There is yet another advantage ETFs have over mutual funds
and that is their tax benefit
However, unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not sell stocks to pay for redemptions
As people withdraw their money from a mutual fund, the mutual fund must sell securities to cover those redemptions. So, every time the mutual fund sells a stock, you have to pay capital gains tax on it.
This being the case, the capital gains that you must pay on an ETF are much less than that of a mutual fund because of the lack of capital gains.
Danger, Will Robinson!
However, be careful not to confuse
an ETF
ith an Indexed Mutual Fund
Indexed Mutual Funds are mutual funds provided by a mutual fund company
But, just like any other mutual fund, you have to pay fees
Vanguard will charge you managerial fees to set up and manage the fund.
The ETF's Potential Disadvantage
they do have a potential drawback
What it really depends upon is how much you are going to invest and how frequently you are going to invest.
If you're only going to invest $200 a month in an ETF, the $20 commission results in an immediate 10% loss,
Just something to think about before you jump into ETFs.