These are all blue chip
stocks in a number of industries.
Not exact matches
The Toronto
Stock Exchange has the distinction
of having the greatest
number of companies
in the mining and oil & gas
industries in any exchange across the globe, which isn't surprising given how big
of a percentage
of Canada's economy those
industries form.
Blockchain could upend a
number of complex intermediate functions
in the
industry: identity and reputation, moving value (payments and remittances), storing value (savings), lending and borrowing (credit), trading value (marketplaces like
stock exchanges), insurance and risk management, and audit and tax functions.
The
stocks in Figure 1 come from a
number of different
industries: media, consumer staples, advertising, tech, healthcare, etc..
Only a tiny
number of small publisher titles will ever be selected by discount merchandisers or the local supermarket for ordering and
stocking in their book sections, yet these outlets actually account for a hefty percentage
of industry book sales.
Bottom line: Adequate diversification can be achieved by investing
in quality, large - cap names from different
industries without having to buy a large
number of different
stocks.
There are a
number of regulations imposed
in the different
industry which must also be termed as the risk involved
in stocks.
The
number of stocks making NYSE new 52 - week lows is extremely low and most
industry groups are participating
in the ongoing rally.
Earlier
in the week, the Toronto
Stock Exchange celebrated a milestone for the Canadian Exchange Traded Fund
industry as the
number of listed ETFs passed 400 (up from about 240 five years ago).
The market value
of a fund's portfolio may decline as a result
of a
number of factors, including adverse economic and market conditions, prospects
of stocks in the portfolio, changing interest rates, and real or perceived adverse competitive
industry conditions.
The market value
of the portfolio may decline as a result
of a
number of factors, including adverse economic and market conditions, prospects
of stocks in the portfolio, changing interest rates, and real or perceived adverse competitive
industry conditions.
There are a
number of strong companies
in stable
industries that issue preferred
stocks that pay dividends above investment - grade bonds.
This can manifest itself
in the sheer
number of companies owned; participation
in different segments and
industries; owning both low - and high - yield
stocks; and owning both slow - and fast - growing dividend payers.
With the
number of IPOs stagnating
in recent years, the tech
industry will be watching the performance
of Spotify's
stock in the months ahead to see whether its move should be duplicated or avoided by other overvalued unicorns searching for some kind
of exit.