In this video, I show you exactly why ETF I bought my first ETF for $1000. Check out my Instagram (Investing Engineered): https://bit.ly/2RzrJbo Get 2 FREE Stocks Valued Up To $1400 When You Sign-Up for Webull Investing Platform & Deposit $100: https://bit.ly/36IisUJ Finance Books I Recommend Reading: 1. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham: https://amzn.to/2ThlHyJ 2. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: https://amzn.to/2NlE5Tk 3. The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner: https://amzn.to/2Tfq1yE Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investing allows you to achieve average market returns, while preserving your lifestyle. You won't have to constantly research companies, perform company valuations, or look at your stocks all the time. Simply by purchasing ETFs with a dollar cost averaging approach, you'll easily be able to achieve your solid investment returns by automating the buying process. Previous video on investing for beginners: https://youtu.be/JrKYMdjh5hI My first ETF I decided to purchase was the iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF, ticker symbol XUS.TO on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Here are the reasons why I decided to buy this ETF in particular: 1. Excellent Performance - The S&P 500 has proven excellent performance over the past decade - This fund has returned a compounded annual growth rate of 16.7% (including dividends), which beats the market performance - The fund is CAD unhedged, meaning there are both risks due to market fluctuations and currency fluctuations - This actually provides stability and less volatility when the two factors normally operate inversely to one another - This ETF will prove great returns over the long term future in my opinion 2. Low Cost - The total cost of this ETF is the management expense ratio, being only 0.11% per year - Furthermore, the Questrade ETF buy orders are completely free! - You will only pay when you make a limit order or when you decide to sell the ETF 3. Healthy Dividend - The ETF offers a solid starting dividend, or distribution yield, being 1.74% over the past 12 months - Furthermore, the fund is also DRIP eligible, meaning all of the dividends can be reinvested to purchase more shares of the ETF without cost - Dividends, or distributions, are paid semi-annually, but this really isn't an issue unless you decide to live off the dividends 4. Safe Diversification - I personally believe that the S&P 500 offers very safe diversification across the United States market - I like the fact that I can own a small portion of each of the top 500 companies in the United States - I opted for this ETF over the broader US stock market because it only includes larger-cap stocks and doesn't include the more risky smaller cap stocks Anyways, thank you for watching! If you did enjoy, please hit the like button to support my channel. Also, be sure to subscribe for more weekly content on personal finance, business, and investing! Please note that I am not a financial advisor. I create these videos for educational and entertainment purposes only. Before investing, make sure you perform your own research and understand all of the risks involved! Music by Joakim Karud. Check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JoakimKarud Cheers, Investing Engineered Nick Peitsch, E.I.T.