ETFs
Traded fund shares
ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, are investment funds that trade on stock exchanges like individual stocks.
They typically track an index, sector, commodity, or other asset, offering diversification without buying each component separately: She put her savings into low-cost ETFs.
Unlike mutual funds, ETFs can be bought and sold throughout the trading day at market prices.
Securities trading venue
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bondsTies that unite
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
S&P 500 · NASDAQ · Dow Jones · volatility · bull market · bear market · correction · capitalization
Expanding into varied areas
- asset allocationDistributing investments strategically
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
- tax efficiencyMinimizing what you owe
capital gains · retirement savings · financial planning · risk management · growth strategy · dollar-cost averaging · lump sum · long-term
Traded on formal markets
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- intradayWithin a single day
- ticker symbolBrief exchange identifier
- volumeAmount of space filled
market order · limit order · broker · commission · premium · discount · arbitrage · short-selling
Oversees pooled investment assets
- net asset valueHoldings minus debts
- prospectusFormal investment disclosure document
- holdingsProperty one owns
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
Profits paid to shareholders
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- quarterly paymentsSums due four times annually
- high-yieldProducing substantial returns
stock market
Securities trading venue
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bondsTies that unite
commodities · S&P 500 · NASDAQ · Dow Jones · volatility · bull market · bear market · correction · capitalization · blue-chip
diversification
Expanding into varied areas
- asset allocationDistributing investments strategically
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
tax efficiency · capital gains · retirement savings · financial planning · risk management · growth strategy · dollar-cost averaging · lump sum · long-term · compound growth
exchange-traded
Traded on formal markets
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- intradayWithin a single day
- ticker symbolBrief exchange identifier
volume · market order · limit order · broker · commission · premium · discount · arbitrage · short-selling · margin
fund manager
Oversees pooled investment assets
- net asset valueHoldings minus debts
- prospectusFormal investment disclosure document
- holdingsProperty one owns
shareholder · fiduciary · accumulation · redemption · custodian
dividends
Profits paid to shareholders
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- quarterly paymentsSums due four times annually
- fintechfintech, mobile banking, digital wallet, mobile payment, digital wallets
- ETFs
- assetsproperty, cash, money, investments, bank accounts
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- personal financesavings, income, credit, investments, bills
- Wall Streetstock market, bond market, stocks, shares, Wall Street
ETFsstock picking
Choosing specific shares to purchase
active management · penny stocks · day trading · value investing
ETFsmutual funds
Collectively managed securities portfolios
private equity · hedge funds · real estate · limited partnerships