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Eyerishgold

12-28-2007 09:32 AM

UIT's

What do you all think of UIT's.

Are they just a way for a broker to guarantee a trade for himself every 12-15 months? Do they add any value to a portfolio?

FinanceDude

12-28-2007 09:58 AM

Must not post...............

yakers

12-28-2007 11:21 AM

As I understand it UIT Unit Investment Trusts are like Closed End Funds or early ETFs, they hold specific stocks and can be traded like a stock. UITs were more common in the UK when I lived there. Not a bad concept but not a good record of execution. We have some serious financial folks on this site that can probably provide more useful insight.

FinanceDude

12-28-2007 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyerishgold (Post 593906)

What do you all think of UIT's.

Are they just a way for a broker to guarantee a trade for himself every 12-15 months? Do they add any value to a portfolio?

Your first and second sentence are mutually exclusive statements, which are you more concerned with, what we think or if they are a good idea??

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