Listed below are topics that may be of interest to an for an advanced investor.

ETF's BASED ON OLD AND NEW INDICES:

   Traditional Index ETF: S&P 500 Spider

QuasiTraditional Index ETF: Rydex S&P Equal Weight

Untraditional Index ETF: FTSE RAFI 1000, Wisdom Tree

ASSET ALLOCATION

Tactical Asset allocation: Cambria Investments
David Swensen (Yale endowment) recommended portfolio
Merriman's FundAdvice.com Portfolios 

EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES (ETN)

iPath Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are in essence, a bond issued by Barclays Bank PLC, one of the world's biggest financial institutions. ETNs are not equities or index funds, they trade on an exchange, can be shorted and are linked to the return of a benchmark index (and track it better than an ETF). They are low-cost and offer a tax-efficient means to invest, since they do make taxable distributions. The downside is investors could suffer if Barclays ability to pay the bonds ever came into question.

SECONDARY MARKETS

Check out Secondmarket.com for trading illiquid, restricted and alternative investments.

ALTERNATE STRATEGIES

• Hedge Fund strategies:
  Long-short equity funds
  Event-driven funds
  Global macro funds
  Arbitrage funds

• Alternate Strategy Funds/ETF's:
  Hussman Strategic Growth (HSGFX)
  Alpha Hedged Strategies (ALPHX)
  Penn Ave Event-Driven (PAEDX)
  Diversified Alternatives Trust (ALT)
  IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (QAI)
  IQ Hedge Macro Tracker (MCRO)

• Arbitrage Funds:
  Merger Fund (MERFX)
  Arbitrage Fund (ARBFX)

• How to build your own hedge fund (Business Week)
  Also check out Hedgeable.com
  

ALTERNATE ASSET CLASSES  

• Commodities:
  US Global Resources Fund (PSPFX)
  Powershares DB Agriculture (DBA)
  Powershares DB Base Metals (DBB)
  Powershares DB Commodity Index (DBC)
  iShares S&P GSCI Trust (GSG)
  
  Note: Please read this Bloomberg article on Commodity ETF's. 

• Private Equity:
  PowerShares Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

• Volatility
  iPath S&P VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (VXZ)

• Managed Futures:
  Rydex Managed Futures fund (RYMFX)

• Currencies:
  CurrencyShares Euro (FXE)
  CurrencyShares Swiss Franc (FXF)
  WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund (CYB) and others.
  
  Also, currency trading at fxcm.com

FUND MANAGER INVESTMENT PROCESS

• Gateway Fund
  
• Epoch Fund
  
• Hussman
  
• Kirr Marbach
  
• Marketocracy
  
• Meridian 
  
• Permanent Portfolio
  
• Sound Shore
  
• Diamond Hill
  
• DGHM
  
• Formula Investing
  

MARKET COMMENTARIES/ARTICLES/RESEARCH

• Hussman
  
• Muhlenkamp
  
• Oakmark
  
• Tocqueville
  
• Seeking Alpha
  
• Bridgewater
  
• GMO
  
• Carmignac
  
• PIMCO
  
• Research Affiliates
  
• Arrowstreet Capital
  
• First Quadrant
  
• EuroPacific
  
• Reed, Conner, Birdwell
  
• SSGA
  
• Hegde Fund Letters
  

FUND MANAGERS STOCK PICKS

• Gurufocus
  
• Stockpickr
  
• AlphaClone
  

INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR'S PORTFOLIOS

• Marketocracy
• MagicFormulaInvesting.com
• 5categories.com
• kaching.com
• covestor.com
• marketriders.com

STOCK VALUATION/RISK MANAGEMENT

• Diamond Hill

• AGR® RATING Auditintegrity.com

ACTIVE ETF's

• Powershares Active AlphaQ (PQY)
  Powershares Active Alpha Multi-Cap (PQZ)
  Powershares Active Mega Cap (PMA)

FUND OF FUNDS/ETF's

• FundX Upgrader Funds example FUNDX (holds Mutual Funds 
  and ETF's)

• RiverNorth Core Opportunties Fund RNCOX (holds closed-end funds

US MARKETS: VANGUARD ETF's for Capitalization, Style

• Large Cap Growth: MGK

• Large Cap Value: MGV

• Mid Cap Growth: VOT

• Mid Cap Value: VOE

• Small Cap Growth: VBK

• Small Cap Value: VBR

GREEN AND ALTERNATE ENERGY FUNDS/ETF's

• Green Century Equity Fund (GCEQX)
• New Alternatives Fund (NALFX)
• Portfolio 21 (PORTX)
• Powershares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)
• Powershares Cleantech (PZD)
• Powershares Water Resource (PHO)
• Market Vectors Environmental Services (EVX)
• Sierra Club Stock Fund (SCFSX)
• Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX)  
• Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX)

LARGE/MEGA CAP FUNDS/ETF's

• Bridgeway Blue Chip 35 Index (BRLIX)
• Diamond ETF (DLA)  
• Rydex Russell Top 50 (XLG)
• Powershares Dynamic large Cap Portfolio (PJF)

INFLATION PROTECTED FUNDS/ETF's

• SPDR DB Int'l Gov't INfl-Prot Bond (WIP)
• Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities (VIPSX)

• iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (TIP)

DIVIDEND FUNDS/ETF's

• Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (VIG)
• Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund (ADVDX)
• SPDR Dividend ETF (SDY)
• Wisdomtree Total Dividend (DTD)  

PREFERRED STOCK FUNDS/ETF's

• iShares S&P US Preferred Stock Index Fund (PFF)
• PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (PGX) 
• Nuveen Preferred Securities Fund A (NPSAX) 

CONVERTIBLE BOND FUNDS/ETF's

• Vanguard Convertible Securities (VCVSX)
• Fidelity Convertible Securities (FCVSX) 

INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS/ETF's

• iShares S&P Global Infrastructure (IGF)
• Macquarie Global Infrastructure (MGU) 

SECTOR FUNDS/ETF's

• SPDR Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (XOP)
• Rydex S&P Equal Weight Technology (RYT) 
• Rydex S&P Equal Weight Healthcare (RYH) 
• SPDR DJ Wilshire Global Real Estate (RWO)
• Proshares Ultra Financials (UYG)
• SPDR S&P Biotech Index (XBI)
• SPDR Gold shares (GLD)

SHORT AND LEVERAGED ETF's

See funds from Proshares, Rydex and Direxion  

• Proshares Short S&P 500 (SH)
• Rydex 2X S&P 500 (RSU)
• Rydex Inverse 2X S&P 500 (RSW)
• Proshares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)

INCOME AND BOND FUNDS/ETF's

• iShares S&P National Municipal Bond (MUB)
• Powershares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt (PCY)
• Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment Grade Fund (VFICX)
• Vanguard Short-term Investment Grade Bond Fund (VFSTX)
• iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)
• Fidelity Floating-Rate High Income Fund (FFRHX)

COMMODITY/NATURAL RESOURCES FUNDS/ETF's

• iShares S&P NA Natural Resources Index (IGE)
• PIMCO Commodity Real Return Str Fund (PCRDX)
  See others at RegisteredRep

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (MLP) Funds/ETF's/ETN's

• Funds: MLPDX, MLPAX, MLPFX
• ETF: AMLP
• ETN: AMJ, MLPI, MLPN

REIT ETF's

• Vanguard REIT Index ETF (VNQ)
• iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (IYR)

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT

• Powershares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (PCY)
• Fidelity New Markets Income Fund (FNMIX)

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT/LONG SHORT FUNDS

• Hussman Strategic Growth (HSGFX)
• Arbitrage Fund (ARBFX)
• Rydex/SGI Managed Futures Strategy Fund (RYMFX) Info
• Caldwell and Orkin Market Opportunity Fund (COAGX)
• AQR Managed Futures Strategy fund (AQMIX)
• Natixis ASG Global Alternatives (GAFAX)
• IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy (IQHOX)
• AMOMX, ASMOX, AIMOX, ADANX
• Marketfield Fund (MFLDX)
• TFS Market Neutral (TFSMX)

FRONTIER MARKETS

• See MSCI Index. 
• Funds/ETF's at Bloomberg BusinessWeek

ETF's BASED ON FUNDAMENTAL INDICES

• See list at Registered Rep

RETIREMENT INCOME FUNDS

Fidelity and Vanguard have different approaches.

• Income Replacement funds from Fidelity. Choose a fund based on the number of years you want to receive income.  Payment size is not guaranteed.

• Vanguard Managed Payout. Choose payout that is a) not expected b) keeps pace or c) exceeds inflation - designed to provide retirees with current income without consuming capital, so portfolios can grow.

• Others are  Russell Retirement distribution, Schwab monthly income
  

Check load and expenses of the funds above before investing. 

INTERESTING FUND/ETF CATEGORIES

• Target-Date ETF's from TDAX Independence and ishares combine the benefits of ETF's and target-date portfolios.

• Bond Funds/ ETF's 
  iShares S&P National Municipal Bond (MUB)
  Powershares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt (PCY)

• Maturity-date municipal bond ETF's (read article)

• Currency ETF's such as Powershares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund (UDN).

OTHER INTERESTING ARTICLES

• Article article on Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Article on After-tax Asset allocation
• Article on including the clients career in asset allocation
• Article on Investing costs
• Article on Decoupling 2.0