My husband bought his first ETF last week. He has an IRA at Scottrade and wanted to invest in a healthcare fund, so he bought Vanguard’s Health Care Index Fund ETF (VHT).
Additionally, we just opened an TDAmeritrade account. Apparently they have 100 ETFs for which they don’t charge a commission. We’ll see how that works out.
Where I am now is pondering whether I want to put my energy into working w/ specific etf's (like VHT) or stay with individual stocks.