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The variety of ETFs on the market is enormous. A small selection of funds, you can start to build a diversified portfolio. In selecting the right asset allocation, you can develop your own funds to meet their objectives such as growth, value or interest income.

1. S & P 500
One of the best ways to increase the growth of its long-term capital is to invest in high market capitalization. Have you had enough time and money to buy shares in each of the S & P 500, but it is to reach the most people. Fortunately, Exchange Traded Funds investments and make it possible. You buy shares of a fund that invests the money back into the S & P 500. The stock prices of S & P 500, S & P 500 rises (or decreases) to increase the value of their shares or fall with him, give him a way to continue the general trend of the stock market. An Exchange Traded Fund the S & P 500 SPDR (SPY), an inexpensive way to invest in the S & P 500th

2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
In today’s market, which is the Dow Jones industrial average, the 30 largest companies is not considered the best indicator of overall performance (the S & P 500 for many of this paper.) While the Dow Jones continues to play a role as the primary indicator of overall market development and the state of the economy. If, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average is to your liking, then a publicly traded fund is available to the Fund Dow Diamonds (EIS). When SPY, Dow Diamonds is to start small investors a way to put the investment in the index, without a large sum of money in front, because you buy a stock at a time.

3. Gold Shares
Trying to enjoy the explosion of the gold bullion market, but do not want gold bars stored in your home? ETFs that follow the prices of precious metals you a way to do it. Examples include the SPDR Gold Fund (GLD) and iShares Gold Trust, both the price of gold bullion. Investments in precious metals like silver and platinum also is possible with Exchange Traded Funds.

4. Bonds
There is an ETF almost everything that is good for the independence of investors, because it is very easy to get into bonds. Any smart investor will have a diversified portfolio that includes bonds have, but unfortunately, the purchase of bonds as an individual, a little more difficult than the actions and often requires a larger investment. A simple way to get these problems is an Exchange Traded Fund invests in bonds that are best for your taste. For example, Barclays Capital in New York Municipal Bond Fund (ETF INY). The example we have chosen is a fund managed by the price and performance characteristics, of Barclays Capital assets affected by a rate of the city of New York. There are bond funds after the U.S. Treasury armed, short, long and high performance of garbage.

5. Real Estate
Each portfolio should invest a small amount in real estate, and an ETF is to make a relatively painless and inexpensive. One example is the SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (SWD) is. This fund pursues a Dow Jones after the real estate market. There are many other options that are used to track different sectors of the housing market can.

Decline in average house prices in Dubai a little, according to Colliers International index of house prices in Dubai for the second quarter of 2010, which was published today. The index decrease of 4 percent in home prices since the first quarter of this year, the first contraction recorded by the index on a quarterly basis in 12 months.
The index fell 5 basis points from 119 points in the first quarter, down to 114 in the second quarter of this year, with record average price of the homes of about 1,014 dirhams per square foot (10 915 dirhams per square meter) in the second quarter after being hit in the first quarter of 1061 dirhams per square foot (11 420 dirhams per square meter).
Despite the decline in the second quarter of the year, still the index shows an increase of 7 percent in the values of house prices on an annual basis compared to second quarter of last year 2009, however, Colliers International warned of the possibility to create the anticipated increase in the number of houses offered, coupled with low income rental houses, putting pressure on house prices, will be forced to further decline in the coming period. Read the rest of this entry »

Dubai is during the month of October announcement of the winners of the Cityscape Global real estate in the first version, which honors outstanding real estate projects in terms of innovative design, sustainability and relevance of the environment in various emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa and South America and Asia. Will be announced real estate projects award-winning, whether projects or future ones, by a jury composed of selected experts in the real estate sector at a gala ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai in October 5, 2010 attended by dignitaries and decision makers in the real estate sector in the region and the world.

And referred to the Cityscape Awards, launched seven years ago during Cityscape Dubai has seen a copy of last year to honor a number of real estate projects across the region and emerging markets including the Qatar Science and Technology in Doha, the headquarters of Masdar in Abu Dhabi and metro project in Dubai In addition to a number of projects in Bangladesh, Malawi, Libya, Oman and Kazakhstan.

And announce the awards in conjunction with the Cityscape real estate exhibition Cityscape Global, one of the major international events devoted to the sector development and investment real estate in the region which will take place between 4 to 7 October 2010 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. And closed the door to run for these awards in the August 15, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »