A basket of securities that typically tracks an index but trades on a stock exchange like an individual stock throughout the trading day. ETFs generally offer lower expense ratios than mutual funds and provide tax efficiency through their unique creation/redemption mechanism. They've become popular investment options in retirement accounts.
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ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund)
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