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ETF vs Index Mutual Fund: Which One's Better? [The Motley Fool]

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) 
Company Research Source: The Motley Fool
ETFs and index mutual funds are very simliar, but a few small differences can mean a lot to investors. Investors who are just getting their feet wet in the stock market are often told that the simplest way to start investing is to buy an index fund or ETF  (short for exchange-traded fund). But that's not very helpful if you don't know the difference between an index fund and an ETF. First off, people often use index fund and ETF interchangably. That's because most ETFs track an index, and when people refer to ETFs, they're generally referring to index-tracking ETFs. And when people talk about index funds, they could be referring to either an ETF or a mutual fund that tracks an index. This article compares the subtle differences between index-tracking ETFs and index-tracking mutual funds. Deciding which is better -- an index ETF or an index-tracking mutual fund -- will vary from person to person. Here are some quick factors to consider: ETFs usually have lower in Show less Read more
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