ETFs and Options (Including Income ETFs): Concepts I Clarified While Mapping Investment Instruments#

2026-01-25

To start investing “properly,” I think I should first map out what investment instruments I can actually use—before I even pick tickers.
But once I sit down to organize things, familiar words (ETF, options, futures, high-yield ETFs, etc.) can become surprisingly confusing. The concepts I thought I understood often feel fuzzy the moment I try to explain them clearly.