Risk In The World Today: A List Of The Top 15 Riskiest Countries (EWZ, EWI,...
Russ Koesterich: With the sovereign debt crisis centered in the developed world, the traditional notion that all developed markets are less risky for investors than all emerging markets doesn’t hold up...
View ArticleDon’t Let European Headlines Distract You From The Bargains In Emerging...
Tom Essaye: In headline-driven markets like the one we’re in now, it’s very easy to focus only what’s at the center of everyone’s attention: Europe. But contrarian investors constantly strive to look...
View ArticleBrazil ETFs: More Trouble On the Horizon? (EWZ, BRF, EWZS, GXG, ECH, EPU, EWW)
Neena Mishra: 2012 started on a strong note for the emerging economies but many of them have been hit recently by slowdown concerns. Of the giant BRIC nations, Brazil seems to be the worst...
View ArticleForget Petrobras With These Brazil ETFs (PBR, EWZ, BRF, BRAZ, FBZ)
Eric Dutram: As worries continue to build over major emerging markets, many investors are looking beyond the Asian giants and closer to home. By doing this, some focus in on one of the giants of Latin...
View ArticleWhy It Is Time For The Brazil Infrastructure ETF (EWZ, BRXX)
Eric Dutram: As investors grow increasingly skeptical over the health and near term future of emerging markets, many are taking a closer look at a once favorite destination of Brazil. The country is...
View ArticleAre Rescue Efforts Too Late To Avoid Global Recession? (GLD, EWG, EWZ, EWJ, FXI)
Sy Harding: Economic growth continues to slow at an accelerated pace globally, not just in Greece and Spain, and other euro-zone countries in the headlines, but in the world’s(...)Read the rest of Are...
View ArticleCommodity Trade: Guide To Investing In Cocoa (NIB, CHOC, IDX, EWZ, GXG, AFK)
Carolyn Pairitz: The commodity cocoa, refers to cocoa beans, which are the dried seeds from the, Theobroma Cacao, or cocoa tree. The tree is native to the Americas, specifically the Southern...
View ArticleInvestor Guide To The iShares Latin America 40 Index Fund (ILF, EWZ, EWW,...
Stephen Simpson: While the correlations of various asset classes have increased significantly over the past decade, emerging market investing is nevertheless likely here to stay. Even if foreign market...
View ArticleA Quick BRIC 101 Investor Guide (EWZ, RSX, INP, FXI, BKF, EEB)
Chris Aylott: Of the many buzzwords that get thrown around when discussing emerging markets, “BRIC” may be the most common. What is a BRIC, and why is it important?(...)Read the rest of A Quick BRIC...
View ArticleBrazil And China’s Colonial Relationship (EWZ, FXI)
They say opposites attract, but I’ve noticed, oftentimes, after marriage, opposite partners clash. The problem seems to stem from each trying to get the other to become more like them. Such is the case...
View ArticleDo Country ETFs Really Provide Diversification? (EWA, EWY, EWU, EWG, EWZ)
Eric Dutram: Over the past decade, globalization has increased the interdependence of nations among each other. With the growth and advent of technology, businesses and capital flows are no longer...
View ArticleBrazil: As If The Government In Brazil Were Not Enough (EWZ, GGB)
Joseph Hogue: While the Brazilian central bank has lowered interest rates to an historic low to stimulate economic growth, the government’s policies seem to be a weak patchwork of support for favored...
View ArticleBRIC ETFs Look For Direction (EWZ, SPY, RSX, EPI, FXI)
Steven Orlowski: Brazil, Russia, India and China – collectively the BRIC countries – have under-performed the United States for the past couple of years. An interesting reversal of globalization...
View ArticleShould Investors Be Concerned About Brazil ETFs? (EWZ, BRAZ, BRF, EWZS, BRAQ)
Eric Dutram: Despite some periods of high volatility and uncertainty, many emerging market ETFs have been strong performers in 2012. Some of the top country ETFs, including those that target nations...
View ArticleA Deeper Look At Brazil’s Commodity Industry
Stephen Simpson: Due to better governance practices and a commodity boom, Brazil’s economy has enjoyed incredible growth over the past 20 years. Brazil is now the largest economy(...)Read the rest of A...
View ArticleOptions Traders Taking Positions In Emerging Markets ETFs (EEM, SPY, EWZ, FXI)
Richard Rittorno: We’ve been harping on about the emerging markets vs. domestic market trade now for over two months. It’s working out very well for those following Tim Seymour’s pair trade of going...
View ArticleBRIC ETFs Continue To Rise (EWZ, RSX, EPI, FXI)
Steven Orlowski: Since last week’s “BRICs break out” article, three of the four BRIC ETFs charted have continued in a similar vein. Today we update those charts and put the implications for the future...
View ArticleThe Window Of Opportunity Is Closing Here In The U.S. (EWJ, EWZ, FAZ, TZA,...
Keith Fitz-Gerald: It’s only been a little more than a week since Shinzo Abe won election as Japan’s latest Prime Minister in a landslide-election victory and the pundits are already lining up telling...
View ArticleThe Best And Worst Country ETFs Of 2012 (TUR, EPHE, EGPT, THD, EPOL, ARGT,...
Carolyn Pairitz: For the first time in years, a U.S. ETF was one of the highest yielding of the year, as Dow Jones US Construction Index Fund (NYSEARCA:ITB) surged ahead of the pack. While...
View ArticleWhy Global Markets Could Leave U.S. Equities In The Dust In 2013 (VWO, SPY,...
Rudy Martin: Last December, considering the magnitude of the euro-zone crisis and its ongoing negative effect on other developed markets, I predicted 2012 would be the year of the emerging-market...
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