Fund Friday: WisdomTree funds update
Emerging Money has covered a number of WisdomTree funds over the past few months. It’s time to review the performance of a couple, examine a new one, and see where they might all be headed.
Frontier Markets
Emerging market food crisis opportunity
A recent report by U.K.-based think tank Chatham House suggests the world is mere steps away from a food crisis. Spurred on in part by emerging market growth, a potentially horrible situation for the world could be a profitable opportunity for investors.
Performance review: Market Vectors Vietnam
Emerging Money recently reported that Vietnam is an excellent long-term investment but still faces short-term struggles given the seemingly eternal global slowdown. What’s changed since then?
The best performing emerging markets
Utilizing the Financial Times Global Equity Macromap, the five best performing equity markets for the twelve month period ending 12/03/2012 were emerging markets.
Fund Friday: iShares MSCI Frontier 100 Index Fund
As the focus of many investors shifts away from the BRICs and on to other emerging markets expect the universe of non-BRIC ETFs and mutual funds to continue expanding. With the often mentioned newer acronyms like MIST and the continuing investigation into the next generation emerging markets, commonly referred to as “Frontier Markets”, variety will be the flavor of the times.
Five reasons for your Telkom Indonesia investment
The state-owned, semi-privatized Telkom Indonesia (TLK, quote) is the largest telecommunications company in Indonesia, which is the world’s largest Muslim country, and the fourth most populous country in the world with nearly 240 million people. Here are five reasons why your Telkom Indonesia investment could pay off.
What is the difference between a developed, emerging, and frontier market?
For amateur investors, discerning what exactly differentiates developed, emerging, and frontier markets can be challenging. Today, we’ll try to clarify some of these important distinctions for people looking to invest overseas.
South Africa opportunities
Emerging markets have been one the best places for market participants to find investment opportunities in equities, especially in the retail and banking sectors. In particular in South Africa (EZA, quote), firms in these industries have historically been bullet proof; however, recently, shares in these firms have been adversely affected by social unrest in the country.
Momentum building for foreign investment in Myanmar
With the recent passage of legislation to open Myanmar to foreign investment, McDonald’s (MCD, quote) restaurants could soon be dispensing Coca-Cola (KO, quote) throughout the country. Although the new law will not be enacted until it’s signed by President Thein Sein, this is a massive step in the right direction for a country that was ostensibly socialist under its military junta.
