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Has the gold rush come to an end?

As money poured in, the SPDR Gold Trust grew into the second-largest largest exchange-traded fund behind the SPDR S&P 500, which follows the stock market.

Has the gold rush came to an end?

As money poured in, the SPDR Gold Trust grew into the second-largest largest exchange-traded fund behind the SPDR S&P 500, which follows the stock market.

Fidelity, BlackRock's iShares teaming up on ETFs

The commission-free total expands to 65 under the new pact, covering ETFs with a total $250 billion in assets.

Don't wait for ETFs to develop before buying

"The reason you may not want to buy an ETF as soon as it launches is liquidity -- the problems that can come with not having enough money -- but not the strategy.

Startup hopes investors will latch onto trends

For $4.95, a Motif customer can buy additional shares of an individual stock or ETF in a motif, thus customizing holdings so they're different than the default motif.

Personal finance: Remember that 'free' will likely cost you

To be sure, Schwab ETF OneSource is a good thing, another step forward for the ETF business, especially if it leads to more widespread availability of commission-free trades.It's not revolutionary.

Requiem for the failures: Funds that didn't make it

His first mutual fund shuttered in 2005, and his new ETF was no better, losing 13.5 percent in its last 12 months before being liquidated in August.

Chuck Jaffe: Lump of Coal Awards

Anyone who had seen Dent's past performance as a fund manager should have foreseen that his new ETF would take a licking, then stop ticking.

News Summary: Top ETF fund trends of 2012

Several industry leaders have recently cut ETF expense ratios, including BlackRock's iShares ETFs family, Charles Schwab and Vanguard.

6 top ETF trends of 2012, and the outlook for '13

So far this year - with more than $150 billion in net deposits through November - ETFs are on track to match a 2008 record for the amount of new cash taken in, according to Morningstar.

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Partners

With the market up, you might want to make bear-market bet

Brad Lamensdorf, manager of the Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE), noted that bear funds are...

Exodus from bonds? Not yet

Investors added $8 billion to U.S. stock funds and exchange-traded funds in February.

BOSTON: Fidelity, BlackRock's iShares teaming up on ETFs

Actively managed ETFs are a small but growing segment of the overall ETF market.