Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds vs. ETFs

In this video The White Coat Investor does a Deep Dive into Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds vs. ETFs.

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00:00 Mutual Funds vs. Index Funds vs. ETFs
00:37 Mutual Funds
03:40 Active vs. Passive Mutual Funds
04:12 Index Funds
05:30 ETFs

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Correct me if I am wrong, but ETF taxes do not "poof, go away." The ETF exchange versus sale of X/purchase of Y stock allows the capital gain to be deferred and reflected in the share value. The difference between your individual share cost basis and sale price will be your capital gain in a taxable account (avoidable within Roth IRA or step-up in basis). Or, are only a subset of ETFs operating this way?

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S&p500 actually follows the top 505 companies.