Are exchange-traded funds right for you?

Yap Ming Hui: ETFs are for you if you have the time and skills to research and select the right investment. There are more than 6,000 ETFs now in the world.

EXCHANGE-traded funds (ETFs) have been growing in popularity year-on-year over the past decade. But just like any investment, an ETF has its fair share of advantages and disadvantages. The real question, though, is whether ETFs are the right investment for you.

A long-time follower of my column in The Star emailed to ask me questions about ETFs. He had just attended a talk by an Internet investment-trading platform.