Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are gaining ground on mutual funds as investors chase lower fees, better tax treatment, and more ...

Investors and retirement savers who want to own broad swaths of the stock and bond markets often face a choice: Do they want ...

Mutual funds remain top dog in terms of total assets, thanks to their prominence in retirement plans such as 401 (k)s. U.S. mutual funds had around $22.1 trillion in net assets, at the end of 2022 ...

Tony Salgado, president and founder of AMS Wealth, as shown in this handout photo, says the investment decision between ETFs and mutual funds boils down to financial goals, risk tolerance and time ...

For starters, during regular trading hours for U.S.-based stock exchanges, you can purchase any ETF for whatever price it's trading at, just like with stocks. But with mutual funds, you have to wait ...

ETFs therefore tend to be lower-cost than mutual funds but do tend to participate in, or follow, the ups and downs of the “market” more closely. An example to bank on To highlight the difference ...

Both fund categories also set new total asset records in June Mutual funds and ETFs enjoyed another month of positive net ...

The fee advantage for ETFs is strong, though. TD said that on average, investors pay 1.31 per cent for balanced mutual funds and 0.58 per cent for balanced ETFs.

Data from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada shows mutual fund net sales totalled $15.2-billion in 2024, the first year of positive net sales since 2021.

The popularity of exchange-traded funds often triumphs over old-school mutual funds among social media-savvy investors. But experts say they both have their place in the financial system.