I'm putting together a similar self directed portfolio and although
I want broad exposure to world markets but I'm worried with the current state of the dollar that over the long term I'll be at risk.
Investing in a portfolio of taxable bonds can be an attractive option for investors who
want broad exposure to investment - grade bonds1 or are seeking a source of income.
Investors who
want broad exposure to the REIT market and wish to limit their trading costs and fund fees would be wise to turn to iShares» fund as a diversified entry into the mortgage REIT market.
In practicality, its tracking error is the result of aggressive diversification, which may provide value to investors who
want broad exposure to the mortgage REIT industry.
I'm putting together a similar self directed portfolio and although
I want broad exposure to world markets but I'm worried with the current state of the dollar that over the long term I'll be at risk.
iShares Latin America 40 Index Fund (NYSEARCA: ILF) P / E: 12 Yld: 2.88 % 1 - yr ret.: -12.8 % If
you want broad exposure to Latin America, ILF is a good bet.
I believe there are other opportunities in specific companies to play the space, but for investors
wanting broad exposure to the metals industry, it would be prudent to start accumulating GDX at lower levels.
Or you may
want broader exposure to the U.S. bond market.
Not exact matches
Gold: You
want to try to get as
broad - based diversified
exposure to the commodity sector as possible.
If you
want the tradability of a stock with the
broad exposure of a mutual fund, go with an exchange - traded fund.
Within the
broad EM debt asset class, U.S. investors looking for EM bond
exposure without explicit currency risk may
want to consider dollar - denominated sovereign bonds like the iShares J. P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB).
Assuming an investor already has some
exposure to a
broad - market emerging markets ETF such as the Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE Arca: VWO), it is questionable why she would
want to slice and dice emerging markets into individual countries.
So before I can get the two - fund portfolio I can
want, I can use three ETFs, VTI, VEU / CWI, and BND, to build a passive portfolio that gives me the
broadest exposure to both the equity and fixed income markets.
The DRS
wants its market
exposure to be as
broad as possible.
Ideally, you
want to choose a combination of low - cost funds that will give you
exposure to stocks of all types and styles (domestic, foreign, large, small, growth and value) as well as bond funds that track the
broad investment - grade bond market (government and corporate issues in a range of maturities).
While I have no problem with going all - index — a total U.S. stock market fund for
broad domestic stock
exposure, a total U.S. bond market fund for your bond stake and a total international fund if you
want to include foreign shares in your asset mix — I don't contend you would be totally undermining your investing efforts if you throw in the occasional actively managed fund, provided it has low expenses.
Investors who look for
broad exposures to different markets, trade more frequently but don't
want to handle huge price swings, don't have either the time or the required expertise to pick winners and losers, and are not willing to pay too much for the benefits of an investment product, should find ETFs a very good fit.
Investment in The Fund is suited to those investors who
want exposure to an investment strategy whose returns will reflect the security selection skills of the Manager, and will be largely uncorrelated with movements in the
broader equity market.
If you
want to take a more hands - off approach, you are better off with a
broad - based international equity fund that provides
exposure across several countries.
Because while access to
broader, international
exposure is paramount to our mission, we also
want to reach into our local community — inviting everyone to experience our programs and stimulate creative thinking.
It's important to know where you
want to go in your career and what your trade - offs are: are you more focused on
broad exposure or narrow specialist experience?
A successful open house, Kalisker says, is one that achieves «a
broad exposure,» bringing in serious buyers and neighbors who may know someone who
wants to buy the house.