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The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Doug Short	Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth.
Financial Advisor August 2009 Craig L. Israelsen	A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified.
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Registered Rep. September 10, 2010 Stan Luxenberg	Are Index Funds' Distorting Markets? With money pouring into index funds and ETFs, passive portfolios are distorting markets, harming many investors. Index funds are creating disturbing conditions in a variety of asset classes, including emerging markets, small stocks, and commodities.
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Financial Planning March 1, 2012 Craig L. Israelsen	Small Thoughts The benefit of investing in small U.S. stocks is clear. Over the 42-year period from Jan. 1, 1970, to Dec. 31, 2011, a $10,000 investment in large U.S. stocks would have grown to $507,362.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2010 Gerard Torres	Should You Buy Emerging Market Debt ETFs? The pros and cons of emerging market bond ETFs.
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