Frontier Market ETFs

Sep 19

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Asset Allocation and ETFs: Some Of the Riskiest ETFs May Have Huge Potential

By Gary Gordon | Asia ETFs, Current Affairs and ETFs, Emerging Market ETFs, Financial ETFs, Frontier Market ETFs, International ETFs, Latin America ETFs, Natural Resources ETFs, Special Sectors ETFs, US Markets and ETFs, Utilities ETFs | No Comments

It’s not every week that you’ll see the world’s financial system teeter on the brink of relevance. Then, in the same week, witness U.S. leaders introduce multi-faceted, comprehensive reform in bipartisan unison. Similarly, you’re not…

Aug 01

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Emerging Market ETFs: Do They Really Help You Diversify?

By Gary Gordon | Asia ETFs, Bond ETFs, Commodity ETFs, Emerging Market ETFs, ETF Philosophy, ETF Strategy, Europe ETFs, Frontier Market ETFs, International ETFs, Latin America ETFs, US Markets and ETFs | No Comments

Do emerging market ETFs really help diversify a portfolio? That depends on how one defines diversification. If one is looking to reduce stock market risk by combining assets that don’t necessarily move in the same…

Jul 24

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Middle East ETFs, North Africa ETFs: More Possibilities for MENA Investing

By Gary Gordon | Currency ETFs, Emerging Market ETFs, Frontier Market ETFs, Middle East ETFs | No Comments

Interest in MENA (Middle East North Africa) continues to pour into the ETF lexicon. It was less than 10 days ago when I profiled the first two ETFs on this frontier — PowerShares MENA Frontier…

Jul 15

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Frontier ETFs: Forget BRIC, think about MENA?

By Gary Gordon | Emerging Market ETFs, Frontier Market ETFs, International ETFs, Middle East ETFs | No Comments

Brazil, Russia, India, China? BRIC is sooooooooooo old school. Indeed, investors have been feeling less and less comfortable with the “emergers.” Year-to-date, resource-rich Brazil has been the chief BRIC component keeping the rest afloat. Year-to-date,…