http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/do-it-yourself-diversification-with-etfs.html Keeping a grip on exchange traded funds (ETFs) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:15:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/do-it-yourself-diversification-with-etfs.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Andy Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:37:43 +0000 http://www.etftrends.com/?p=3604#comment-1592 You have to be careful when choosing your asset allocation. Many people are under the impression that you get diversification by simply sprinkling cash into various ETF's. A good example is the country-focused ETF's. In the first half of 2008, every country moved in tandem: downwards. Check out http://www.assetcorrelation.com for some surprising correlation matrices. You have to be careful when choosing your asset allocation. Many people are under the impression that you get diversification by simply sprinkling cash into various ETF’s. A good example is the country-focused ETF’s. In the first half of 2008, every country moved in tandem: downwards. Check out http://www.assetcorrelation.com for some surprising correlation matrices.

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