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FYI: At the Inside Smart Beta & Active Summit last month, CFRA was asked during a panel discussion to make the case against smart-beta ETFs. We responded that keeping it simple using low-cost well-diversified, market-cap weighted ETFs such as the Vanguard 500 ETF (VOO) and iShares Core MSCI EAFE (IEFA) as building blocks Regards, Ted http://www.etf.com/sections/blog/etf-value-metrics-can-vary
