| From Smartmoney.com: Exchange-traded funds are more popular than ever and it's not hard to see why. Not only are they liquid, transparent, tax efficient and cheap, but ETFs can offer exposure to just about any sector of any market or asset class you can think of. While those attributes give investors some much-needed flexibility in tough, volatile times, ETFs do have some pitfalls.
"The whole thing about exchange-traded funds is that they are traded on exchanges," says Tom Lydon, president of Global Trends Investments and ETF Trends. "They are indeed funds, but you have to treat them like stocks.".... Full Article: Source
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