ETFs are usually passive funds, meaning they are not actively ... Easy to sell – Because they are traded on the stock exchange they are very easy to buy and, crucially, sell.

In the 1990s, exchange-traded funds, or ETFs ... Smaller potential returns: By definition, passive funds pretty much never beat their index, even during times of turmoil, as their core holdings ...

Investing in large-cap exchange-traded funds (ETFs ... more expensive than the typical index fund, but the fund is actively managed, meaning that its manager hopes to beat the performance of ...