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Ian Salisbury is reporting that investors with holdings in a popular fixed income ETF need not be concerned about direct exposure to the debt crisis in Greece.

In the article, Bond-Fund Investors Can Rest Easy, Mostly, Salisbury writes that the $11 billion iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (AGG) has minimal international fixed income exposure.

In contrast, the iShares S&P-Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (IGOV) has nearly 5% of the portfolio allocated to debt issued by the Greek government.

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Kiplinger’s Jeffrey Kosnett recently published a primer on investing with Exchange Traded Funds and included a list of 10 ETFs that you need to know.

The funds making Kosnett’s 10 “to know” list include:

SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)

SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)

iShares S&P-Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (IGOV)

PowerShares QQQQ (QQQQ)

S&P Global Utilities Sector Index Fund (JXI)

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD)

Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY)

SPDR DJ Global Titans (DGT)

Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ)

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In the column ETF Portfolios for Every Purpose, Kiplinger’s Jeffrey Kosnett recently outlined a series of all ETF portfolios with the idea that you can pursue any goal with nothing more than exchange-traded funds.

Kosnett’s all ETF Growth and Income portfolio includes these funds:

• 20% iShares iBoxx $ Inv Grade Corp (LQD)
• 20% iShares DJ Select Dividend (DVY)
• 10% iShares S&P/Citi Intl Treas Bond (IGOV)
• 10% iShares iBoxx $ High Yld Corp (HYG)
• 10% SPDR S&P Intl Dividend (DWX)
• 10% Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU)
• 10% Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (VIG)
• 10% Vanguard REIT (VNQ)

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