Some ETF’s offer low expense ratio’s and a great way to invest for the long haul.  Some are expensive and very volatile which need close monitoring.  So how do you invest in these ETF’s?

Matt Krantz from USA Today explains that “Some investors assume ETFs, mutual-fund like baskets of stocks, are by nature safe investments since they own many stocks. Yet other investors automatically assume ETFs are low-cost and have reasonable fees. I’m here to tell you that neither of those assumptions are correct. ”

“But a vast majority of ETFs aren’t invested in a broadly diversified basket of stocks. Some own stocks in a particular industry. Some own stocks of a certain market value or size. Others even use complex bets that the stock market will fall. Buying these highly concentrated ETFs can often be very risky,” Krantz reports.

“Some of the ETFs that bet the stock market would fall, for instance, lost 75% or more of their value since the market bottomed in March. That was a crushing blow and a reminder that just because an investment is an ETF, it’s not lower risk. You can read about some of these hurting ETFs here: Funds that bet against the bull get gored. The same goes for industry ETFs. If you own a technology-stock ETF, for instance, if tech stocks tank so will your investment’s value. It’s true that an ETF might not fall as much as an individual tech stock, but it could tank more,” Krantz reports.

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