iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sect.(ETF)

• Three healthcare ETFs for long term investors

  By Andrés Cardenal - March 7, 2012 | Tickers: XLV, IBB, IXJ

  The healthcare sector is facing some important headwinds: changing regulations and economic policies, patent expirations and high competitiveness in the industry can reduce visibility and generate some considerable doubts in investors’ minds. However, long term demand perspectives look very attractive for this sector, and valuations are quite reasonable as well.

  The world population is aging; demographic trends like the baby boomers reaching retirement age or the increase in life expectancy more »