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Introduction to investing

For the new investor, the world of investing might seem as a mysterious place loaded with jargon and well-kept secrets to success. In this guide you will learn the basics of investing and will obtain the resources to progress in your journey as an investor. As a new member of the association you can request a free priented copy of it.

Investing Money: Investment Course for Beginners

Are you interested in growing your savings? The interest rates are low and depositing money in a bank won't bring you far. There is arguably no better way to accumulate capital than investing money over long periods of time. However, to earn the best returns for the risks you take you need to invest wisely.

Investing in stocks

A general guide to investing in stocks through ETFs. The basic of stocks are explained among other topics like riks and opportunities.

Passive investing

Want to find out why investors, both retail and institutional, have been vastly underperforming the market in recent years? Building upon many years of academic research we explore the world of passive investing.

Building an investment portfolio with ETFs

ETFs are ideal building blocks for building a portfolio, especially for smaller retail investors who want to reap the same benefits as large institutional investors.

What are the risks of investing in ETFs?

ETFs carry a number of risks. Therefore it's very important to examine 3 typed of risks as defined by VanEck. Namely volatility, market risk and concentration risk.

Diversification: Why it matters

Diversification is the foundation of intelligent investing. Nobel Prize-winning economist Harry Markowitz called diversification “the only free lunch” in finance. After all, by diversifying you reduce the investment risk, while this does not have to be at the expense of return.

Investment funds: an efficient way to diversify investments

Funds are the most efficient way for private investors to diversify their investments. Whether traditional mutual funds or ETFs, funds allow you to easily combine your investment with others to gain valuable diversification.

Investing in bonds

A general guide to the basics of investing in bonds. How bonds work, what types exist, risks, opportunities and credit ratings are all discussed in this guide.

Dividends

Dividends are the cornerstone of investing in the stock market. Most publicly traded companies reward their investors by distributing a portion of the profits to them in the form of dividends. In the short term, dividends seem to provide much less than a return on capital, but in the long run they are the most important part of a stock's total return.

Investment product

Dividend ETF

How do you generate regular income in a period of ultra-low bond yields and interest rates? A high-dividend ETF can provide a valuable alternative: The VanEck Morningstar Developed Market Dividend Leaders ETF provides a way to access this regular income.

Buying and Selling ETFs: How the Market Works

Trading ETFs is not difficult. However, there are some points to keep in mind. These include items like primary and secundary markets, ordertypes, market makers among other investing essentials!

ETFs by VanEck

Whatever your goals are, you can probably achieve them by investing in ETFs with VanEck. An overview of the most popular ETFs offered by VanEck.

Index investing: the new trend

Index investing, also known as passive investing, has quickly gained popularity. It is the primary method on which ETFs are based. Investors in traditional active mutual funds try to beat an index. Passive investors recognize the limitations of human portfolio managers and limit themselves to tracking the value of an index.

Investing in Real Estate

A general guide to investing in real estate, be it through REITs or ETFs. Real estate charactersitics and the exchange listed securities are disuccesed and eloborated upon.

Investing in crypto

Always wanted to invest in crypto, but no idea where to start? This general guide goes over the basics of the blockchain, types of crypto and investing in crypto.

Investment product

Blockchain ETF

Blockchain is the engine behind the digital transformation of the global economy. Whether it concerns cryptocurrencies, investing or banking, blockchain offers unprecedented new possibilities.

Investing in gold with ETFs

Jolien Brouwer discusses the main opportunities and risks of investing in gold with ETFs. These are related to the underlying gold thesis and differences between ETFs and the physcial commodity.

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Sustainability ETF

Investors nowadays pay attention not only to financial returns, but also to environmental and social responsibility. Through sustainable investment, they want to contribute to a better world, contain the climate crisis and solve social problems. These goals can be achieved without compromising the returns on their investments.

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