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| • | How ETF's work | |
| | ETFs are easy to use, but
their internal workings are not. A finely tuned financial
system is needed to operate create, trade and redeem them. | |
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| • | Why
Exchange-Traded Funds? | |
| | What do ETFs bring to investors?
Low fees, instant pricing and tax advantages are among
the attractions. | |
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| • | Frequently
Asked Questions about ETFs | |
| | This article adresses common
misunderstandings and myths about exchange-traded funds. | |
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| • | Popular
ETFs | |
| | Popular ETFs include the
S&P SPDRs, Barclays iShares and Dow Jones Diamonds. | |
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| • | ETF
Liquidity Myth Dispelled | |
| | Some investors appear to
believe that the liquidity of an ETF is dependent on the
fund's average trading volume. However, this is not the
case. | |
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| • | Tax
Advantages with ETFs | |
| | ETFs have tax advantages
that can delay paying capital gains. | |
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| • | Asset
Allocation with ETFs | |
| | ETFs help the investor
focus on all-important asset allocation. | |
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| • | Using
ETF Options Conservatively | |
| | ETFs options need not be
risky. Used in certain circumstances, they actually decrease
risk. | |
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| • | Understanding
Style ETFs | |
| | Investors who use exchange-traded
funds to slice and dice various parts of the U.S. market
can choose from benchmarks from Russell, S&P/Barra,
and Dow Jones. | |
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| • | Beware
Small ETF Trades | |
| | ETFs are not the ideal
instrument for small, regular investments or trades. | |
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| • | Safe
Options: Protecting Profits with ETFs | |
| | Investors believe options
are risky, and rightly so when they are used alone, but
they take on a new light when an investor already owns
an asset being optioned. | |
