tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031924232211419532.post5513320719902497048..comments2023-08-01T06:59:16.994-04:00Comments on The Smart Nickel: The ETFAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598328697451760861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031924232211419532.post-14447945094714124102011-06-02T03:40:54.108-04:002011-06-02T03:40:54.108-04:00The S&P 500 is the tool investors use to get a...The S&P 500 is the tool investors use to get an idea about the overall economy and how large-cap stocks are doing at the moment. It is an index and can be offered as one ETF. ETFs are packages of stocks and other investments created by banks or brokers that you can buy. The benefits of ETFs is that you can diversify your investment without paying a lot of money for creating the package yourself. For example, you could either buy SPY and pay $5 in commission or buy each individual company for $2500 ($5 for each of the 500 companies) in commission. You can think of ETFs as more stable investments since the risk of one company will be limited but you still get good exposure to the stock market.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598328697451760861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031924232211419532.post-30098945271145762272011-06-02T03:27:28.694-04:002011-06-02T03:27:28.694-04:00hey alex good post, so just wondering, is ETF basi...hey alex good post, so just wondering, is ETF basically just a tool that investors use to get an idea of how overall econmony and stocks are doing. The benefit is that you compare your own performance? anything else i'm missing?jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790658562872250215noreply@blogger.com