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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a great way to access the stock market. Not only do these passive ‘index funds’ provide exposure to a range of companies, but they’re also very cost-effective. In some cases, fees are less than 0.2% per year.
Here, I’m going to highlight some of my favourite ETFs for 2021. I think these index funds could help investors build a winning portfolio.
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December 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world we live in and the markets exchange traded fund investors should be looking into.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated profound shifts in how economies and societies operate. These transformations run across four dimensions: sustainability, inequality, geopolitics and the joint fiscal-monetary policy revolution,” according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII).
“Three of BII’s new investment themes The new nominal, Globalization rewired and Turbocharged transformations reflect these shifts. Taken together, they call for a fundamental and immediate rethink of portfolio allocations.”
BlackRock argued that the pandemic has added fuel to pre-existing structural trends like the increased focus on sustainability, rising inequality within and across nations, and the dominance of e-commerce at the expense of traditional retail.
Quality Stocks, Low Cost: Examining the iShares QUAL ETF December 15, 2020
Getting quality at a low cost can be a challenging endeavor when it comes to any product or service. In the world of ETFs, look no further than the
QUAL seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with quality characteristics as identified through certain fundamental metrics. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.