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Why Use Sector Funds?

Today’s investment options are numerous. The incredible range of choice mandates careful consideration and selection. Like other investment strategies, sector investing can be a useful part of overall portfolio management.

Sector funds allow investors to take advantage of changes in domestic business cycles. Pursuing specific slices of the economy poised for growth provides the possibility to capitalize on changes in the economy by adding aggressive incremental diversification¹.

• Diversification¹. Sector funds offer more diversification across an industry than owning individual securities, thereby reducing company-specific risk.
  
  
• Portfolio hedge. Investing in sectors that have a low correlation to each other may reduce the overall risk of a portfolio.
  
  
• Less research and monitoring. Owning sector funds may be a great alternative to owning individual securities because they may reduce the amount of research and monitoring required.

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