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ETFs Made Easy
03/06/07 - 12:05 PM EST
Exchange-traded funds provide the means for small and large investors to flexibly invest in securities that represent a variety of markets and investment sectors, and they are among the most rapidly growing and diverse investment vehicles in the U.S. Because ETFs provide intraday liquidity, lower management costs, (frequently) better performance, opportunities for more efficient tax management and generally greater flexibility in portfolio construction and maintenance than mutual funds, many investors have started to use them. However, a certain level of understanding is essential to effective ETF investing, and that's why I wrote Investing with Exchange Traded Funds Made Easy. Despite their advantages over mutual funds, investing in ETFs requires in many ways more savvy on the part of investors. There are additional decisions that might be required in their use, as well as additional pitfalls. Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy gives insight into the varieties, constructions, structures, pitfalls and opportunities that ETFs provide; shows how they differ from mutual funds; explains how investors can benefit from these differences; and describes how ETF traders can construct lower-risk, higher-return portfolios from these instruments.
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