Does anyone invest in ETF's rather than Mutual Funds?

[mevans154]

Does anyone invest in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) rather than normal Mutual Funds?

I am thinking about opening a Vanguard account which offers free trades on Vanguard ETF transactions. What interest me the most is the fact that ETF's have very low expense fees (sometimes less than 0.1%).

I am in the "buy-and-hold" investing mindset, and do not wish to "day trade" the ETF's.

Anyone have any experience in this investment style??

 

[mudpuppy]

I own both mutual funds and ETFs. I like that many ETFs have lower expense ratios, but typically you have to pay a brokerage fee to buy or sell them, so it gets expensive if you want to invest in them periodically rather than all at once in a lump. Sounds like a good deal if you can buy them without any trading fees, though!

 

[ALBin517]

I have never invested in ETF but I periodically invest in THC.

My broker works out of his apartment, so his overhead is really low.

 

[Boomer01 PE]

Why not just invest in index mutual funds? You'd still have the low expense ratio and no fees/loads.

 

[csb]

I have never invested in ETF but I periodically invest in THC.

My broker works out of his apartment, so his overhead is really low.

I see what you did there.