It’s the end of July, and that means it’s time for a roundup of investing news, tips and general info from around the blogosphere!

ETFs.

• The ETF DataBase has a great post detailing the history of the ETF industry by way of 25 people who helped create it. Read The ETF Hall of Fame: 25 People Who Revolutionized the ETF Industry

• 76 ETFs For Foreign Stock Exposure from Bradley Johnson’s Personal Finance And Investing blog is an exhaustive listing of foreign ETFs broken down by single country, Region and more!

Investing Tips and Techniques.

• Trend Technician has a great post about why you shouldn’t Trade Without a “Stop”.

• The Amateur Financier provides a wonderful breakdown of Risk Management Strategies.

• Wise Money Matters gives a quick and handy breakdown of various types of stocks (not growth, value or large cap, small cap either) in What are the different types of stocks?

Warnings and Reminders.

• Moolanomy has a great reminder that sometimes Stock Volatility Kills.

• AllFinancialMatters reminds us (graphically) that Not All S&P 500 Index Mutual Funds Are Created Equal!

• Ivy League Investing For The Common Man. David Swensen has managed the Yale University endowment from 1984 to 2008 and during that time, the endowment returned an annualized 16.6% - 5 points better than the S&P 500 and a generic balanced portfolio of 60% in a stock index, and 40% in bond index. That equates to a......
• 5 Energy Stocks To Invest In. Introducing the "new, pragmatic approach to energy investing" (as it is called by SmartMoney) - also known as the having it both ways approach. It's a new way to invest in energy stocks, and it mimics what the big oil companies themselves are doing. It's a hedge, really. It's investing......
• 3 ETFs for the Bear Market Rally. When bear markets rally, it's often the small caps and technology stocks that lead the way. Here are 3 ETFs that may help you make the most of the current rally. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM ). The EEM is comprised of 329 stocks from countries that have yet......
• The One-Minute Portfolio. Here's the ultimate in super-simple investment portfolios, for those who don't have the time or inclination to pick and monitor individual stocks. The One-Minute Portfolio. The One-Minute Portfolio is comprised of just 3 asset allocations: Domestic Stocks, Foreign Stocks and Bonds. Here's a recommendation for each category: 1. Buy America......
• 5 ETFs With Large Moats. Morningstar ETFInvestor has a new list of ETFs which have the lowest percentage of no-moat stocks. (get the ETFInvester newsletter here ) For those not familiar with the Morningstar concept of "Moats", here's a quick definition: "The idea of an economic moat refers to how likely companies are to keep......

• I Re-Allocated And Re-Balanced My 401(k) Portfolio I logged into my 401(k) plan.  Ouch! It's been taking a beating all year.  In fact I mentioned that my 401(k) was hurting back in December when Hank over at MiB Smarter Money gave me a nice analysis of my portfolio.  Now, I understand that I'm in this for......
• Money Management Tip – Always Check for Errors Money management tips come in all shapes and sizes. Some relate to complicated matters like maintaining a diversified investment portfolio or maximizing your retirement plan contributions by taking advantage of employer matching contributions. Other money management tips, however, can be very simple. In fact, one of the simplest tips I’ve......
• How to Invest: Growth vs. Value When it comes to investing in stocks for capital gains, there are two different approaches that can be taken in order to ensure that your stocks increase their worth: growth investing and value investing.  (There are other rationales for investing, such as investing for dividends, but for now let's stick......
• Happy First Birthday My Journey to Millions It is shocking that I wrote my first post the first week of August one year ago! In that post I discussed my credit card debt, and how much I hated it.  Well, the Wife and I in honor of fighting off the credit card demons for one full year......
• Want to Be an Active Investor? Try a Fantasy Stock Market Game First! So you want to be an active investor? Maybe you think you have what it takes to cash in like the daytraders from the late 1990s trading those high flying tech stocks.  Or perhaps you think you can ride the coattails of those evil oil speculators that pushed light sweet......