Why Your Fancy, New ETF Might Be Too Fancy

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Investors put more than $1 trillion into U.S.-based exchange-traded funds in 2024. But some newer ETFs have become increasingly complex, and what happens inside them can be obscure. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Jon Sindreu joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss what you should know before investing in these fancier ETFs. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.5	Here's your money briefing for Thursday, January 16th.
0:35.7	I'm Arianna Spudro for the Wall Street Journal.
0:40.9	Investors put more than $1 trillion into U.S.-based exchange traded funds, or
0:45.8	ETFs last year. And no wonder, they're cheap, liquid, and tax-efficient. But lately, Wall
0:52.9	Street has been using ETFs to package various
0:55.6	financial products that are increasingly obscure and complex. As ETFs get more complicated,
1:01.8	knowing whether they're attractive to you or whether you're the right person to use them or
1:07.0	how to use them gets extremely difficult. So what do you need to know about these new,
1:11.8	fancier kinds of ETFs? We'll talk to Wall Street Journal heard on the street columnist
1:16.1	John Sindreou after the break.
1:35.4	ETFs have been pretty good investments, but they might be getting too good.
1:39.4	Wall Street Journal heard on the street columnist John Sindrejo joins me.
1:42.0	John, let's do a quick refresher first.
1:45.3	What is an ETF and how does it differ from other investments?
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