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Investing 101: ETFs, Index Funds and Mutual Funds

Posted on February 23, 2021
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Welcome to Clo Bare’s Investing 101 series where we’ll cover the basics of investing to build wealth. Investing can be incredibly confusing if you’re a noob entering into the world of Exchange Traded Funds, Index Funds and Mutual Funds– not to mention just basic stocks and bonds. Seems like a lot to remember, right? And who wants to put their money in something they don’t fully understand? I feel you. That’s why I’m going to break it down in this series, starting with this post on ETFs, Index Funds and Mutual funds.

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