ETFs versus mutual funds.
Often the same investments in a different package. How they compare on taxes, cost, active versus passive management, and when you can trade them.
Transcript
These are usually more tax efficient. These are usually not as tax efficient. These are passively managed. These are more actively managed. These are lower cost. These can be very pricey. Most of the time these trade throughout the day. Most of the time these price once at the end of the day on net asset value.
The first is an ETF and the second is a mutual fund. For most people ETFs make more sense because they are passively managed, often by a rules-based index. Mutual funds in certain cases make a lot of sense because they are managed by people and can be built for a specific goal.
It depends on who you are and what your goals are. Most of the time ETFs make sense for most people, and in some cases mutual funds do.
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