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foxyboxer

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Good Morning.,
I am attempting to get all my 'ducks in a row' so to speak in terms of long term investing.
I am currently invested in cash but would like to get set up with a brokerage firm.
I intend to focus on Exchange Traded Funds tracking the major indices, and operate a long term trend following approach:
DOW, FTSE 100, SP500, NASDAQ, NIKKEI, Hang Seng, DAX and CAC.
Do Irish stockbrokers offer ETF products to track these indices or must I look abroad?
ideally, I would like to have one broker account catering for each index but is this realistic?
Any feedback would be appreciated.
 
Any broker should be able cover you here.
You sholud be able to get exposure to these areas



iShares have a broad range.

I suggest you tweak your choices a little, you have three US indices for some reason. The fewer the etfs, the lower your trading costs.

Consider, a single US ETF, a pan european ETF, and an Asian or Emerging markets ETF
 
dunkamania said:
I suggest you tweak your choices a little, you have three US indices for some reason. The fewer the etfs, the lower your trading costs.

Consider, a single US ETF, a pan european ETF, and an Asian or Emerging markets ETF
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I would agree.
 
dunkamania said:
Any broker should be able cover you here.
You sholud be able to get exposure to these areas



iShares have a broad range.

I suggest you tweak your choices a little, you have three US indices for some reason. The fewer the etfs, the lower your trading costs.

Consider, a single US ETF, a pan european ETF, and an Asian or Emerging markets ETF
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So is it just a question of setting up an account with Davy's or Goodbody for example and buying the etf's when needed?
thanks for the replies
 
foxyboxer said:
So is it just a question of setting up an account with Davy's or Goodbody for example and buying the etf's when needed?
thanks for the replies
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You should also consider holding your ETFs (which are dematerialized products and not available in certificate form) in your own name in a CREST account and not in a nominee account. There are various posts on AAM on this point.
ETFs traded on the ISE http://www.ise.ie/index.asp?locID=572&docID=-1 and the LSE
can be held in a CREST account. It also means that you can arrange for dividends to be paid directly into your bank account.
 
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