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ETFR: Building A New Asset Class

October 2005
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Building A New Asset Class

by Matt Hougan

You can hardly open a business magazine these days without some pundit telling you to invest in commodities.
ETFR Features

An alternative view, Looking to fundamentals other than price

by ETFR Staff

If you're looking for an index that repre­sents the US market but does not factor in the irrational exuberance of yester­day's market, look no further.

Inflation protection with TIP - Hedging inflation risk with an ETF

by ETFR Staff

In inflationary periods, TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) take on added luster and outperform their fixed income counterparts.

Pick your poison - Opportunity still abounds in Europe

by ETFR Staff

During the first quarter of 2005, Americans once again invested more money in world funds (US funds that invest primarily in non-US companies) than in their domestic focused brethren, according to the Investment Company Institute, the Washington-based mutual-fund industry group.