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Financial Planning November 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor The current difference in inflation-adjusted fund yields has narrowed, suggesting that foreign bonds no longer have a valuation advantage over U.S. bonds. Plus, the dollar may not be as overvalued as it once was in relation to several developed regions, Europe in particular. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 |
Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Craig L. Israelsen |
Emerging Stars Compared with U.S. stock funds and broad international stock funds, funds that specialize in emerging foreign markets are a bit like Usain Bolt sprinting against mere mortals. They leave the competition far behind. But this class of investment also carries a lot of volatility. |
Financial Advisor December 2010 Marla Brill |
A Tamer Route Once the bad boys of the bond market, emerging market debt is now seen as less risky. |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
If You Can't Beat the Indexes, Join Them As easy as it is to have an all-index portfolio, you may be curious: Is it a good idea? |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Emerging Markets in Danger? Time will tell whether the current blip in emerging markets' fortunes is temporary or the start of a more pervasive downward trend. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 David A. Twibell |
Bonds Away Despite their checkered past, emerging market bond funds have attracted record capital inflows and rewarded investors with stellar returns. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
Submerging Markets Does it make sense to put money into emerging-markets stocks or funds now, at the current depressed prices? |
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Neil O'Hara |
Reversal Of Fortune? Even as the developed nations struggle under mountains of debt, the emerging markets have led the way in the investing world over the past decade. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Carpenter & Veres |
Rethinking the World Global economic changes are demanding a more sophisticated evaluation of your financial advisory clients' portfolio allocations. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Think You're Diversified? Think Again. Emerging markets funds can really add some real diversification to your portfolio. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 |
Thinking Small Small-cap emerging market stocks may outpace their developed market counterparts by a healthy margin. |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
How Economists Invest The American Economic Association has invested its portfolio of nearly $18 million in ways that leave something to be desired. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Alan Lavine |
Emerging Bond Market Stalls Investor concern about the U.S. economy casts a long shadow. |
Entrepreneur July 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Play It Safe There's plenty of room in your portfolio for stocks - but to ride the wave of market volatility, diversify with bonds, too. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is Everyone's Favorite Investment Again Target funds have regained some of their lost glory. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Bonds in a Bubble? Millions of Americans depend on the income from their bonds and bond funds to fund their golden years, so there could be lasting implications for scores of already battered investors if that bubble comes to pass. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2013 Matthew Lemieux |
Finding Growth Opportunities in the Emerging Markets Sector Emerging market funds are battered, but there s a strong argument for staying the course. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Dave Lindorff |
Is It True Bonds Have More Fun? A multi-year shift by investors out of equity mutual funds and into equity exchange-traded funds is now broadening to include fixed income, too, as investors seek lower fees as well as the relative ease of shifting asset allocations afforded by ETFs. |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Marla Brill |
Chasing Returns Emerging market ETFs are big winners this year, but concerns about unsustainable values are mounting. |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Head South, Investors! Fund managers are demonstrating some fatigue with Asian markets and appear to be rotating into other regions, especially Latin America, where relative value may be more appealing, according to a survey. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2013 |
Advisor Confidence Falls Again Plunge in risk tolerance and jump in cash sends index down for second straight month. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 |
S&P Mutual Fund Sector Focus: Emerging Market Debt Rises Bonds issued by emerging markets countries have benefited from an improving balance of payments, as well as trade and current account surpluses since increased global demand for products from these nations particularly commodities, have boosted their exports and reduced debt. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Matthew Brown |
Diversify or Die During the recent market crash, diversification made the difference between those who got crushed and those who lived to fight another day. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
Different Strokes This summer's volatile markets proved that allocating funds among uncorrelated assets really does work. |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Van Eck's Convenient Alternative The Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF captures two hot trends -- alternative energy and global investing -- in one convenient fund. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Tom Lydon |
The Re-Emerging Markets Investors wanting to take part in the growth story of developing countries may want to consider some of the BRIC ETFs. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Margie Carpenter |
Where the Growth Is Advisors who follows a typical, traditional asset allocation model are likely to be surprisingly underweight in the highest-growth economies of the world. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Angelina Dance |
S&p Mutual Fund Sector Focus: The Global Itch? With the Federal Reserve continuing to raise short-term interest rates, while longer-term rates inexplicably remain low, some fixed-income investors are seeking alternative vehicles, including global bond funds. |
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
Pushing Index Funds A Bit Higher Mutual funds that start with indexing and then tweak here and there to help increase returns. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2010 Gerard Torres |
Should You Buy Emerging Market Debt ETFs? The pros and cons of emerging market bond ETFs. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
This Energy Major Is Cheaper Than BP! Gazprom stock is cheap -- just like its home market. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
The Top Performing Market (Hint: It's Not China) The top-performing emerging market over the past six months was Russia, followed by Hungary, which was just under the performance of the Eastern Europe group as a whole. |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Toddi Gutner |
"A Perfect World for Emerging Markets" PIMCO Emerging Markets bond-fund manager Mohamed El-Erian sees "a continued long-term climb up the quality scale." |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Did Asset Allocation Work? Some funds claimed to protect you from the downturn. Did they deliver? |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Craig L. Israelsen |
Smoothing the Path When comparing active and passive management, financial planners should look at the performance of the whole portfolio. What you find may surprise you. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Alan Lavine |
Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Maureen Nevin Duffy |
Emerging Opportunities Although some say emerging markets are fully valued, that hasn't stopped managers from introducing funds to take advantage of growing economies. |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2010 Tim Hanson |
This Is the Way to Play Asia A compelling investment for people who don't pick their own stocks. |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Palash R. Ghosh |
S&P Mutual Fund Focus: World of Plenty Emerging markets equities are likely to keep outperforming, given that they are still trading at discounts to stocks in the developed world. Acadian Emerging Markets Portfolio... Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund... etc. |
Financial Advisor July 2007 Marla Brill |
Coming Of Age As emerging market economies become more secure, so too does their debt. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
Atlas Unbound Will global unrest stop emerging market bonds from emerging? |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Sleeper That Soared To the surprise of many, emerging-market debt has performed well. |
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Hidden Danger Inside Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. The recent flight to safety in the fixed-income markets reveals the distinctions among different types of bonds. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them. |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Perfect Mutual Fund Allocation How you allocate among your funds is as important as which funds you choose. |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
3 Reasons to Move Beyond Index Funds If you want to take your investing prowess to the next level you'll want to move beyond index funds -- at least with part of your savings. |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Can You Beat Index Funds in 2009? Get the right mix in your investments. |