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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 Bank of Canada increased its benchmark interest rate in October 2018 from 1.50% to 1.75%. That rate could rise further in 2019 depending on economic growth and the level of unemployment.


We continue to caution against investing in bonds. Today’s still-low interest rates make them unattractive, and rising interest rates will push down their future value....
A: The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio, $24.04, symbol VCNS on Toronto, holds roughly 40% of its assets in Vanguard stock ETFs and 60% in bond ETFs. This $117.8 million ETF started up on January 25, 2018, and has a 0.22% MER. The ETF yields 3.1%.

The Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio, $22.58, symbol VBAL on Toronto, has the opposite proportions to the Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio....
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
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When picking the top Canadian ETFs, two of the keys are low management fees and following a “traditional” approach to tracking indexes
A: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, $159.56, symbol VCR on New York, aims to track the MSCI US IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index. That index follows U.S. consumer discretionary companies. Those firms, in the manufacturing and service industries, are highly sensitive to economic cycles....



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South Korea has been one of the most impressive performers among emerging market economies over the past 50 years....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $6 trillion U.S., spread across 400 mutual funds and ETFs.


Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
SPDR S&P CHINA ETF $92.98 (New York Exchange symbol GXC; buy or sell through brokers; www.spdrs.com) tracks the S&P China BMI Index. The fund includes all publicly traded Chinese stocks available to foreign investors.


Right now, the SPDR S&P China ETF holds 351 stocks....