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Smart Money: As a long-term investor, should you put money in ETFs and index funds?
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Smart Money: As a long-term investor, should you put money in ETFs and index funds?
Mar 26, 2021 8:57 AM

What are exchange traded funds (ETFs), what are index funds, what is the difference between the two and do you, as a long-term investor, need to put your money here?

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In CNBC-TV18 special show Smart Money, Niranjan Avasthi, Head-Product and Marketing at Edelweiss AMC, and Pratik Oswal, Head-Passive Funds at Motilal Oswal AMC and CEO at Glide Invest, discussed about how ETFs and index funds work.

To watch other videos in this series, click on the Smart Money tab below...

(Edited by : Bivekananda Biswas)

First Published:Mar 26, 2021 4:57 PM IST

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