004, but mutual funds are still favored by advisors.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	The Best Small-Cap ETFs These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award. Let's take a closer look at the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, the iShares Morningstar Small Core ETF, the iShares S&P 600 Value ETF, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF.
Registered Rep. January 2, 2014 Stan Luxenberg	The Case for Mutual Funds Proponents of ETFs often argue that traditional mutual funds are obsolete -- black-and-white TVs in an age of streaming video. But the advantages of the ETF structure are limited, and they are eroded by the costs of trading.
Financial Advisor February 2008 Marla Brill	The Bond ETF Explosion The ETF space is getting crowded. The number of fixed-income exchange-traded funds has exploded to include both portfolios based on broad indexes as well as ETFs consisting of emerging market, municipal and high-yield securities.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Invest Better With This Low-Cost Pioneer Vanguard wrote the book on low-cost investing.
Financial Advisor October 2008 Marla Brill	Ready For Harvest Rounding up investment laggards to harvest tax losses is a good idea toward the end of any year in taxable accounts, but this year there is added incentive.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Where You'll Find Commission-Free ETFs Why pay more than nothing at all?
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger	An ETF Strategy To Save You Money A favorite mutual fund might have a matching ETF -- with lower expenses.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 William Atkinson	Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005	Your 60-Second ETF Education When you need a little something for your portfolio, consider an exchange-traded mutual fund (ETF).
Financial Advisor June 2005 Jim Wiandt	When Less Means More Index fund fee war kicks off in earnest as actively managed fees rise.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 April Recksiek	Index Battle Investors who want to build an index-based portfolio have two viable mechanisms: index-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Savita Iyer-Ahrestani	Growing Choice, Shrinking Globe Thanks to burgeoning of the index-based global ETF industry, many of today's country and sector specific ETFs are so narrow and so focused that they allow both advisors and investors to have an increasingly targeted and tactical approach to international investing.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Kevin Scollan	Buying the World Here's a look at how exchange-traded funds can be used for investing in international indexes.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Selena Maranjian	ETFs on the Rise Will exchange-traded funds put mutual funds out of business?
Registered Rep. February 19, 2010 Stan Luxenberg	How To Size Up An ETF Advisors remain divided about ETFs. At one end of the spectrum a growing number of advisors are putting all their assets in ETFs. At the other extreme are those who steer completely away from the funds. A third group shops selectively.