Frequently asked questions

“Investing in funds, also known as mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is a simple way to diversify your portfolio...

Historically, the best time to invest is usually in late September, early October.

ETF are far cheaper than other funds an make it possible to buy a well-diversified investment with a single transaction.

The main downside of an ETF is its cost. While they are very cheap if you compare them to other funds, they still are more expensi...

Yes, some ETFs do pay the dividends collected from their assets to the investor. But there are also many, who reinvest the gains. ...

Since ETFs already include a certain level of diversification, they indeed average out the risk. But this does not mean that it is...

ETFs are a quite solid investment, with only a moderate level of necessary information. While they still require some research and...

An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a collection of assets that depend on a specific index. Its goal is to map this underlying index ...

The biggest ETFs at the moments are: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) from State Street: $329 billion AUM iShares Core S&P 50...

An ETF represents a collection of assets. A stock-based ETF usually holds more than 100 stocks in a portfolio. ETF’s also exist ...

If an ETF is a good investment depends on the assets it is representing. If they perform well, the ETF will be a very good investm...

In Germany ETFs are taxed like the underlying investment, there is no special benefit.

They could be. ETFs are just an exchange-listed fund and the fund could be an index fund. ETF’s that track an index usually don�...

It is calculated by taking the sum of the assets in the fund, including any securities and cash, subtracting out any liabilities, ...