What Is an ETF?
An ETF is a pool of money whose shares trade on a stock exchange.
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1.How does an ETF trade, compared with a mutual fund?
An ETF is a pool of money whose shares trade on a stock exchange.
2.Are ETFs safe, per the SEC?
One fund holds many securities, but if the whole market falls, the fund holds the whole fall.
3.A broad index falls 20 percent. About what is a 10,000 holding worth?
Spreading across many securities did not stop that fall.
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