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Neena Mishra: The equity markets began the year 2012 on a strong note but as the Euro-zone situation worsened and emerging markets’ slowdown appeared much worse-than-expected, the investors rushed into “safe haven” assets. Read more…
Slok Carpenter: What are CIVETS anyway? A Goldman Sachs economist coined the term BRIC ten years ago describing the four big emerging markets he predicted would drive global economic growth: Brazil, Russia, India and China. Read more…
Rudy Martin: Stocks took a hit earlier in the week, and many emerging markets felt the pinch more than most. However, one of those developing markets in particular Read more…
Ron Rowland: ETFs give you a better way to invest in many different assets — and especially international markets. Parts of the world that were “off-limits” to individual investors just a few years Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: After nearly 100 years of manipulating and fixing the cost of money, the Federal Reserve is now threatened with the prospect of a groundswell revolution by the people against its privileged role as the alleged institution of providing the world’s banks stability as well as the Read more…
Sara Nunnally: Emerging markets (NYSEArca:VWO) are hot. But when it comes to the best of them all, there’s one relatively undiscovered country you need to know about. Read more…
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Michael Johnston: iShares added to its already robust lineup of emerging markets this week with two new regional products designed to deliver targeted exposure to companies in the developing world. Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Twenty-two months of hysteria of an impending European financial collapse, starting with Greece in March of 2010, will finally come to an end in 2012, according to the founder of Trends Research Institute, Gerald Celente. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: You may be surprised to learn that some of the world’s best investors are buying heavily right now – not because they think we’ve hit a bottom, or even the bottom, but because they’re setting themselves up for the next big run. Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Winding down one year ushers in forecasts for the coming year. And the man many want to hear from most is none other than Trends Research Institute Founder Gerald Celente, whose predictions for 2012 include his most dire one yet. Read more…
Michael Johnston: A growing number of financial advisors are using exchange-traded funds to achieve international equity exposure for their clients, embracing funds that offer access to both developed and international market beyond the U.S. This should hardly be surprising Read more…
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Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer behind some of the most successful new ETFs of the last several years, has laid the groundwork to significantly expand its existing lineup. In a recent SEC filing, the New York-based firm shed some light on plans for 22 country-specific and region-specific Read more…
Larry D. Spears: Periodic eruptions of violence and instability make investing in the Middle East fairly tricky. But that doesn’t mean you ought to avoid the region entirely. Read more…
Tim Seymour: Emerging markets are still receiving positive fund flows, but when you look at the indices, you have to wonder where all that money is going. Read more…
For investors looking to generate current returns from the equity portion of their portfolio, there is no shortage of exchange-traded products offering attractive dividend yields in the current 
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