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Source: BlackRock ETP Landscape Industry Highlights, Bloomberg, Q1 2012

“So what do I do with my money?”

As with all other investments, it’s important to do your research before you invest in an index fund, and understand that pricing should only be one consideration in your choice of fund. Although on the surface different funds that track the same index might appear to do the same thing, there are key differentiators between index providers and funds which means they can produce different results. Look to larger providers, who have more assets so are in a better position to negotiate trades, and also tend to have more dedicated indexing resources and well-established systems and management teams.

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