Fund Spotlight Series – Emerging Market Funds
Emerging market stocks have had a rough decade. 3 year annual returns are flat and even long term 10 year annual returns are barely over 1.5%. But there is new life appearing in the emerging markets. This year the FTSE Emerging Market Index is up 18%, breaking a long term downtrend:
Are emerging markets turning the corner?
What’s the best way to invest in emerging markets? We take a look at a few options:
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Fund Spotlight Series: Charles Schwab’s Ultra Low Expense Ratio ETFs
The price war between ETF providers continues, and the winners are individual investors. Charles Schwab has once again reduced the expense ratios on several of its already low cost ETFs. Here we look at several of Charles Schwab’s “core” ETF offerings and see if they are worthy to replace your current ETF investments. [continue reading…]
