If I were to give generic advice, since your kid is only 9 months, if you are saving for his higher education, you can consider taking
some exposure to equity mutual funds.
Not exact matches
Glassman uses Dimensional Funds, a family of low - cost
mutual funds marketed
to financial advisors, for his core domestic and international
equity exposures.
First introduced in 1996, it's the biggest
mutual fund offering investors index
exposure to equity markets around the globe.
However, Canadians already have significant holdings in local markets through index funds, ETFs,
mutual funds or direct stock holdings and need
to calibrate their allocation
to Canadian
equities to account for the additional
exposure through VEU, which at present is 5.5 %.
And
mutual funds were a great way
to take
exposure to equity and build a diversified portfolio.
Pursue long - term capital growth by investing primarily in Canadian
equity mutual funds for higher growth potential, with some
exposure to Canadian fixed income securities for diversification
A prominent Canadian
mutual fund company - IA Clarington - recently announced that their Enhance Global
Equity Fund (subadvised by Vancity credit union) has removed all
exposure to fossil fuel companies.
For example, if you are taking
exposure to equity through
mutual funds, about 3
to 5
mutual funds should provide you all the diversification benefit that you are looking for.
This
mutual fund tracks the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index, which is designed
to capture
exposure to large - cap U.S.
equities using five factors: quality, value, momentum, low volatility and size.
It is better
to invest in a diversified
equity mutual fund which gives enough
exposure to IT sector while having
exposure to other sectors too.
Achieve long - term capital growth by investing primarily in U.S. and international
equity mutual funds that provide
exposure to a number of industrialized countries outside of Canada including countries in Europe, the Far East and Asia and emerging market countries, with some global
exposure to fixed income securities for diversification.
While a plurality of investors answered that they planned on keeping their
equity and fixed - income ETF allocations static over the next year, there may still be room
to run for the industry, as the report found ETFs were sometimes replacing other sources of beta
exposure, such as index
mutual funds and derivatives.
Achieve long - term capital growth by investing primarily in global
equity mutual funds that provide
exposure to countries in North America, Europe, the Far East and Asia, and emerging market countries for higher growth potential, with some
exposure to global fixed income securities for diversification
«The
equity holdings of leading fund houses show no
exposure to Amtek Auto and it is very strange
to see that if fund houses are not comfortable with investing in the
equity of the company, how can they go ahead with
exposure to its debt paper,» said Prasunjit Mukherjee founder of Plexus Management Services, a
mutual fund research and advisory company.
The most profound change
to the portfolio is that we can swap out the old Meritas International
Equity mutual fund (with its 1.96 % MER) for a couple of new sustainable ETFs that give us global
exposure at a much lower cost (0.4 % — 0.45 %).
It also works well for the new entrants in
mutual funds, ready
to take their first humble steps in
equity exposure.
You can opt for tax - saving
mutual funds with
exposure to equities or stock market and also invest in debt funds with endowment plans, PPF, etc..