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The ETF Report

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a type of pooled investment security that operates much like a mutual fund. Typically, ETFs will track a particular index, sector, commodity, or other asset, but unlike mutual funds, ETFs can be purchased or sold on a stock exchange the same way that a regular stock can. An ETF can be structured to track anything from the price of an individual commodity to a large and diverse collection of securities. ETFs can even be structured to track specific investment strategies.

3 Lies about ETFs

As U.S. stocks register new highs and bond yields register new lows, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) marketplace keeps humming along.

5 Income ETF Ideas as Fed Liftoff (Still) Looms -- Barron's Blog

When Barron's interviewed Scott Eldridge, head of fixed income product strategy at Invesco's PowerShares family of exchange-traded funds last March, he came up with three ETF suggestions for investors looking for income in a rising rate environment.