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= Definitions =
= Mutual Fund =
 
== Mutual Fund ==


* Professional advisers actively managing investments on behalf of others at a fee.
* Professional advisers actively managing investments on behalf of others at a fee.


== Index Fund ==
= Index Fund =


* First launched as Vanguard Group in 1976 by John C. Bogle, who believed that it was more important to stay invested. He created a fund that tracked S&P 500 (aka Vanguard 500 (VFINX)).
* First launched as Vanguard Group in 1976 by John C. Bogle, who believed that it was more important to stay invested. He created a fund that tracked S&P 500 (aka Vanguard 500 (VFINX)).


== Exchange-traded Fund (ETF) ==
= Exchange-traded Fund (ETF) =


* Same goal as index fund: to provide investors with a benchmark return at minimal cost. Difference is that it costs more to trade index funds while ETF is often traded commission-free.
* Same goal as index fund: to provide investors with a benchmark return at minimal cost. Difference is that it costs more to trade index funds while ETF is often traded commission-free.
* Best to use the largest, most widely traded ETFs.
* Best to use the largest, most widely traded ETFs.
== Vietnam ==
* VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) -- companies in Vietnam, or at least 50% in Vietnam
* Guggenheim Frontier Markets ETF (FRN) - 9% in Vietnam
* Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF (BBRC) - 6% exposure to Vietnam
* iShares MSCI Frontier 100 (FM) - 3.63% exposure to Vietnam