The Pros and Cons of Mutual Funds and ETFs (Which Option is Best?)

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Brian Preston, CPA, CFP®, PFS and Bo Hanson, CFA, CFP® | Fee-Only Fiduciary Advisors

Education, Investing, Business

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: is this the showdown of the century? While it's fun to pit things against each other in friendly competition, we believe both of these funds can be used for good. Mutual Funds and ETFs can be super friends, but you must understand the pros and cons of each and how they impact your unique financial situation. Let's unpack what these funds are, how they work, and which strategies might be right for you! For more information, visit: https://www.moneyguy.com/2020/05/the-pros-and-cons-of-mutual-funds-and-etfs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mutual funds versus ETFs a battle royale.
0:03.9	It's Brian Preston, the money guy, restoring order to your financial chaos, retirement,
0:11.2	investing, taxing.
0:13.0	You've got financial questions, he's got financial answers.
0:16.6	It's Brian Preston, the money guy.
0:19.4	Yeah, Brian, I think it's so funny.
0:21.5	A lot of people look at it that way, right?
0:23.2	They think about mutual funds versus ETFs.
0:26.2	Which one's better?
0:27.2	Which one's worse?
0:28.2	Should I be doing this?
0:29.2	And it's seeing that that's the common theme out there in the investment world.
0:32.7	And I'm not so sure that we agree with that.
0:35.0	I don't know that I think that it is this controversial thing between the two.
0:38.9	It is fun to put things against each other.
0:41.0	You see it with nightly news.
0:42.7	You put one talking head that thinks this way, another talking head thinks this way.
0:46.6	Let them go at it.
0:48.6	Those things happen all the time.
0:50.0	But we like to think that there's consensus here where you could use both of these as tools
0:54.9	in your journey towards financial independence.
0:57.2	But it is worthwhile, the creator, the founder of Vanguard and the original index fund, Jack
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