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ETF, Index Fund and Mutual Fund Investing

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3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online course teaches you how ETF, index funds and mutual funds work and how to invest in them.Unlock the power of fund investing with this free online course. Discover the simplicity and benefits of ETFs, Index Funds, and Mutual Funds. Dive into the world of fund investments to simplify your portfolio, reduce risk, and streamline decision-making. This comprehensive course offers a thorough understanding of these investment vehicles, guiding you through evaluation techniques and strategies for successful fund investing.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195391
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Analyse mutual funds, index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs)
• Evaluate and select the right ETFs
• Identify and avoid the expensive fund fees
• Distinguish the different types of strategies for index funds
• Contrast ETFs and index funds
• Identify the fund tracking error
• Arrange the fund style box to pick a suitable fund
• Select the Morningstar rating and ranking
• Indicate the local or international domiciled ETFs
• Select the hedged or unhedged funds
• Recall when to sell ETFs
Course Code4594

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