State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) manages the fund, which began trading on the American Stock Exchange in January 1993.

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To me, this language is a clear signal to the brokerage community that SSgA is ready to pay-to-play with ETFs.

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None of the six SSgA ETFs are charging investors 12b-1 fees.

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Some ETFs she likes include SSgA Money Market Fund (SSMXX), SSgA Prime Money Market Fund (SVPXX) and iShares Dow Jones Financial Sector Index Fund (IYF).

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In response, SSgA has begun including 12b-1 language in their prospectus.

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New and disturbing language in a prospectus covering six new SSgA ETFs infers that State Street is willing to pay up to a 0.25 percent 12b-1 fee to brokerage houses for marketing exposure.

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