Investing in Canada: The risks and opportunities

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As investors know, global portfolio diversification reduces regional investment risk and offers the potential to enhance returns.

However, investors can often pile into the same pockets of the market and run the risk of overcrowding certain areas, thereby magnifying volatility. This means thinking outside of the box and looking to regions that are less familiar to UK investors could be prudent.  One market that is sometimes overlooked is Canada, despite the fact it has a politically stable and growing economy, backed by a solid banking system.  The US has 'far less' to lose by embarking on trade war with China The population is well-educated and unemployment has recently reached a 40-year low. Unlike the ongo...

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