Glossary
ETF — exchange-traded fund
A fund that holds a basket of investments (often a whole index) and trades on a stock exchange like a single share. Most FIRE investors use low-cost index ETFs as their main building block.
What it means for you
See it in numbersThe Fee Drag What fund fees and dividend tax quietly cost you over decades — the European accumulating-vs-distributing question, in euros.One cheap, diversified purchase can give you thousands of companies at once, which is why ETFs are the default tool here.
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