Money Talks Podcast: Your essential guide to ETFs
ETFs or exchange-traded funds are a mainstay for investors. But if it's your first time wading in, what do you need to know?
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The US securities regulator recently approved the first US-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, putting ETFs in the spotlight with first-time investors.
What are ETFs and what do you need to know before investing in these funds? Andrea Heng finds out more from Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG.
When you're buying an ETF, you're buying into hundreds of different counters and that naturally spreads your risk across these hundreds of counters.
Jump to these key moments:
- 0:36 SimplyGo, Chinese New Year costs
- 5:22 What are ETFs?
- 11:29 What beginners need to know
- 17:48 When you are starting, which ETFs should you buy?
- 21:30 Risks to be aware of
- 25:34 Which platform to buy from
Source: CNA/cr/ta
