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Anonymous

27 May 2021

General Investing

What's the diff between index funds and index etf? Which one is VOO?

What are some US index funds, world index funds or bonds that yall buy?

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thefrugalstudent

27 May 2021

Founder at thefrugalstudent.com

Hi Anon,

As Chris and Frankie have both mentioned, index funds and index ETFs are basically 2 different investment products that appear to be very similar - 1 being a mutual fund (or unit trust in SG) and the other, an ETF. You can check out my guide on ETFs for a more detailed explanation of the difference between the 2!

Personally, I'm investing in VOO :)

Regards,

thefrugalstudent

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And index mutual funds are only traded for a price once a day,

index ETFs however throughout the day.

no need for index mutual funds (unit trusts) at all

Chris

26 May 2021

Owner and Writer at Tortoisemoney.com

Index funds, in the original meaning of the term, is used to refer to mutual funds that track indexe...

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