The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2023

But for others, it's precisely why exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exist. For instance, if you want to mirror the performance of a major index, there are index funds. With more than 3,000 publicly traded ETFs, there's a good chance there's an ETF for pretty much any investment strategy you can think of.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 2, 2023

You'll typically get to choose between market cap-based funds (large, mid, or small), your company's stock (if it's a public company), a handful of bond options, and target-date funds assembled based on your projected retirement year. For many people, those options are good enough; for others, not so much.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 6, 2022

I remember telling myself, why would anyone invest in mutual funds when you can buy an ETF instead? And I did the math, and I think at that point in time, roughly speaking, assets in ETS were roughly just 10 percent, 12 percent of assets in mutual funds and I was pretty convinced that that number was to increase significantly.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Further in 1951, the typical mutual fund held stocks in its portfolio for an average of six years. The holding period for actively managed equity funds today just one year. First, huge amounts of money are moving into exchange-traded funds, ETFs, and sector index funds. This point is not about us.

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Sara Grillo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You want an independent… But he says, I have been on 20 public company corporate boards, and I’ve seen a lot of them operate, and the independent directors in many cases are the least independent. You have to actually try to change company behavior to internalize externalities. 0:52:47.4 : Unquote.

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