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How to Invest?

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Currently, interest rates on savings are around, or even below, zero percent. That makes what to do with your savings a burning question. If you want to make a return on your money, there’s no alternative to considering how to invest with other options.

Investing, if you do it wisely, can lead in the long run to attractive returns. There are a number of guidelines that will help you to be successful, as well as potential pitfalls to avoid. It’s crucial to understand how to invest considering the inherent risks and thus to mitigate them.

What to Invest in?

Individual investors typically invest in one of the four following asset classes, beyond cash. Each of them has its own risk and return profile, and its own place in an investor’s portfolio. Click on the following buttons in order to find out more about how to invest in each asset class:

Stocks
Bonds
Gold
Real Estate
Cryptocurrencies

This information is intended only to provide general and preliminary information to investors and shall not be construed as investment, legal or tax advice. For questions regarding investing or trading please contact your advisor, brokerage or bank. Please contact your tax advisor before making an investment.

How to Invest and Compose a Portfolio

In order to create a balanced portfolio, we recommend combining different asset classes. Normally, they fluctuate in value independently of each other, which will help to reduce your portfolio’s volatility or risk. Your appetite for risk and return should determine how you mix the different asset classes.  If you are seeking higher returns and are willing to accept higher risk, you should consider allocating a larger part of your portfolio to equities and real estate. However, if you want to dial down risk, you could invest more in bonds. Select your preferred risk profile from the menu below and see what asset allocation could go with it.

Depending on your preference, we offer six strategies to choose from covering all the regular asset classes.

Click on the example investments for more information:

Example Balanced Portfolio

  Asset class Example Investment* Weight

*By clicking the link to each Example Investment you are guided to a VanEck product that invests in the asset class selected. For Commodities and Real Estate it shall be noted that the VanEck products are not directly invested in real estate/commodities, but via real estate/gold miners stocks.

This information is intended only to provide general and preliminary information to investors and shall not be construed as investment, legal or tax advice. For questions regarding investing or trading please contact your advisor, brokerage or bank. Please contact your tax advisor before making an investment.

Equities

Global Sustainable Equity ETF
Global equity ETFs invest in the world's biggest companies and help diversifying your portfolio. With a focus on sustainability, you can exclude companies which don’t meet high standards.
Thematic: Esports ETF
If you are seeking higher returns and are willing to accept higher risk, you may consider adding a thematic equity ETF to your portfolio. You can for example benefit from the high growth potential of the global video gaming and esports industry.

Bonds

Corporate Bonds ETF
Corporate bonds have become an increasingly important part of an investors’ portfolios in recent years simply because they still provide a reasonable return in a yield starved world.
Euro Sovereign Bonds ETF
European government bonds cushion your investments against unforeseen risks. The likelihood of a government defaulting on its loan payments is very low, so bonds are viewed as the most solid investments.

Gold

Gold Miners ETF
Low correlations to other asset classes make gold a candidate worth considering for portfolio construction.

Real Estate

Real Estate ETF
Making real estate part of the foundation of your investment portfolio can add to its returns while damping down risk.
 

All-In-One Solutions

If you would prefer a solution that takes your risk/return goals and automatically allocates for you, why not consider our Multi-Asset ETFs? They invest in equities, corporate bonds, sovereign bonds and listed real estate – all with three simple risk profiles:

Risk / Expected Return

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Conservative Allocation
Relatively lower
Balanced Allocation
Average
Growth Allocation
Relatively higher
Multi-Asset solutions This information is intended only to provide general and preliminary information to investors and shall not be construed as investment, legal or tax advice. For questions regarding investing or trading please contact your advisor, brokerage or bank. Please contact your tax advisor before making an investment.
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