http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/02/16/what-are-index-funds-what-are-exchange-traded-funds/ Where personal finance & frugal living are sexy, delicious, and fun. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/02/16/what-are-index-funds-what-are-exchange-traded-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-17656 Shaun Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:18:28 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/02/16/what-are-index-funds-what-are-exchange-traded-funds/#comment-17656 I just started to read your blogs, and I am very interested in what you are saying about investing/home ownership vs renting. I have been investing in the Streetwise fund for a year or so, and have been very interested in investing in ETFs. This is going to potentially sound dumb, but the current bank I have most of my accounts with is BMO. They mention in their application process for the discount brokerage account, I must have a minimum of $5,000 to begin this process. Are all discount brokerages created equally, and would you recommend one over the other for simple trades of ETFs? Also, is there a website that provides a good education on ETFs/iETFs for impressionable Mutual Fund Refugees like myself? Thank you. I just started to read your blogs, and I am very interested in what you are saying about investing/home ownership vs renting. I have been investing in the Streetwise fund for a year or so, and have been very interested in investing in ETFs. This is going to potentially sound dumb, but the current bank I have most of my accounts with is BMO. They mention in their application process for the discount brokerage account, I must have a minimum of $5,000 to begin this process. Are all discount brokerages created equally, and would you recommend one over the other for simple trades of ETFs? Also, is there a website that provides a good education on ETFs/iETFs for impressionable Mutual Fund Refugees like myself? Thank you.

]]> http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/02/16/what-are-index-funds-what-are-exchange-traded-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Carnival of Personal Finance #141 - The College Years Edition — Broke Grad Student Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:04:47 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/02/16/what-are-index-funds-what-are-exchange-traded-funds/#comment-161 [...] Mutual funds often charge excessive fees in the form of loads, MERs, and trailers, which makes index funds and ETFs a great alternative! But what are index funds and ETFs? Squawkfox does a great job of answering these questions in What are Index Funds? What are Exchange Traded Funds? [...] [...] Mutual funds often charge excessive fees in the form of loads, MERs, and trailers, which makes index funds and ETFs a great alternative! But what are index funds and ETFs? Squawkfox does a great job of answering these questions in What are Index Funds? What are Exchange Traded Funds? [...]

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