(MoneyWatch) We often hear criticism from the financial media and some professional advisors about the use of "bond ladders." For example, columnist Jane Bryant Quinn took ladders to task in her ...

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Exchange-traded funds evolved from passive portfolio building blocks into clever tools that help streamline many parts of an advisor’s workflow in the few decades of their existence. The examples are ...