If you are sloppy with selection or execution you will fritter away the ETF cost advantage.

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Management efforts to defend the old success formula with investments in extensions simply fritter away investor money.

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They had nothing to do and did not want to fritter away their strength with empty living.

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Unfortunately, on the evidence so far, Mr Chavez looks rather more likely to fritter away than to seize this opportunity.

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The number of reported bids as the final hours fritter away: zero.

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While Democrats and Republicans fritter away the time politically posturing and holding tight to their party lines, the U.S. comes closer to losing its coveted Triple-A credit rating.

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Not a few e-mails have suggested that if there was any year tailor-made for a Democratic victory, it's 2008, but if any party can fritter away potential success, it's the Democrats.

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So long as you have the self-discipline to invest the extra money you borrow rather than fritter it away, you're likely to come out ahead by carrying a bigger mortgage.

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