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How to Invest in ETFs for Beginners
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are an easy way to begin investing. ETFs are fairly simple to understand and can generate impressive returns without much expense or effort.
Here’s what you should know about ETFs and how they work →Investing
Investing Made Simple for Beginners and Everyone Else
Managing your money for the long run can be easier than you might imagine.
The New York Times on Investing for Beginners (Paywall) →Investing
7 Tips for Long-Term Investing
Investing is a long game. Whether you want to invest for retirement or grow your savings, when you put money to work in markets it’s best to set it and forget it. Successful long-term investing isn’t as simple as just throwing money at the stock market...
Seven tips to help you get a handle on long-term investing →Investing
Tips for Avoiding the Top 20 Common Investment Mistakes
When learning how to invest, it is important to learn from the best, but it also pays to learn from the worst. These top 20 most common mistakes have been compiled to help investors know what to watch out for. If any of these mistakes sound familiar, it is likely time to meet with a financial adviser.
The CFA Institute on investment mistakes →Investing
How to start investing in stocks, index funds, crypto, NFTs – and more
Investing doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s what you need to know before investing your hard-earned cash.
How does investing work →Infographic of the week
The World’s Biggest Mutual Fund and ETF Providers
The global net assets of mutual fund and ETF providers totalled $38 trillion in 2022. Despite its massive size, the industry is dominated by a relatively small number of brands.
This graphic uses data from Morningstar to show the largest fund brands and their growth rates in 2022 →Investing
Stock Market Simulator
Our Markets Simulator can help you learn about the stock market and practice trading real stocks at real prices, without risking real money.
Make virtual simulated trades and learn how the stock market works all at no cost →Investing
What is the stock market and how does it work?
Investing in the stock market is a good way to build wealth over time, but it can feel a little intimidating to get started.
The Stock Market, explained →Word of the week
ETFs: Exchange-Traded Funds
An ETF is essentially a basket of investments such as stocks or bonds. In this sense they’re similar to mutual funds, but unlike mutual funds, shares of ETFs can be traded throughout the day on an exchange, much like an individual stock.
Learn about the benefits of ETFs →Investing
ETF vs Index Fund: Which Should Canadians Invest In?
Learn the differences between ETFs and index funds and determine which fund is right for you.
ETF vs Index Fund →Investing
Investment Tracking
Neontra aggregates and tracks all your investments in one place.
Measure your performance over time →Investing
SIM Portfolio and Watchlist
You can also compete with friends with our Investment Simulator. Trade with SIM money to test your best strategies to beat your friends without the risk of losing real money.
Market tools to help you test before you invest →Investing
See which stocks are moving the markets
Get free stock quotes and up-to-date news with your Neontra account.
You can create market watchlists here →Investing
Investing in individual stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds can be difficult to learn.
One of the best ways to learn how to invest is to use market simulators or virtual portfolios to learn how to buy and sell stocks before you invest real money.
You can create a SIM portfolio here →