diversification
What is diversification?
Diversification involves the planned distribution of investments across various securities to minimize the risk exposure to a specific industry or geographic segment. However, the risk of over-diversification exists, in which an investor can at best expect to mirror the market returns, minus any brokerage fees or management expenses.
What is diversification?
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VANECK VECTORS VIETNAM ETF $14.90 (New York symbol VNM; buy or sell through brokers) holds Vietnamese companies and foreign firms that get a significant share of their revenue from the Southeast Asian nation.
The ETF’s top holdings are Vietnam Dairy, 8.3%; Vinhomes (real estate), 8.1%; Vingroup (conglomerate), 8.4%; No Va Land (real estate), 7.0%; and Masan Group (conglomerate), 7.5%.The ETF’s MER is 0.66%.
The fund cuts some of Vietnam’s above-average political risk by investing part of its assets in firms that are based outside of the country, but do at least 50% of their business there....
The ETF’s top holdings are Vietnam Dairy, 8.3%; Vinhomes (real estate), 8.1%; Vingroup (conglomerate), 8.4%; No Va Land (real estate), 7.0%; and Masan Group (conglomerate), 7.5%.The ETF’s MER is 0.66%.
The fund cuts some of Vietnam’s above-average political risk by investing part of its assets in firms that are based outside of the country, but do at least 50% of their business there....
Exchange traded funds can offer lower-risk, steady returns, and low management fees. But you need to choose wisely, and focus on the best conservative ETFs
The best utility stocks can provide growth and income in a diversified portfolio. Here are some tips on picking the best ones
STEP Energy Services provides tubing for tough “fracking” jobs in Canada and is expanding operations in the U.S., but its shares are down in today’s tough energy climate.
The best Canadian blue chip stocks offer sound value, and represent companies that come with a combination of manageable debt, strong management, a history of success and, ideally, hidden assets
When picking the top Canadian ETFs, two of the keys are low management fees and following a “traditional” approach to tracking indexes
The U.S. is the world’s largest ETF market, with a wide range of funds—from those focused on domestic or global equities to those focused on bonds, commodities and even hedge fund strategies. Canadians investing in U.S.-listed ETFs must keep several factors in mind:
• In the case of U.S.-listed ETFs that hold international assets, the foreign currency exposure of those holdings may be hedged back to the U.S....
• In the case of U.S.-listed ETFs that hold international assets, the foreign currency exposure of those holdings may be hedged back to the U.S....
For decades, we’ve advised Canadian investors to spread their holdings out geographically between Canadian and U.S. stocks. Our view is that investing one-fifth to one-third of your portfolio in U.S. stocks, and the remainder in Canadian stocks, provides all the international diversification you need.
When you invest outside Canada and the U.S., you may expose yourself to extra costs and hidden risks....
When you invest outside Canada and the U.S., you may expose yourself to extra costs and hidden risks....
A: STEP Energy Services, $2.68, symbol STEP on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 66.5 million; Market cap: $184.9 million; www.stepenergyservices.com), is an oilfield service company, founded in 2011, that provides coiled tubing (very long metal pipe spooled on a large reel), and other products and services for fracking.
Oil and gas drillers use horizontal wells to carry out fracturing, or “fracking,” on so-called “tight” gas and oil formations....
Oil and gas drillers use horizontal wells to carry out fracturing, or “fracking,” on so-called “tight” gas and oil formations....