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In this video we are talking about Fidelity ETF's and I created this video for the COMPLETE BEGINNER Investor out there who is just getting started with Fidelity. Many beginner investors start on the Fidelity platform and when you are just getting started, understanding what types of investments to have in your account, whether it is stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETF's or index funds, it can be a daunting task. This video is focused on everything you need to know as the COMPLETE BEGINNER Investor out there what ETF's are and how ETF's can be a great fit for your investment portfolio.

ETFs trade like a common stock on an exchange, and therefore, they experience price changes throughout the day as they're bought and sold. Individuals can buy an ETF through a broker—like a financial institution or a bank. Index ETFs, also called passive ETFs, are exchange-traded funds that aim to track the performance of an index. Active equity ETFs are actively managed exchange-traded funds that seek to provide exposure to the stock market and the trading and tax-efficiency benefits of an ETF.

Exchange-traded funds are one of the most important and valuable products created for individual investors in recent years. ETFs offer many benefits and, if used wisely, are an excellent vehicle to achieve an investor’s investment goals.

Briefly, an ETF is a basket of securities that you can buy or sell through a brokerage firm on a stock exchange. ETFs are offered on virtually every conceivable asset class from traditional investments to so-called alternative assets like commodities or currencies. In addition, innovative ETF structures allow investors to short markets, to gain leverage, and to avoid short-term capital gains taxes.

After a couple of false starts, ETFs began in earnest in 1993 with the product commonly known by its ticker symbol, SPY, or “Spiders,” which became the highest volume ETF in history. In 2020, ETFs are estimated at just under $4.5 trillion with nearly 2,177 ETF products traded on US stock exchanges.