ETFs and mutual funds share a lot of similarities. But there are also some key differences that make index mutual funds better suited for longterm, buy and hold investors.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
0:30 Mutual Funds
2:47 Actively Managed vs Index Mutual Funds
4:54 How mutual funds work
6:10 How mutual funds are bought and sold
9:36 ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds)
13:02 Why mutual funds are better than ETFs
14:30 Mutual Funds vs ETFs
18:10 When buying ETFs may make sense
21:00 ETFs vs Index Funds vs Actively Managed Funds


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