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?
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL $41.68 (New York symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.rbi.com; Shares o/s: 467.0 million; Market cap: $19.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator, after McDonald’s (No.1) and Yum Brands (No.2), with 4,438 Tim Hortons stores and 15,008 Burger King outlets in 100 countries.
If you exclude restructuring costs and other unusual items, the company earned $142.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....
If you exclude restructuring costs and other unusual items, the company earned $142.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....
ATN INTERNATIONAL $81.87 (Nasdaq symbol ATNI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (340-777-8000; www.atni.com; Shares outstanding: 16.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) (formerly Atlantic Tele- Network) owns wireless and wireline (traditional telephone and Internet) operations in the U.S....
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The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 24.0%; South Korea, 15.3%; Taiwan, 12.8%; India, 8.0%; South Africa, 6.4%; Brazil, 5.7%; Mexico, 4.6%; Russia, 3.7%; Malaysia, 3.5%; Indonesia, 3.0%; Thailand, 2.3%; and Turkey, 1.5%....
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