All About ETFs - Exchange Traded Funds

One of the newest inventions on Wall Street, exchange traded funds - or ETFs as they are often called for short - allow investors to buy shares of a basket of stocks, often designed to match a broader index such as the S&P 500 or the Wilshire 5000. These ETFs can be bought or sold during regular trading hours, unlike traditional low cost index funds, but they are subject to regular broker commissions. To find out why ETFs may make sense in helping you build a diversified portfolio at a very low price, read All About ETFs - Exchange Traded Funds.