29.06.2011 - Could ETFs blow up the market?
Who doesn't love exchange-traded funds? After all, these popular investment instruments give us easy access to broad collections of stocks, commodities and currencies -- as well as exotic investment strategies that would be tough to set up on our own. Plus, we can get in and out of ETFs quickly during the trading day, unlike with mutual funds. These conveniences help explain why ETFs have become wildly popular and are seen as a kind of investor's paradise. They also explain why the money invested in ETFs more than tripled over five years to hit $1.3 trillion last year..............................................Full Article: Source
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