BEST ETFs

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Are you having trouble deciding which ETFs are best for your portfolio in 2023? I can’t blame you.

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There are currently over 11,000 Exchange Traded Products in existence, with over 3,000 listed on U.S. exchanges. Choosing the best ETFs is not very complicated, but there are a lot of bad ETFs that investors should avoid.

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What Makes An Exchange Traded Fund Good?

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With over three thousand ETFs to choose from, it can be tricky to figure out where to start. So what makes an ETF better or worse? Well, we primarily look for two crucial criteria as investors to determine the best ETFs.

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Liquidity refers to how an ETF is quoted in the stock market, and the more competitive the prices, the better.

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The difference between the specified price a market maker is willing to buy or sell an ETF is known as the spread.

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This spread directly impacts an investor every time they buy or sell an ETF, as this cost is burdened on the investor and profited by the market maker.

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