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What Is an ETF?

Understanding the benefits of ETFs is an important step toward determining whether ETFs can be an appropriate choice for your portfolio.

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ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Which is Right for You?

Understanding how ETFs and mutual funds are similar and where they differ can help you choose the right investment vehicle for your portfolio.

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ETFs vs. Stocks: A Guide to Similarities and Differences

See how ETFs and stocks stack up across key characteristics, including trading flexibility and diversification potential.

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ETF Benefits for Investors

Learn about the benefits of ETFs — like diversification, liquidity, low costs, and tax efficiency — and how these advantages help investors meet their goals.

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Why ETF Growth Is Booming

From 1 ETF that ignited an entire industry to more than 9,000 offerings today, learn how ETFs have impacted global markets and what investors say about them.

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How ETFs Are Created and Redeemed

Creation and redemption sets ETFs apart from other investment vehicles and is the mechanism that underpins many of their benefits. Learn about the unique process.

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7 Questions to Ask Before Investing in ETFs

It’s easy to invest in ETFs. Answers to seven of investors’ most frequently asked questions can get you on your way.

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What's Next for ETFs?

There’s room for ETF growth as we enter the next era of investing. Which asset classes present the greatest investor opportunity? Get our top three predictions.

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How to Evaluate ETFs

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ETFs and Tax Efficiency: What You Need to Know

ETFs have a well-earned reputation for tax efficiency. Find out how their structural characteristics help ETFs minimize capital gains distributions.

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What Are ETF Expense Ratios and Why Do They Matter?

The operating expenses of an ETF directly impact the value of your investment. Learn how expense ratios are calculated and ways to minimize portfolio costs.

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Liquidity

How to Analyze Total Cost of Ownership

Given how significantly trading costs can accumulate, learn why liquidity analysis must be part of any due diligence process prior to implementation.

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Choosing the Right ETF to Meet Investors’ Goals

Selecting an ETF can be time consuming and overwhelming. Utilize our ETF Due Diligence Checklist to help ensure the ETFs you chose best meet your clients' needs.

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Liquidity

Why Look Beyond On-Screen Liquidity

Learn how ETFs’ liquidity dynamics impact costs, and why analyzing liquidity requires looking beyond a single period statistic.

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Understanding the ETF Liquidity Ecosystem

ETFs offer investors multiple layers of liquidity. Want to know why? Explore the mechanics of ETF trading and key participants’ roles within the ETF ecosystem.

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Liquidity

Master the Mechanics of ETF Trading

Want to better understand the true extent of an ETF’s liquidity? The ETF creation/redemption process can help investors achieve a more efficient execution.

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Liquidity

Optimizing Trade Execution for ETFs of All Levels of Liquidity

As a liquidity leader, we provide clients with insights to help assess ETF liquidity and evaluate different execution strategies, regardless of liquidity profile.

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