Mutual Funds
“Stay invested in emerging markets… where consumers are growing”
Writing in a recent column in USA Today, Jim Lowell, editor of Fidelity Investor stated that, “I want to stay invested in emerging markets where populations and consumers are growing, but the markets are selling off on eurozone fears.”
Investing Basics: the Alphabet Soup of Fund Acronyms
The details behind mutual fund acronyms — from ETF on down — may not seem very important, but it is always beneficial to know a little more about where you are investing your hard-earned dollars. Can you spot the difference between Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Closed-End Funds (CEFs), not to mention ETPs, ETVs and so on?
Emerging market funds lead USA Today recommendations
A recent article in USA Today recommends three mutual funds. Two are emerging market funds focused on international stocks. Surprised? You shouldn’t be.
Oppenheimer says sell those bonds and buy emerging markets
U.S. retail investors have gone way overweight in fixed income since the 2008 financial crisis, and could be missing opportunities in equities, particularly emerging markets equities.
What you need to know about exotic Chinese ETFs
A casual survey of the ETF marketplace reveals 17 separate exchange-traded products that concentrate on Chinese stocks. Many promise exposure to theoretically exciting investment themes, but for most, realizing that promise still carries significant risk.
Five emerging market mutual funds to get bullish about
Money is flooding back into the biggest and broadest emerging markets portfolios lately. The basic investment thesis is clear: the emerging world is where the growth is. And so far, the prophecy seems to be a self-fulfilling one.
