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ETFs: How do I use them and what do they cost?

ETFs: How do I use them and what do they cost?

Building a well-diversified investment portfolio from the ground up takes time and effort. But the task is much easier these days thanks to the rapidly expanding universe of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

ETFs are a type of low-cost managed fund that can be bought and sold on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) just like shares.

From a standing start in 2001, there are now more than 250 ETFs listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) worth more than $130 billion.

Who’s using ETFs and why

About the author

Barbara Drury

Barbara is a financial journalist and author with over 30 years’ experience in Australia and the UK. She is a contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Money section, and has worked for the Australian Financial Review and The Australian.

Barbara is the author of Alan Kohler’s Eureka Report Guide to Personal Investing, Sorting Out Your Finances for Dummies and Personal Finance for Dummies and co-author of Investing for Dummies with James Kirby.

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