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Invesco QQQ ETF

Invesco QQQ is a popular exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is designed to track the Nasdaq-100 Index. Because of this, Invesco QQQ tracks stocks from companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple. In general, Invesco QQQ will have all of the 100 stocks in the Nasdaq-100 Index.
Within the Nasdaq-100 Index, you will find domestic and international companies. Invesco is reconstituted every year, and it is rebalanced every quarter. For all practical purposes, Invesco’s ETF is essentially an index fund. The main difference between index funds and ETFs is that an ETF’s price can fluctuate throughout the day like a stock, but index …read more […]

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The Difference Between The Primary and Secondary Market

There are different channels governing securities exchange. When it comes to capital markets, the biggest distinction comes at the highest level: between the primary and secondary market. The two work in tandem to create capital markets as we know them. One is a direct channel to capital raising; the other is a medium of exchange for debt and equity securities.
The difference between primary and secondary markets rests primarily in their functions and who has access to them. Both are of equal importance. Here’s a look at how they work, what makes them different and what their purpose is.

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