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Can International Utility ETFs Be A Risk Reducer?

01 December 2009 at 9:16 am by Staff     Bookmark and Share    Follow EtfExpert on Twitter

Utilities have underperformed more than any other economic segment. Some suggest that the reason is tied to the defensive nature of utilities where investors have chosen to take more risk.

However, in a world where the U.S. economic recovery seems uncertain at best, perhaps there’s safety in International Utility ETFs. If nothing else, the dividends are quite nice.

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