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That makes outperforming the S&P 500 on a consistent basis no small task. The one fund that has beaten the index in nine of the past 10 years is the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEMKT: XLK).

Why ETFs Are The Best Choice For Your Retirement Investments. You know I am a big believer that a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is the best way to save for retirement. And for my money, I think Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are an ideal way to invest the money in your IRA.

But to be clear, Ramsey's all in favor of using ETFs when used properly. For investors who can use ETFs as part of a long-term, buy-and-hold investment program, rather than as trading vehicles, Ramsey has nothing bad to say about them.

"You can get broad-based diversification with one ETF, commonly referred to as diversified ETFs, or you can build a portfolio of five to 10 ETFs that would offer good diversification," he says. The choice you make on the above depends on your investment goals and risk appetite, like any investment.

Generally speaking, the best time to trade ETFs is closer to the middle of the trading day rather than the beginning or end.

Market risk

The single biggest risk in ETFs is market risk. Like a mutual fund or a closed-end fund, ETFs are only an investment vehicle—a wrapper for their underlying investment. So if you buy an S&P 500 ETF and the S&P 500 goes down 50%, nothing about how cheap, tax efficient, or transparent an ETF is will help you.

The largest Aggressive ETF is the iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF AOA with $1.93B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Aggressive ETF was AOA at 16.10%. The most recent ETF launched in the Aggressive space was the iShares ESG Aware Aggressive Allocation ETF EAOA on 06/12/20.

Most Successful ETF Launches Based on Net Inflows in First 36 Months of Existence. JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF gathered $27 billion in net inflows in its first three years of existence, shattering the previous record.