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FYI: (Click On Article Title At Top Of Google Search) The exchange-traded fund industry is 16 product launches away from reaching the big 2,000—a big, round, meaningless milestone. But a record number of closures in 2016 means that investors shouldn’t expect ETF 3,000 to come anytime soon. Regards, Ted http://www.barrons.com/articles/etf-deathwatch-tracks-funds-in-danger-of-closing-1486794308