ETFs and index mutual funds. Which one is a better choice?
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Last Updated: Jun 01, 2021, 09:02 AM IST
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As with everything in life, there are some things that you actively participate in and some others where you are passive.
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As with everything in life, there are some things that you actively participate in and some others where you are passive. Active participation is when you are directly engaged and involved in the outcome. Passive participation is just the opposite, wherein you observe the proceedings without directly influencing the activities or their outcome.
When it comes to investing, the same principle applies. You can actively invest in specific stocks and create a portfolio or you can just invest in a basket of stocks selected by someone else using pre-determined rules. Some of the foremost amongst such investments, are ETFs and Index Funds. Both these asset classes originate from the same family of passive funds, which mirror the Index
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