Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine February 2016 | Page 20

TOP 10

TOP 10 INDUSTRIES TO INVEST IN The best sectors to make an investment in 2016

It doesn ’ t matter how strong the economy is or how successful the industry ; No stock is ever a 100 per cent safe .

Companies can be hit by lawsuits , be victims of fraud , face new competition or simply struggle due to product failure .
Although U . S . government Treasury bonds are often considered to be completely safe due to predictable and guaranteed returns , sectors don ’ t have that advantage . The predictability and certainty of returns is often the most important criteria of assessing the safety of an investment .
Following the global financial crisis of 2007-08 , investors have become more risk conscious and are searching for safer investment opportunities . Rather than putting their money into specific companies , investing in industry-specific index funds , mutual funds and ETF ’ s has become increasingly beneficial .
Below are the top 10 stocks to invest in this year :

Written by : Eric Harding