Exchange Traded Funds
Diversify Your Portfolio with Exchange Traded Funds
Exchange traded funds (ETF) are a popular "hybrid" product of the stock market. When you invest in an ETF, you purchase shares in a portfolio of companies. ETFs are attractive investments that can help you diversify your portfolio and alleviate risk. They also make it possible for you to participate in certain industries as an individual investor.
- Ability to trade in market sectors with a single transaction
- Easily traded during market hours on an exchange
- Fewer commissions paid versus multiple index trades
- Taxes not incurred until entire fund is sold
- Flexibility of adding options and futures
- Assets in the fund published daily
- Any dividends provided are immediately reinvested