Henna Hemnani: Beware ETFs' influence on valuations
Shrinking pool of investment diversifiers
In an environment where the number of stocks in some markets is now surpassed by the number of index funds investing there, Henna Hemnani explains the importance of achieving adequate portfolio diversification
One of the biggest challenges investors face today is in constructing truly diversified portfolios. A primary cause of this is the extreme rise of exchange-trade funds (ETFs), the degree of which is quite...
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