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i thought i share
mutual fund are a collection of stocks/funds/etc...
the whole point of mutual fund is so you don't have to activity manage and plus you hold alot of stock/fund/etc.. and diversity
they can only be traded once the market closes
with mutual fund, you enter an amount you want to invest
so if you have $200, you enter $200
you are owning tons of companies, when you invest in a mutual fund
so if one goes bankrupt, you still good
where stock, it you can be traded through out the day
it prices goes up and down throughout the day
so if you have $200 and the stock is $40 each
you will buy 5 shares (5x$40=200)
stock is usually one company
so you are investing in one company
if this one company goes bankrupt
you lose everything, risk is pretty high