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Q: more than 8,000 mutual funds were in existence, more than half of which were stock funds. In recent years, the number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) - funds that trade like stocks - has exploded, rising from 80 in 2000 to more than 1,100 in 2011.

Q: more than 8,000 mutual funds were in existence, more than half of which were stock funds. In recent years, the number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) - funds that trade like stocks - has exploded, rising from 80 in 2000 to more than 1,100 in 2011.