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ETFs Offer Eight Ways to Weight the Same Stocks

by Ron Rowland
Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 7:30am

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ETFs are a big help in many ways. One of the top benefits is that you are relieved from the task of deciding which individual stocks to buy out of the thousands available. Stock-picking is tough business.

What you may not know is that building a list of stocks is only part of the work. You also have to decide how much of your portfolio you will allocate to each one. Professionals call this a weighting strategy — and it is crucial to your long-term success.

Today we'll look at some common ...
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