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One disadvantage of an ETF is that you have to pay a brokerage commission each time you trade it. Many mutual funds have no fees for buying/selling shares. If y
by greenyoda 8y ago
One disadvantage of an ETF is that you have to pay a brokerage commission each time you trade it. Many mutual funds have no fees for buying/selling shares. If you have a savings strategy like automatically investing a percentage of every paycheck, the commissions on ETF trades could add up quickly.
- loeg 8y agoBrokerage commissions are $0 for Vanguard ETFs in a Vanguard brokerage or Fidelity ETFs in a Fidelity brokerage, etc. This isn't a real downside unless you want to trade ETFs in a brokerage account unaffiliated with the ETF.