In the stock market what is the precise difference between ETF's and ordinary investments, apart from the abil

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In the stock market what is the precise difference between ETF's and ordinary investments, apart from the abil

2007-12-11 00:52:37 · 3 answers · asked by VAndors Excelsior™ (Jeeti Johal Bhuller)™ 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing

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ETF's are taxed at a 25% capital gains rate while others are taxed at 15% and yes, what do you mean "ordinary investments, stocks, mutual funds?

2007-12-11 01:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

ETFs are a group of stocks put together based on certain criteria, like in any mutual fund. But, ETF trades throughout the day unlike Mutual fund. Here is a good article:

http://creating-wealth.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-are-etfs-so-sexy.html

2007-12-11 02:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by Nidhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Please explain what you mean by "ordinary investments." Do you mean individual stocks?

2007-12-11 01:46:38 · answer #3 · answered by npk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋