26.08.2009 - Pros and cons of property ETFs
From Fool.co.uk: Property ETFs, ones tracking the returns of the property sector of the equity market, have a number of general strengths to recommend them alongside some particular weaknesses. First the strengths. If property companies or real estate investment trusts (REITs) are more like investment funds than ordinary businesses, property ETFs both be seen as a kind of fund of funds. The ETF is still an index-tracking investment but the risk spreading is across a broader range of property manager talent as well as across more of the market than investments in individual property companies.............Full Article: Source
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