Personal Investment Guide

—I understand ETF means Index funds.They bet mostly based of trading index exchanges.
—I understand mutual fund meand they invest in different kinds of securiteis like stock funds, bond funds, mixed funds etc……..
—I do not understand hedge funds…..What is the primary difference between mutual funds & hedge funds?Hedge fund managers invest in what?What they do differently?Hedging [...]

—I understand ETF means Index funds.They bet mostly based of trading index exchanges.
—I understand mutual fund meand they invest in different kinds of securiteis like stock funds, bond funds, mixed funds etc……..
—I do not understand hedge funds…..What is the primary difference between mutual funds & hedge funds?Hedge fund managers invest in what?What they do differently?Hedging [...]

I am trying to understand what ETF funds are. How do they track indexes? Are the stocks inside them picked by the fund managers? I heard they are not picked; then how are they chosen? How are they different from just buying indexes? Why are they getting so popular?

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I am about to become a qualified accountant and would like to move into fund management. I currently work in an asset management company and have some good knowledge of the markets but it is not an easy move within my current workplace.
I often hear that many Fund Managers are qualified accountants but [...]