You’ll pay a commission when you buy and sell an ETF. ETFs pay management fees and operating expenses. They may also pay trailing commissions. The fees and expenses for an ETF are often lower than what you would pay for a mutual fund. If an ETF simply follows an index, the manager doesn’t have to do as much research into investments or as much buying and selling of investments. Segregated funds Segregated funds are insurance products that combine investment funds with insurance coverage. You buy and sell segregated funds under an insurance contract. The contract comes with a guarantee that protects some.
