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?
A: Vail Resorts, $226.19, symbol MTN on New York (Shares outstanding: 40.4 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; www.vailresorts.com), is one of the largest mountain resort companies in the world, with a growing portfolio of assets.
The company’s owned/managed resorts include Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia; Perisher in Australia; Stowe in Vermont; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; and Mt....
The company’s owned/managed resorts include Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia; Perisher in Australia; Stowe in Vermont; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; and Mt....
A: First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF (CAD Hedged), $17.95, symbol TXF on Toronto (Units outstanding: 6.1 million; Market cap: $109.5 million; www.firstasset.com), invests in what it sees as the biggest and most innovative U.S....
Investors who want to know how to make good investments need to focus on five strategic components: investment style, compound interest, smart ETF picks, hidden assets, and stocks with a history of value
Investors are drawn to the best performing ETFs because they have low management fees, adequate diversification, and are more tax-efficient than many other investments
One of the keys to investing success is to spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing, Resources, the Consumer sector, Finance and Utilities).
However, you want more than to simply avoid steep losses. To improve your chances of making money, you need to take diversification a step further....
However, you want more than to simply avoid steep losses. To improve your chances of making money, you need to take diversification a step further....
Investors who want to know how to make good investments need to be aware of these five strategic components: investment style, compounding, smart ETF picks, hidden assets, and stocks with a history of dividends
A: BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF, $21.18, symbol ZWE on Toronto (Units outstanding: 33.9 million; Market cap: $718.0 million; www.bmo.com/gam/ca/investor/products/etfs), holds mostly high-quality European stocks....
They may look like a great investment at first, but if you’re always looking for cheap stocks to buy, you’ll likely end up with losers.
Traditionally, governments have built and maintained airports, highways, and ports. More and more, in both developed and emerging countries, they are selling those assets to public and private buyers in order to raise revenue.
Here are two ETFs that hold some of those publicly traded buyers....
Here are two ETFs that hold some of those publicly traded buyers....
Traditional “sin stocks” include gambling, tobacco and alcohol. Many of the major companies focused on these areas continue to deliver expanding sales and profits. Still, investors need to factor in the risks of everchanging government laws and regulations, taxes and fickle consumers....