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You can add Vanguard to the list of brokerage companies that have lowered their trading commissions and waived trading fees on exchange-traded funds, a move that will apply to all 46 of its funds. Exchange-traded funds are basically mutual funds that trade like stocks. They are pegged to indexes that track different parts of the market. E.T.F.'s also tend to be less expensive and more tax-efficient than their mutual fund counterparts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Provides information on exchange-traded funds.

Provides information on the exchange-traded funds filed as of June 20, 2005, including Rydex Investments.

Reports on industry efforts that aim to broaden exchange-traded funds in the U.S. as of June 13, 2005.

Reports on the increase in the value of exchange-traded funds in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2005, according to Barclays Global Investors.

Discusses the increasing popularity of exchange-traded funds for investors in big-company 401(k) retirement savings plans, as of April 2005.

Reports on the decline of assets in exchange-traded funds in January 2005.

Provides information on exchange-traded funds in the U.S.

Forecasts the growth of the exchange-traded fund market in the U.S. in 2005.

Reports on the competition between exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded in U.S. stock exchanges.

Provides information on the launching of two exchange traded funds based on the price of gold in the U.S.

Reports on the growth of exchange-traded funds in the U.S. in September 2004.

Reports on the plan of PowerShares Capital Management LLC to launch several exchange-traded funds to beat market indexes in the U.S., as of August 2004.

Reports on widespread use of exchange-traded funds in the U.S. as of July 6, 2004.