Growth enterprise market, also known as the second board market, refers to the securities trading market outside the main board, which provides financing channels and growth space for small and medium-sized enterprises and emerging companies that are temporarily unable to go public. It is an effective supplement to the main board market and occupies an important position in the capital market. Most companies listed on GEM are engaged in high-tech business, with high growth, short establishment time, small scale and outstanding performance. Growth enterprise market officially opened on June 23, 2009.

Fund is simply a securities investment fund, which is a combination of stocks and bonds and belongs to the concept of expert financial management. Fund is a long-term investment tool for the public. At present, it is ok to buy funds or invest in funds. Investors can choose their own investment products according to their personal risk tolerance. If you have a strong risk tolerance, you can consider index funds. If your risk tolerance is low, you can generally buy a hybrid fund. If your risk tolerance is low, you can choose a bond fund.

The difference between GEM and fund lies in:

Growth enterprise market is the second-board securities market after the main board market. In China, it refers to Shenzhen Growth Enterprise Market.

Fund is an indirect way of securities investment. By issuing fund shares, fund management companies concentrate investors' funds, which are managed by fund custodians (that is, qualified banks) and managed and used by fund managers to invest in financial instruments such as stocks and bonds, and then * * * bear the investment risks and share the benefits.

Growth enterprise market is a securities trading sector, and funds are a way of investment. We often say that buying funds refers to buying fund shares issued by fund companies for investment. There is a big difference between the two.