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Question by electrongalaxy: What is the difference between a ETF and a Mutual Fund?
Vanguard mutual funds are very attractive but require a inital deposit of ,500, I know I can buy the ETF with my sharebuilder account a few shares at a time.

When I buy a ETF is it the same as investing in the mutual fund?
Or is the price of a ETF just the value of the fund? (supply/demand)

Best answer:

Answer by Chris C
An ETF is more or less the same thing as a mutual fund.

The only difference is an ETF is based on the performance of a specific market index (performance is based on what an index does), where as a mutual fund is based on a more random number of companies chosen by a fund manager (performance is based on whether the fund manager picks good stocks or not).

ETF’s biggest selling point is that they don’t have as large of MER’s as a mutual fund becuase they don’t have to pay for a fund manager to pick stocks. This could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending of how good of a fund manager you have.

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-a-etf-and-a-mutual-fund-2/feed/ 1 What is the difference betwen a “penny stock” and a very low priced stock on a legitimate exchange? http://squeezeapenny.com/penny-stock/what-is-the-difference-betwen-a-penny-stock-and-a-very-low-priced-stock-on-a-legitimate-exchange/ http://squeezeapenny.com/penny-stock/what-is-the-difference-betwen-a-penny-stock-and-a-very-low-priced-stock-on-a-legitimate-exchange/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:06:46 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/penny-stock/what-is-the-difference-betwen-a-penny-stock-and-a-very-low-priced-stock-on-a-legitimate-exchange/ What is the difference betwen a “penny stock” and a very low priced stock on a legitimate exchange? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

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Question by Sister Ray: What is the difference betwen a “penny stock” and a very low priced stock on a legitimate exchange?
Is there a difference between penny stocks that are sold over the counter and very inexpensive stocks on NASDAQ. For example, NASDAQ had a few drug companies today (that I have never heard of) selling for between 7 and 55 cents. My instincts tell me that if a stock is so cheap, there is a reason, and it is more likely to go to zero than anywhere else, but it seems like there is a lot of upside as well. I am not looking to invest my retirement, we are more or less investing small amounts of money for entertainment, and while buying a share of apple may give a moderate return in the long run, that is not what we are looking for with this money. On the other hand, we dont want to through money away, and there seems to be a lot of stocks (such as airlines) that are trading for a dollar or two that might be a fun investment. Any advice?

Best answer:

Answer by Mary Jo’s Ghost
Penny stocks are unlisted, therefore, not within your ability to find out the true key facts about the company. IE their financial condition or even if they are truly a legitimate business at all.

On the other hand, stocks in the same price range that are listed are automatically in danger of losing their listing because of their financial condition.

This doesn’t mean all penny stocks are bad, it just means there is a reason that they are not listed.

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/penny-stock/what-is-the-difference-betwen-a-penny-stock-and-a-very-low-priced-stock-on-a-legitimate-exchange/feed/ 3 What is the Difference between a Stock, ETF, and a Mutual Fund? http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-a-stock-etf-and-a-mutual-fund/ http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-a-stock-etf-and-a-mutual-fund/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 00:11:32 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-a-stock-etf-and-a-mutual-fund/ What is the Difference between a Stock, ETF, and a Mutual Fund? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-a-stock-etf-and-a-mutual-fund/feed/ 3 What is the difference between 24 karat fine gold & gold bullion? http://squeezeapenny.com/gold-oil-commodities/what-is-the-difference-between-24-karat-fine-gold-gold-bullion/ http://squeezeapenny.com/gold-oil-commodities/what-is-the-difference-between-24-karat-fine-gold-gold-bullion/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 17:29:22 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/gold-oil-commodities/what-is-the-difference-between-24-karat-fine-gold-gold-bullion/ What is the difference between 24 karat fine gold & gold bullion? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

]]> Well? If someone offered a deal of five 1/10th ounce 24 karat fine gold coins for $99 should I take it? Is that a good deal?

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/gold-oil-commodities/what-is-the-difference-between-24-karat-fine-gold-gold-bullion/feed/ 1 What is the difference between an ETF and regular mutual funds? http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-an-etf-and-regular-mutual-funds/ http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-an-etf-and-regular-mutual-funds/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 06:10:01 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-an-etf-and-regular-mutual-funds/ What is the difference between an ETF and regular mutual funds? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-an-etf-and-regular-mutual-funds/feed/ 2 I want to invest in an S&P 500 index fund. What is the difference between an actual index fund and ETF? http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/i-want-to-invest-in-an-sp-500-index-fund-what-is-the-difference-between-an-actual-index-fund-and-etf/ http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/i-want-to-invest-in-an-sp-500-index-fund-what-is-the-difference-between-an-actual-index-fund-and-etf/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 03:11:38 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/i-want-to-invest-in-an-sp-500-index-fund-what-is-the-difference-between-an-actual-index-fund-and-etf/ I want to invest in an S&P 500 index fund. What is the difference between an actual index fund and ETF? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

]]> Should I go with Spiders, iShares, Vanguard index fund or another option? Also, what are some other popular indexes to track besides the s&p 500? I would like to diversify my index portfolio.

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]]> I’m trying to learn how to tell the difference between types of gold. Other than reading the tag, how do I tell the difference? And what is each worth (in detail…value by weight)? If you can give as much detail as possible, I would really appreciate it! Thanks for any help, in advance.

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/gold-oil-commodities/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-14-18-and-10-karat-gold/feed/ 2 What is the difference between e-minis, futures, and ETF? http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-e-minis-futures-and-etf/ http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-e-minis-futures-and-etf/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 09:09:53 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-e-minis-futures-and-etf/ What is the difference between e-minis, futures, and ETF? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

]]> I am interested in tracking the S&P futures, but I do not know its symbol. Can we track S&P futures with the symbol SPY?
Spock, that was a great answer! To clarify my question, I am only interested in tracking futures, and NOT trading them. However, my broker does not have access to futures, therefore, I was curious to know as to whether SPY will have similar trend as S&P futures. Thanks!

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]]> http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-e-minis-futures-and-etf/feed/ 1 What is the difference between Mutual Funds and ETF’s ? http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-mutual-funds-and-etfs/ http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-mutual-funds-and-etfs/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 06:17:41 +0000 squeezeApenny http://squeezeapenny.com/etf-exchange-traded-fund/what-is-the-difference-between-mutual-funds-and-etfs/ What is the difference between Mutual Funds and ETF’s ? is a post from: squeezeApenny.com

]]> I am looking for answers concerning:
1) Min investment needed in most cases
2) How to Trade
3) Risk perscpective
4) In general how are they different
5) Anything more I need to know while investing

Your help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Karan

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