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ETFs Can Provide Some Other-Worldly Benefits To Investors
Published Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at: 7:00 AM EDT
ETFs may sound like aliens from the "Star Wars" movies. But they're actually an increasingly popular investment that offers several potential benefits to investors. The acronym stands for exchange-traded fund. And if you don't already have ETFs in your portfolio, you might want to consider adding some to the mix.ETFs are securities that normally track an index, such as the well-known Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500. They are traded on a public stock exchange, so prices fluctuate throughout each trading day. Because of this liquidity, and the fact that fees associated with the investment are typically reasonable, more investors are...
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