{"id":20989,"date":"2024-09-03T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T01:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/?p=20989"},"modified":"2024-08-21T11:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:34:48","slug":"dhunplugged-717-finlit-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/2024\/09\/03\/dhunplugged-717-finlit-time\/","title":{"rendered":"DHUnplugged #717: FinLit Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A show dedicated to the many questions of our listeners.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dh_717_banner.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"174\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 320\/174;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dh_717_banner.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"174\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>We focus on ETFs and Mutual Funds, contrasting and comparing the differences.<\/p>\n<p>Financial Literacy is not just one month a year!<\/p>\n<p>PLUS we are now on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/30bQIjH9Gw4es27XYrYKJL\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/79261e60-0492-43c0-b1a2-708ebeb4bd7e\/DH-Unplugged\">Amazon Music\/Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus-circle su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Click HERE for Show Notes and Links<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Love the Show? <\/b>Then how about a Donation?<\/h4>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\"><input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/THErealDVORAK\"><strong>Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewhorowitz\"><strong>Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talking Financial Literacy<\/p>\n<p>We are going to discuss details of what an ETF is and the differences from those investment vehicles and mutual funds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ETFs are investment funds that trade on stock exchanges, holding a diversified portfolio.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ETFs offer instant diversification by allowing investors to buy a small slice of a variety of assets.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ETFs trade like stocks, with prices fluctuating throughout the trading day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Popular for their diversification, lower costs, trading flexibility, and tax efficiency.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Types of ETFs include stock, bond, commodity, international, sector\/thematic, and inverse\/leveraged ETFs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Downsides include market risk, tracking errors, liquidity issues, and the complexity of specialized ETFs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key differences with mutual funds include trading mechanisms, costs, management styles, and tax implications.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Love the Show? <\/b>Then how about a Donation?<\/h4>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\"><input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dh_CTP.jpg\" alt=\"dh_CTP\" width=\"602\" height=\"122\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 602px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 602\/122;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dh_CTP.jpg\" alt=\"dh_CTP\" width=\"602\" height=\"122\" \/><\/noscript><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/CTP\/rumble-inc\/\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/CTP\/unitedhealth-group-inc\/\"><strong><br \/>\nClosest to The Pin for - United Healthcare (UNH)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Winners will be getting great stuff like the new DHUnplugged Shirts (Designed by Jimbo) -<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>PLUS a one-of-a-kind DHUnplugged CTP Winner's certificate..<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>FED AND CRYPTO LIMERICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JCD Score ()<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See this week\u2019s stock picks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhunplugged.com\/stock-page\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/THErealDVORAK\"><strong>Follow John C. 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