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Question: My portfolio is a mixture of what my advisor calls fixed income and of stocks. What does the fixed income mean? Answer: Most investors divide liquid investments into three asset classes.

Net asset value is a fund's assets minus liabilities, divided by shares outstanding. An ETF's net asset value fluctuates more often than a mutual fund's NAV. An ETF's net asset value can differ from ...