Dear Investor,

With 3.9 billion cell phones in operation... and with nine out of ten people admitting they'd give up their microwaves, dishwashers, and TVs before letting go of their cell phone... we're looking at a compelling profit opportunity.

But the best way to make money from this "cell phone phenomenon" isn't to invest in the equipment makers.

Instead, you want to own shares of the companies that offer subscription-based wireless services. That's where the money is. 

The problem is, which provider should you invest in?

Fortunately, my top-rated telecom ETFs make it easy for you. With these ETFs you can capture an entire basket of profitable wireless providers -- so you won't have to throw a dart at the wall and hope you pick a winner.

Here's an in-depth profile of my top two picks...


Today's Top Picks


Emerging Markets Telecom (AMEX: ETF)

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Reasons to Buy:

Subscriber growth may have slacked off in the U.S., but its running full steam ahead in places like Afghanistan and Vietnam.

ETF focuses strictly on emerging markets and has been the top-performing fund in the telecom category for over a decade.

Strategy: Invests in foreign telecoms that conduct business in emerging markets.
Expense Ratio: 1.37%
Avg. P/E: 10.2
ETF Composite
Score:
Top Five Holdings: America Movil (9.6%), China Mobil (8.7%), MTN Group (8.4%), Chunghwa Telecom (4.3%), China Unicom (3.3%)

Investors have a broad selection of index-based funds in the telecom sector, but this is the only actively managed option. And it has certainly earned its stripes over time.

In fact, this was the number one fund in the communications category in 2006, 2007, and again in 2008. Not surprisingly, it has already jumped out to a wide lead thus far in 2009.

More than any other rival, ETF is closely tied to the positive developments taking place in the world's emerging markets. In fact, the fund invests almost exclusively in regions that still have years of healthy subscriber growth ahead.

Managed by Credit Suisse, the portfolio has large stakes in dominant wireless providers like America Movil (NYSE: AMX), which is expanding rapidly throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. You'll also find Russia's Vimpel-Communications (NYSE: VIP), India's Bharti Airtel, and Israel's Cellcom (NYSE: CEL) -- all clear-cut leaders in their respective markets.

Many of the fund's holdings are former state-owned companies that exert powerful control over their territory. The mature fixed-line phone business for these firms is typically stagnant, but still churns out healthy cash flows that can be reinvested in the wireless/broadband segment or paid out to shareholders.

In many emerging markets, the national telecom is among the largest and most profitable of all listed companies. And like any utility, these firms rake in a reliable income stream and enjoy recession-resistant traits. More importantly, ETF's managers go a step further by isolating companies with profitable subscriber growth, clean balance sheets and sustainable dividend distributions.

So while the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index has turned in flat returns over the past three years, ETF has delivered respectable annual gains of around +7%. And over the past five years, shareholders have been treated to an impressive cumulative profit of +110%.

Action to Take --> After a scorching rally that saw attractive companies like Vimpel-com and America Movil triple in value over a short period of time, these stocks have deflated and are now sharply undervalued.

However, the fundamental outlook hasn't changed much. Affordable, entry-level handsets are fueling healthy subscriber growth, and the rollout of 3G service will help telecoms squeeze more revenues from their customers. Plus, most have spent heavily in recent years to expand their networks, and lighter capital expenditure spending going forward will leave more cash on the table.

By focusing primarily on the most explosive markets, ETF looks promising, but is probably best suited for risk-tolerant investors. I will be monitoring the fund as a candidate for my "Global Growth" Portfolio.

To be alerted the instant I decide to add ETF (if I decide to), I invite you to join my ETF Authority newsletter advisory today.
 

iShares S&P Global Telecom (NYSE: IXP)

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Reasons to Buy:

Telecoms provide an attractive mix of growth and income. Many offer sizeable yields of 5% or more, and are also enrolling new subscribers and coaxing existing users to sign up for premium services.

Because it avoids equipment vendors and targets stable operators like AT&T, IXP has less exposure to periods of overcapacity and should appeal to conservative investors.

Strategy: Tracks a global index of dominant telecoms.
Expense Ratio: 0.48%
Avg. Market Cap: $12.0B
Avg. P/E: 13.7
ETF Composite
Score:
Top Five Holdings: AT&T (15.7%), Vodafone (10.7%), Telefonica (10.2%), Verizon (9.0%), China Mobile (4.9%)


 

For investors that are excited over the growth prospects of emerging market telecoms, but would also like some buoyancy in case of another selloff, IXP is a solid middle-of-the-road option.

Tracking the S&P Global Telecom Index, the fund offers exposure to booming foreign companies like China Mobile, but tones down the risk with dependable domestic players like AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).

Like most cap-weighted sector funds, the portfolio is top-heavy, with the two largest holdings eating up about 25% of assets. However, that's still a more equitable distribution of assets than rivals like Vanguard Telecom (NYSE: VOX) -- which stashes 40% in its two biggest names.

That means smaller holdings such as Windstream (NYSE: WIN), which provides voice, video and data services to rural customers in 16 states, can still have a meaningful impact.

Aside from American Tower (mentioned briefly above), the portfolio steers clear of equipment vendors and handset manufacturers. This subset of the industry goes through boom-and-bust cycles, so you can expect to IXP to lag when these stocks get hot, but outperform when they are out of favor.

By sticking instead to wireless carriers like Verizon and Deutsche Telecom (NYSE: DT), the fund stays on more of an even keel -- and its beta of 0.72 suggests relatively narrow price swings compared to the broader market. Furthermore, these cash-generative companies are less susceptible to industry downturns (like the one we're in now), and offer outsized yields in excess of 6%.

Action to Take --> With millions of customers racking up hefty bills each month, most telecoms enjoy predictable income and are in a position to share their generous cash flows with shareholders.

But don't think this mature industry has nothing left in the tank -- the smart phone upgrade cycle could take years to play out, and soon we'll see video on demand, mobile television and other premium services juice revenues. Plus, industry consolidation (like the recent deal between Verizon and Alltel) is another positive catalyst.

IXP is an excellent option for investors seeking a well-rounded portfolio of the industry's strongest players.  To be alerted the instant I decide to add IXP (if I decide to), I invite you to join my ETF Authority newsletter advisory today.

Or, for a complete overview of the entire ETF scene, including the three best ways to profit from ETFs today, see my report below. You'll get the names and symbols of three ETFs I recommend buying today.
 

In This Report...

Will the Dow break 10,000 -- or take another face-plant? (Find out how Warren Buffett is profiting wherever it heads -- and how you can too)
Investments with remarkable odds (These securities typically capture two-thirds of the market's upside potential, with only one-third of its downside exposure)
How to capture steady double-digit income ranging from 10-25% (These investment vehicles yield up to 16.1% or more and can pay you monthly, quarterly, or annually)
How to make capital gains as high as +197% from booming sectors
(When sectors catch fire, so can your portfolio. We'll show you how.)
How to tap into profits as high as +270% in the world's fastest-growing economies (These securities offer one of the best ways -- and in some cases the ONLY way -- to capture the big gains being delivered by today's fast-growing foreign markets.)
Three ETFs to buy today (They're flashing 'buy signals' -- get their names and tickers below)




Dear Investor,

     It's a classic dilemma.

     You could jump back in now and watch your money disappear in a violent reversal. Or, you could curse yourself for leaving it on the sidelines as stocks break out to new highs and leave you in the dust.

     I don't like either option. Luckily I don't have to. That's because there's a middle ground that allows investors to participate in a rising market without getting whipsawed if the bottom drops out.

     What I'm talking about here is an asset class that was engineered for the volatile environment we're seeing today. In the letter below, I'll show you how to use it to profit -- regardless of where the market heads from here.

This Could Be Your Best Option For Less Risk
And More Reward In Today's Volatile Market

     Less risk and more reward? Yeah right. Conventional wisdom says stocks are risky but rewarding... and bonds are safe but boring. But if there's ever an oxymoron in investing this is it.  And so far this year, the asset class I'm about to tell you about -- the one that defies conventional wisdom -- has done exactly what it was designed to do...

     During the first quarter when the S&P fell -11%, these securities posted a +3% gain. And when the market rallied +16% in the second quarter, they soaked up every bit of that gain.

     That performance is expected: these securities typically capture two-thirds of the market's upside potential, with only one-third of its downside exposure.

     That's like going to the casino and getting significantly better odds than the house. It's a risk/reward imbalance that anyone can appreciate. And I'm not the only one intrigued by these powerful investments -- Warren Buffett has been pouring billions into them.

Just What Are These Securities?

     They're called "convertible bonds" and they work like traditional corporate bonds -- offering fixed, semi-annual interest payments.

     The difference is -- and this is key -- these securities come with the opportunity to convert into a pre-determined number of regular common shares at some point in the future. That's a nice bonus.
How to Play the Stock Market with Better Odds than the House

Once upon a time I wrote for Casino Player magazine. So I know about odds. Outside of a few rare exceptions, if you want to win big, you have to accept more risk.

That's equally true whether you're playing against the house or the market.

Take the age-old argument of stocks vs. bonds. Conventional wisdom tells us that stocks offer jackpot potential, but they can also break your portfolio. Whereas with bonds, downside is generally minimal, but there isn't much upside either.

Fortunately, conventional wisdom can sometimes be an oxymoron. There's always a way to bend that risk/reward profile in your favor.

I don't know of any table game at Caesar's Palace where you can pull in triple-digit gains on a winning wager and double-digit gains on a losing one.

But if you play your cards right, that's exactly what convertible bonds can do for your portfolio. And that's when these securities are fairly valued. Right now, though, cheap prices have made convertible bonds even more one-sided than usual. These kinds of discounts in the convertible sector haven't been seen in 30 years.

Of course, many asset classes are undervalued: stocks, preferreds, corporate bonds, etc. However, these other asset classes don't have any mechanism to systematically fix the problem and push prices back towards fair value -- convertible bonds do.

Just like big institutions keep ETF shares trading in lock-step with their net asset values, arbitrageurs usually do the same for convertibles. But as the market broke down in last year's chaos, many bonds fell through what should have been a firm floor.

The sector has come racing back this year, but it's still underpriced. When you take what's already a win-win and sweeten the odds even more, you stand to profit hand over fist.

     For example, a new bond with a $1,000 par value might be convertible into common shares at a price of $40. In that case, each convertible would represent 25 common shares ($1,000/$40).

     Should the common shares rise above the conversion price (let's say to $50), then you could forget about any future interest payments and exchange your convertible for 25 common shares for a healthy profit.

     Even if you chose not to convert, the bond's price would still rise accordingly to reflect the gains in the underlying common shares.

     Generally speaking, stocks have to rise about +25% to +30% before the conversion feature kicks in and  convertible owners can make the switch.

     That's exactly what happened with Alcoa. The aluminum producer issued new convertibles on March 19th, and during the next month the common shares zipped from $6.40 to more than $9.00.

     That, in turn, increased the conversion value of the convertible bonds and they spiked about +60% in response!

     But here's the beauty: You don't have to convert if the common stock fails to budge or even loses ground. Just sit on the bond until maturity and your principal will be repaid in full while you collect regular interest checks all the way.

     This versatility is what makes convertibles the perfect all-weather asset class. According to John Calamos -- whose firm manages nearly $5 billion in convertible assets -- these securities typically capture two-thirds of the market's upside potential, with only one-third of its downside exposure.

"Free Lottery Tickets"

     As you might expect, the equity conversion feature isn't a freebie. Owners must usually accept lower interest rates than they could get with similar corporate bonds -- maybe three to four percentage points. Many investors are more than happy to make that tradeoff.

     Companies find convertibles to be a creative way to raise cash in a rough market. Not surprisingly, the convertible bond market has tripled in size from $65 billion in 1990 to $180 billion today.

     We could talk about the cumbersome math behind conversion ratios and premiums, but all you really need to know is this: When the market rallies strongly, convertibles will be "in-the-money" and trade mostly in line with their underlying common stock counterparts. If the market tumbles -- and convertibles appear unlikely to be exchanged -- they'll lose their equity characteristics and trade simply on their fixed income value.

     Right now, cheap prices have made convertible bonds even more one-sided than usual. And through the first half of the year, convertibles shined with a robust gain of +21% -- trouncing the +11% return of the S&P 500.

     The market is still sharply underpriced and these kinds of discounts in the convertible sector haven't been seen in 30 years.

     After looking at a number of funds dedicated to this sector, I've singled out the strongest candidates in The ETF Authority, my premium newsletter advisory.

    
If you want to get the details of these investments -- including their names and symbols -- I invite you to take The ETF Authority for a 90-day test drive. More details below.

     You'll also get an overview of the entire ETF scene -- including the names of three ETFs I'm recommending to buy today -- keep reading...

Want To Get Paid Monthly?

These Investment Vehicles Yield Up to 16.1% Or More And Can Pay You Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually

Or, Simply "Cash In" To Generate Up To +102.3% Gains In As Little As Eight Months Or Less


Dear Investor,

     They're called exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- and there's no investment vehicle on Wall Street like them.  With these unique securities you can...

  1. Capture steady double-digit income ranging from 10-25%

  2. Make capital gains as high as +197% from booming sectors

  3. Tap into profits as high as +270% in the world's fastest-growing economies

     If you're ready to stake your own claim in this profit patch, you're in the right place.

     Read on and see how thousands of investors are making impressive capital gains while pocketing double-digit yields during one of Wall Street's most difficult times.  We'll also reveal the names of three ETFs we recommend buying today. Let's get started...

ETFs Are Ideal For Monthly Income

     Since your bills come in monthly, it's nice to have your income come in monthly too.

     The problem is, only 23 stocks on the major U.S. exchanges pay investors in monthly installments ... so your options are extremely limited. 

     But thanks to the introduction of this revolutionary asset class, ETFs offer you a whole new world of monthly income. An incredible 190 of these unique investment vehicles make monthly distributions. Do the math and you'll see that ETFs make up 90% of your monthly income options on the major exchanges!

     When you make the choice to invest in an ETF with a monthly dividend, you'll probably be surprised when your first check shows up so soon.  And you'll likely be surprised the next month, too, when another check arrives.  After the third month, you'll be spoiled -- you'll find it's easy to grow accustomed to this lucrative new source of passive income!

     To investors nearing retirement, this is a game-changer. The days of struggling to get monthly income from your investment portfolio are over. You can now receive a steady income stream simply by using our top-ranked ETFs.

Dividends that Keep Growing and Growing

     It's not just more convenient to be paid monthly... you actually earn more that way too.  Thanks to compound interest, a fund paying out 1% monthly doesn't have a yield of 12%, but actually 12.68% -- a big difference over time!

     Plus, many of the best funds offer extremely stable -- and growing -- income.  A few of our favorites, which we've profiled in the "High Income Portfolio" of our ETF Authority newsletter, have seen their dividends surge up to +130% over the past three years!

     Bottom line -- if you aren't using ETFs to capture a solid income stream, then you're missing out on the vast majority of today's most attractive double-digit income generators.

How to Capture Dividend Yields of 10%, 11% ... even 16% or More

     The table below includes performance data for ETFs we've added to our "High Income Portfolio" since November. Our highest-paying funds yield 10.6%, 11.3%, 11.9%, and even 16.1%!

Fund Name Add
Date
Recent Price Yield Total %
Return
ETF Comp. Score
Name reserved for subscribers 11/11/08 $11.46 16.1% +45.5%
Name reserved for subscribers 11/24/08 $12.16 10.2% +56.1%
Name reserved for subscribers 12/15/08 $11.90 9.4% +102.3%
Vanguard High Div. (VYM) 02/18/09 $34.76 4.2% +27.9%
Name reserved for subscribers 03/02/09 $17.69 6.1% +9.6%
Name reserved for subscribers 03/02/09 $5.39 11.1% +36.1%
Name reserved for subscribers 04/09/09 $6.34 4.6% +5.2%


 

"Total % Return" figures include the impact of both capital gains AND the sum total of all dividends paid since the security was added to this portfolio.  Although we suggest you use our ETF Composite Scoring System as a guide, for performance tracking purposes we give all securities equal weight in this portfolio.

     We think all seven of these high-income ETFs are good "Buys" today.

    
One of them is Vanguard High Dividend (VYM). To get the rest -- including our two strongest picks -- take The ETF Authority for a 90-day test drive.

     It's clear how pre-retirees and retirees take an instant liking to our top-rated income ETFs. They're often faced with this dilemma: "Should I keep cashing these monster dividend checks or should I take my +40-80%  capital gains and run?" Tough choice! We can't answer that for you but we will point you towards the best income ETFs on the market. You'll have to decide from there.  

     Not into income? Not a problem. There's plenty for growth investors to like too...

ETFs Give You Instant Access to Booming Foreign Markets

     ETFs offer one of the best ways -- and in some cases the ONLY way -- to capture the big gains being delivered by today's fast-growing foreign markets. 

     American investors couldn't touch these foreign markets a few years ago. But thanks to the introduction of several new internationally-focused ETFs, it's now easy to flit from market to market, feasting on the upward swing of each!

     And the best part is, you don't even have to leave the U.S. exchanges to capture these double-digit gains. In most cases, buying our top-rated ETFs are as easy as buying any other security listed on the NYSE or Dow.

     These aren't the wish-washy, over-diversified "global" mutual funds that invest in so many countries at once that you're guaranteed a mediocre return.

     These are regional and country funds concentrated enough to give your portfolio a real boost as these areas of the world take off. These ETFs let you invest in fast-growing foreign countries like China, Brazil, India, and Vietnam -- wherever there is rip-roaring growth that will turn into stock-market profits.

How to Generate Gains of +42%, +50% ... even +55% or More

     The table below includes performance data for every ETF we're holding in our "Global Growth Portfolio." These ETFs have already generated +31.6%, +38.0%, and even 57.9% since December!

Fund Name Add
Date
Recent Price Total %
Return
ETF Comp. Score
Name reserved for subscribers 12/15/08 $19.53 +44.3%
Name reserved for subscribers 01/15/09 $41.27 +31.6%
Name reserved for subscribers 02/18/09 $24.84 +57.9%
Name reserved for subscribers 03/13/09 $5.79 +42.9%
China Fund (CHN) 04/28/09 $23.64 +38.0%
Name reserved for subscribers 04/28/09 $10.75 +50.3%

"Total % Return" figures include the impact of both capital gains AND the sum total of all dividends paid since the security was added to this portfolio. Although we suggest you use our ETF Composite Scoring System as a guide, for performance tracking purposes we give all securities equal weight in this portfolio.
   

     Even though all six of the foreign-focused ETFs we hold in this portfolio are up double-digits, they're all good "Buys" today.  

     One of them is China Fund (CHN). To get the rest -- including our three strongest picks -- take The ETF Authority for a 90-day test drive.
    

     With returns like these just waiting to be plucked, it's no wonder ETFs are the fastest-growing vehicles on the planet right now.
It's clear that smart investors are taking their heads out of the sand and positioning their money to profit from this new global economic order.

    
Plain and simple, limiting your portfolio to U.S. stocks is like keeping your television tuned to one channel -- you'll find something interesting now and then, but you'll miss out on so much more.

     And speaking of so much more.... hands down, ETFs offer the best way to profit from the planet's hottest sectors...

When Sectors Catch Fire,
So Can Your Portfolio!

     Instead of buying individual hit-or-miss stocks, or entering into dangerous futures contracts, smart investors such as yourself can buy a single ETF and watch your net worth rise as fast the price of a barrel of oil. (Or if oil's falling, "inverse" ETFs let you profit on the way down...)

ETFs Make Buying Foreign
Stocks Easy Again

The paperwork nightmares of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act isn't the only thing scaring away foreign companies from listing their stocks on our exchanges. The U.S. is the most litigious country in the world.  Foreign companies listing here also have to reconcile their financial statements to U.S. GAAP standards -- an expensive exercise.  The world's largest IPOs are now being done with no public participation in the United States.  U.S. institutional investors privately buy some of the shares, but Joe Public has no chance to participate.

Many enticing foreign profit machines never bothered to register here to begin with.  In fact, only a fraction of the thousands of foreign companies generating jaw-dropping returns for their shareholders are listed on U.S. exchanges.

U.S. investors couldn't touch these stocks a few years ago.  But thanks to the introduction of several new foreign-focused ETFs, hundreds of money-making juggernauts are now finally within your grasp. These are the kinds of opportunities U.S. investors could only dream about a few short years ago.

All 11 Of Our Sector ETFs Are Up
And Returning Double-Digits Since October!

     Just look at the outstanding gains returned by the booming sector ETFs we hold in our "Sectors Trading Portfolio."
Fund Name Add
Date
Recent Price Total %
Return
ETF Comp. Score
Name reserved for subscribers 10/23/08 $13.42 +23.3%
Blue Chip Value (BLU) 10/23/08 $2.88 +18.0%
Name reserved for subscribers 11/11/08 $30.45 +35.6%
Name reserved for subscribers 11/28/08 $17.38 +29.1%
Name reserved for subscribers 11/28/08 $37.70 +36.5%
Name reserved for subscribers 11/28/08 $25.41 +21.7%
Name reserved for subscribers 01/15/09 $24.37 +31.9%
Name reserved for subscribers 01/30/09 $13.02 +45.2%
Name reserved for subscribers 03/02/09 $26.49 +33.2%
Name reserved for subscribers 03/26/09 $66.32 +21.2%
Name reserved for subscribers 03/26/09 $5.35 +31.1%

"Total % Return" figures include the impact of both capital gains AND the sum total of all dividends paid since the security was added to this portfolio. Although we suggest you use our ETF Composite Scoring System as a guide, for performance tracking purposes we give all securities equal weight in this portfolio.

     The profit potential from these red-hot sectors is enormous. We think ten of these sector ETFs are good "Buys" today.

     One of them is Blue Chip Value (BLU). To get the rest -- including our six strongest picks -- take The ETF Authority for a 90-day test drive.

     Of course we don't just focus on sector funds that have generated great returns in the past.  At The ETF Authority we're always forward looking and on the hunt for the next big sector play. To make sure you don't miss out on our next hot sector play, take The ETF Authority for a 90-day test drive.

Introducing Our Own Rating System to Help You Find the Best ETFs

     ETFs give you the cheapest, smartest, and most convenient way to invest in every asset class under the sun... but they don't give you a crystal ball!

     So we've developed the next-best thing: The ETF Authority Composite Rating System.  This is our own creation and you won't find it anywhere else.

     We combine five technical and fundamental measures into this proprietary system, looking to uncover ETFs with the highest potential and lowest risk.  It's the only system that recommends ETFs based on how they will perform, not on how they did perform.

     We crunch the numbers on every ETF we review: performance and relative returns, fees and expenses, volatility and tax efficiency . . . and grade each one from 1 to 5.

     Our Composite Rating System is just one of the unique benefits The ETF Authority brings to investors.

     We started this service because we saw a crying need to spread the word about the overwhelming benefits of exchange-traded funds.

     Millions of investors that should be in these revolutionary vehicles are instead overpaying for substandard mutual funds or taking needless risks with individual stocks.

In Every Issue, ETF Secrets Few People Know

     Not all ETFs are created equal.  In The ETF Authority you'll also discover the differences between the families of ETFs.  Some are more explosive, others safer and more diversified.  For example, ETFs in the Barclay's iShares group are market weighted, which means their assets are concentrated in a few big-cap players.

     ETFs in the Powershares family are equal-weighted, spreading out assets among a big number of players.  Powershares are better for capturing growth across an entire sector.

     You'll learn a few ETF "shameful secrets" most investors will never catch on to.  Some ETFs have half their assets in one or two stocks.  That's not diversification.  You might as well just buy the stock.

Have Money In Mutual Funds?
Here's Why You May Want to Reconsider...

ETFs beat out traditional mutual funds in so many ways that it's hard to know where to start.  Everything a mutual fund can do an ETF can do better.  Here's what we mean:

They're dirt-cheap.  While the typical actively managed mutual fund hits you up for 1.47% a year,  ETFs average just 0.32% in expenses.  This can make a huge in-your-wallet difference, especially when you're dealing with large dollar amounts.

They're tax-smart.  Since ETFs don't have to worry about investor redemptions, they typically have  much lower turnover than actively managed mutual funds.  Even better yet, dozens of ETFs specialize in tax reduction.  One ETF we've been tracking invests all around the world, but makes it a point to pay out only "qualified" dividends -- those eligible for the reduced 15% tax rate.  Over the past few years, 100% of the dividends paid by this fund were taxed at the lower rate.  Sorry, Uncle Sam!

They're perfectly transparent.  When you buy an ETF you always know exactly what you own.  Their holdings are usually fixed and clearly listed when you buy in.  And you won't find any of the bothersome restrictions of mutual funds, like 2% redemption penalties or finding their doors shut from  time to time.

Mutual fund managers have lousy records.  Despite the millions of dollars (of shareholders' money!) that they spend tooting their own horns, the mutual fund industry has failed investors miserably.  Even during the unrelenting bull market of the 1990s, nearly 90% of stock fund managers failed to keep up with their unmanaged benchmarks.  In other words, nine out of ten managers actually cost their clients money.  A chimp throwing darts at the financial pages could have beat these overpaid herd followers.  No wonder so many investors are firing their mutual fund managers and turning to ETFs for better returns.

     Take iShares MSCI Korea (EWY).  It's a decent way to play the Korean stock market, but you should be aware that one stock -- Samsung Electronics -- makes up almost a quarter of its value.

     Say you want to put some money into biotech.  Two of your choices are the Biotech HOLDRS (BBH) and iShares Nasdaq Biotech (IBB).  If you buy BBH, you've got 79% of your money in just three stocks (Genentech, Gilead and Affymetrix).  By contrast, IBB has just a quarter of its assets in its top three holdings.

     Select SPDR Energy (XLE) has about 40% of its money in just three stocks: Exxon Mobil, ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips.  Likewise with Pharmaceutical HOLDRS (PPH).  Pfizer, J&J and Merck make up 52% of its assets.

     We'll alert you to dangerously concentrated ETFs like these -- so you know what you're getting into before you buy in.  More importantly, we'll tell you about all the outstanding new ETFs that we're finding in all sorts of exciting niches of the market.  With a new ETF coming out every business day, you have an embarrassment of riches to choose from. 

Look to The ETF Authority for ETF Winners!

The results speak for themselves in recommendations our team has made:

+269.9% in 28 months on a China-Focused ETF
+197.3% in 47 months on a Real Estate ETF
+115.8% in 26 months on an Emerging Markets ETF
+109.9% in 26 months on a China-Focused ETF
+77.3% in 26 months on a Latin-American ETF
+75.7% in 26 months on a Singapore ETF
+59.1% in 24 months on an Emerging Markets ETF
+59.0% in 16 months on a Hong Kong ETF
+47.7% in 26 months on a South Korea ETF
+41.1% in 11 months on a BRIC ETF
+40.8% in 21 months on a Global Tax-Advantaged ETF
+38.2% in 24 months on a Central European ETF
+32.2% in 17 months on a Tax-Advantaged Dividend ETF

What's next? Subscribe to The ETF Authority today and start adding up your own profits!

     We're constantly screening the fast-expanding ETF universe for the cheapest, best-constructed and best-run ETFs of the bunch.  When we find the right dividend, sector or foreign-growth play we add it to our portfolios and urge you to do the same.  

     This quick peek into the fascinating world of ETFs is just a taste of what awaits in every issue of The ETF Authority.

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The Alternative Energy Boom
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Top Infrastructure ETFs
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The United States has plans to deploy $2.2 trillion to bring its aging infrastructure up to date in the years ahead, and the global forecast calls for more than 10 times that amount. You can bet this mountain of cash won't be divvied up quite so democratically -- a handful of well-placed companies will see their coffers overflow.

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Rebound Sectors
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