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This column was originally published on RealMoney on Oct. 4 at 2:36 p.m. EDT. It's being republished as a bonus for TheStreet.com readers.
My primary focus in my first month on RealMoney has been exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which I believe are great tools to help investors build diversified portfolios. But they are just tools and they have flaws.
Sometimes ETFs are not necessarily the best way to capture a desired effect.
A case in point would be in the materials sector over the last two months. ...
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